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Ministry honors community leaders

PRESCOTT – Sometimes things don’t go as planned. The Curry Outreach Ministry, formed three years ago, had planned to hold an awards dinner on May 23 at the Prescott Junior High School cafeteria to honor […]
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Avery’s Chapel Homecoming Cancelled

The homecoming at Avery’s Chapel Church near McCaskill scheduled for June 28th has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Anyone who has family or friends buried at the cemetery is asked to donate to […]
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Joyce Russell To Turn 90 On June 21st

Well-known and beloved Hempstead County citizen Joyce Russell will turn 90 years old on June 21st.  When asked about any advice for reaching this milestone age in such good shape, Mrs. Russell said “I didn’t […]
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COVID-19 Update

As of Sunday afternoon, there were 12,501 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.  There have been 8.110 recoveries, 179 deaths, and there are 4,212 active cases. Hempstead County has 36 confirmed cases, 21 recoveries, […]
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Obituaries

Polly Jane Lingo

Polly Jane Lingo, age 66, was born in Hope, Arkansas, on September 9, 1953 and went to her heavenly home on June 12, 2020. She was a member of Garrett Memorial Baptist Church in Hope […]
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Lethal injections ruled legal

LITTLE ROCK – A federal judge upheld the constitutionality of lethal injection procedures used in Arkansas for carrying out the death penalty. A group of inmates on death row had challenged the protocol used for […]
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Livestock report

FEEDER CATTLE STEERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)HeadWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price1325325155.00155.00 7365-385374145.00-157.00150.42 7420-435423140.00-145.00141.31 2490-495493139.00-140.00139.50 20500-545514130.00-145.00136.93 12550-595567130.00-134.00131.92 14600-640616125.00-140.00129.29 7650-690671121.00-129.00124.84 10700-740718120.00-128.00123.61 1825825117.00117.00 STEERS – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / […]
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John Johnson, Sr.

Mr. John R. Johnson Sr., age 98 of Hope, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his home. Mr. John was born on February 6,1922 in Graysonia, AR to Jewell and Minnie Wilder Johnson. […]
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John Johnson

Mr. John R. Johnson Sr., age 98 of Hope, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his home. Mr. John was born on February 6,1922 in Graysonia, AR to Jewell and Minnie Wilder Johnson. […]