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Skills weekend on tap
KIRBY – A skills weekend will be held at Daisy State Park March 27-29. During the event those participating will take a kayak for a test drive, learn navigation with a map and compass, survival […]
Year: 2020
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Coronavirus funding lauded
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate passage of a bipartisan, bicameral supplemental funding package that provides $7.7 billion in emergency discretionary funding to […]
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Rodney Steel Exhibit
Local photographer Rodney Steele is in the midst of a show at the Cairo-Fulton Depot. Steele is a native of Hope and has spent his career as a minister in the United Methodist Church. He […]
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Schools watch flu season
HOPE – Sniffles turn to a cold or the flu as winter lingers across Southwest Arkansas making some common-sense precautions necessary in and out of class for Hope Public Schools students. HPS Superintendent Dr. Bobby […]
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Lions Clubs holds Hope In Action Fish Fry
The Hope Lions Club held their 3rd annual fish fish fry on Thursday, March 5 at the Hope Fair Park Coliseum. The fish fry was held to benefit Hope in Action. The Hope Lions Club […]
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TEDx coming to UAHT
HOPE – TEDxUAHT will take place on April 4, 2020, at Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope campus from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature […]
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HH and SWAAC performing “Rehearsal” March 13
HOPE – Southwest Arkansas Arts Council and Hempstead Hall have partnered to bring an original stage performance to southwest Arkansas. “REHEARSAL: The Show” will be performed one night only in the Hempstead Hall Theater on […]
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Kiwanis Club hosts coffee
PRESCOTT – Prescott’s Kiwanis Club hosted Thursday’s community coffee at the Nevada County Library. Club President Tammie Rose welcomed everyone and let them know the club primarily works to help young people. Members of the […]
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Hope police log
WARRANTS SERVED: 2.24.20 Diamond Malone, 23, of DeQueen, AR Failure to Comply Jaqualin Henry, 21, of Hope AR Failure to Appear Keith Godfrey, 50, of Hope, AR Failure to Comply 2.25.20 Sedrick Noble, 52, of […]
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Harper, Remaker, Manzanares busted by HPD
HOPE – On February 25, 2020, at approximately 1:25pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Tykendrus Harper, 18, of Hope, Arkansas and charged him with residential burglary and theft of property. The arrest occurred […]
Obituaries
Wanda Irvin
Wanda Irvin, 95, of Sheridan (formerly of Pine Bluff), joined her husband in heaven on February 29, 2020. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother who always put her family first. She […]
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Shakespeare in the park Saturday
WASHINGTON – Enjoy two evening performances by the American Shakespeare Center 2019/20 Mortal Fools Tour at Historic Washington State Park. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-show performance at 7 p.m. in the 1940 […]