Obituaries
Emma Malcomb
Mrs. Emma Jean Gilbert Malcomb, age 91 of Fulton, AR passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 in Hope, AR. Mrs. Malcomb was born April 1, 1929 to Leon and Opal Richardson Smith in Hope, AR. […]
Month: October 2020
Obituaries
Kenneth Michael Kirk
Mr. Kenneth Michael Kirk, age 70, of Forrest City, died Monday, September 21, 2020, at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He had been in poor health for the past seven months. Mr. Kirk was born […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of the first day of October, there were 84,821 COVID cases in Arkansas. There have been 76,186 recoveries and 1,384 deaths. There were 7,244 active cases. These include confirmed and probable cases. Hempstead County […]
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COVID-19 Reporting Urged By Hope Public Schools
HOPE – Bobcat Clinic Director Gretchen Carlton, the Hope Public Schools COVID-19 Point of Contact with the Arkansas Department of Health, urged students, parents, guardians and school employees today to contact her immediately regarding COVID-19 […]
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Troop 5 Honors Eagle Scout At Funeral In Hamburg
Troop 5 Scouts gathered from around the state to honor their Eagle Scout George Norrell at his funeral Saturday, September 26th. George was 21 years old and died as a passenger in an automobile accident […]
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Hope’s Miller in UALR school of law
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law announces its first-year students entering law school during the 2020-21 school year. Walves Miller, of Hope, AR, is one […]
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Miligan chair of State Financial Officers Foundation
Little Rock. – Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan was elected last night as the 2021 National Chair of the State Financial Officers Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes fiscally responsible public policies nationwide. “It’s a […]
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Gvt. shutdown avoided
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after voting to pass a short-term extension to keep the federal government funded through December 11, 2020: “Governing by short-term extensions is a less than desirable […]
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Ronny Shewbirt, Sr.
Mr. Ronny Shewbirt Sr., age 71 of Bodcaw, AR passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in Springhill, AR. He was born May 11, 1949 in Carrollton, TX to Billie and Doris Wilbanks Shewbirt. He is […]
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Robert Dillard
Mr. Robert L. “Bob” Dillard, age 85 of Washington, AR passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at his daughter’s home. He was born October 8, 1934 to Henry Grady and Mildred Peterson Dillard in Crosby, […]
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Bangs vaccination scheduled
HOPE/PRESCOTT – A free on-farm BANGS vaccination program will be held in Nevada and Hempstead counties Oct. 12, 13 for heifer calves four to 12 months old. The calves must be penned. To register, call […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of the last day of September, there were 83,697 cases of COVID-19 in the state. There were 75,312 recoveries and 1,369 deaths. There were 7,009 active cases. This data includes confirmed and probable cases. […]