Obituaries
Charles Hicks
Charles E. Hicks, age 78, of Prescott, AR, passed away May 18, 2020 at Wadley Hospital in Hope, AR. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Hicks are incomplete at this time but will be announced by BRAZZEL/Cornish […]
Year: 2020
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Hempstead County Circuit & District Courts to Resume
HOPE – Plans and guidelines have been made and approved by the Circuit and District Courts of Hempstead County to start hearing cases in each court beginning with Circuit Court on Thursday May 21. District […]
Obituaries
Charles Hicks
Mr. Charles E. Hicks, age 78, of Prescott, AR, passed away May 18, 2020 at Wadley Hospital in Hope, AR. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Hicks are incomplete at this time but will be announced by […]
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Chamber Launches “Let’s Go Live” Initiative
HOPE – Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce will launch a new membership service this week. “Let’s Go Live” will start on Tuesday, May 19 at noon. During the live-streaming on Tuesdays and Thursdays, […]
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Hope Farmers’ Market Opens Tuesday
HOPE – The 2020 Hope Farmers’ Market season kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday) from 7-11 am (or until sold out) at the HUB in downtown Hope. The Market is following COVID-19 guidelines from the Arkansas […]
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Locals in UAMS Virtual Graduation Celebrations
LITTLE ROCK – Degrees and certificates were conferred to 914 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school on May 16th. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no commencement ceremony […]
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Interstate Crash Kills One
HOPE – A Sunday morning wreck on Interstate 30 near Hope claimed one life and sent another victim to the hospital. According to the preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, a 2004 Mercury […]
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F-1 tornado confirmed in county
PRESCOTT – An F-1 tornado was confirmed to have struck Nevada County Saturday. According to Nevada County Judge Mark Glass, there was some storm damage in the county with the tornado confirmed. Glass said the […]
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Hicks Booked For Possession
On 15 May 2020, 8th North Task Force Agents arrested Bobby Hicks age 42 of Prescott after a traffic stop on South Main Street in Hope. Agents discovered Methamphetamine and Marijuana on his person and in […]
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Time to assess
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE 2020 Business and Personal Property must be assessed by May 31, 2020 to avoid a 10% late penalty. Business Rendition Forms were mailed out in January 2020. Those forms need to be filled […]
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Personal, property taxes need to be assessed by June 1
HOPE – Hempstead County Assessor, Kim Smith, would like to remind everyone to assess all personal property and business personal property by Monday, June 1, 2020, to avoid a 10 percent late penalty. You may […]
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Hempstead County Memorial Day Closings
Hempstead County Courthouse, Road, and Waste Department will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020, to observe Memorial Day. Regular working hours will resume Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Hempstead County Courthouse will close at 12:00 PM […]