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Free testing for COVID-19 June 16
PRESCOTT – A free COVID-19 clinic will be held from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Nevada County Fairgrounds on June 16. Those planning to get tested are asked to use the Hwy. 67 […]
Month: June 2020
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Rosston water rate hike starts in July
ROSSTON – Customers of the Rosston Rural Water System will see an increase in their July water bills. Several months ago the Rosston City Council voted to increase the rate by 70 cents per 1,000 […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of Monday afternoon, Arkansas had 9,740 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been 6,630 recoveries and 155 deaths. There are 2,955 active cases. Hempstead County has 30 confirmed cases, 17 recoveries, and 1 death. […]
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Accurate Census Important To All In Hope And Hempstead County
HOPE — Hope and Hempstead County have lost population since 2000, while the school-age portion of both populations has remained at more than a quarter of the total population. What that decline reveals for Hope, […]
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Testing For Schools
Bobcat Clinic Nurse Practitioner Kristin Price prepares to swab a patient during the COVID-19 mass testing offered for Hope Public Schools personnel June 4. Clinic Director Gretchen Carlton said 80 people participated in the testing […]
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AFMC Initiates Substance Misuse Coalition In Hempstead And Howard Counties
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – June 4, 2020 – Families in Hempstead and Howard counties have a new opportunity to get help for their younger family members. AFMC, with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is […]
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HPD investigating shooting at Hickory St.
HOPE – On June 7, 2020, at approximately 2:10am, officers of the Hope Police Department responded to the 1400 block of Hickory Street in reference to multiple shots fired. Officers arrived in the area and […]
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Livestock report
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 300-345 313 150.00-160.00 156.61 5 355-395 381 148.00-157.00 153.14 16 400-445 421 […]
Obituaries
Wayne Gibson
Mr. Wayne Gibson, 89 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Magnolia, AR. Mr. Gibson was born August 12, 1930. He was a member of the Willisville United Methodist Church and a […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of Sunday afternoon, Arkansas had 9,246 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been 6,424 recoveries and 154 deaths. There are 2,848 active cases. Hempstead County has 29 confirmed cases, 15 recoveries, and 1 death. […]
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Shooting In Hope
Hope police are apparently investigating a shooting that reportedly wounded five people early Sunday. Most of the victims were reportly in their late teens. The injured were taken to UAMS in Little Rock, Baptist Health […]
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