Obituaries
Mary Martin
Mrs. Mary Martin, age 93, passed away on Saturday, August 22nd, at a local nursing home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Martin; two sisters, Martha Cox and Jewel Dean Watkins Moore. […]
Month: August 2020
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Lloyd Bright Continues The Hope Tradition Of Giant Watermelons
It was an unseasonably cool August morning when I got to make my most recent trip to the Bright watermelon patch east of Hope. As I climbed between Lloyd Bright and his sister Barbara Jones, […]
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Mrs. Dorothy Jean Washington Smith
Mrs. Dorothy Jean Washington Smith passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at the age of 77. She passed away peacefully at home with her husband by her side. Dorothy was the second oldest of seven born […]
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Klipsch Group Announces Global Realignment & Brand Expansion
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Klipsch®, has announced a strategic restructuring and expansion plan the company says is “designed to meet and exceed global consumer demand with a streamlined and focused portfolio of tech-driven premium audio […]
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Be Aware of Potential Scams
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Health is warning about two separate potential scams in recent days in which scammers posed as officials to try and extract payment from victims. In one case, […]
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COVID-19 changes education
LITTLE ROCK – Most Arkansas schools are starting next week, and I’d like to offer some thoughts as we head into an academic year unlike any in my lifetime. One of my favorite things about […]
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ADE taking steps to reduce COVID spread
LITTLE ROCK – Because of Covid-19, school will look different this year, and so will transportation. The Arkansas Department of Education’s transportation directors are taking the utmost measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 on […]
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AGFC Releases Local Dove Hunt Information
LITTLE ROCK — The drawing for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s private land dove field program is complete, but if you did not draw there’s still plenty of opportunity to enjoy some time sitting […]
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Arkansans Look Increasingly to Farmers Markets & Local Vendors
LITTLE ROCK — Customer demand for local food, particularly that supplied through local vendors, farmers and farmers’ markets, has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, local experts said this week. PICK IT UP, TAKE IT […]
Obituaries
Mary Martin
Mrs. Mary Martin, age 93, passed away on Saturday, August 22nd, at a local nursing home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Martin; two sisters, Martha Cox and Jewel Dean Watkins Moore. […]
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Harold Sparks
Mr. Harold Sparks, age 66 of Homer, Louisiana formally of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Homer, Louisiana. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Sparks are in complete at this time but will be […]
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ADH responds to COVID-19 crisis
WASHINGTON – “To protect and improve the health and well-being of all Arkansans.” This is the mission statement that our state’s new Secretary of Health, Dr. Jose Romero, will strive to meet as he […]