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Hope City Board
The Hope City Board met Tuesday for their second October meeting. Following the invocation, pledge, and review of minutes, the board got into their first action item. The board considered a request from the Hope […]
Year: 2020
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Hope School Board Adopts Virtual Friday Proposal
HOPE – A plan to convert each Friday into a “virtual instruction day” to accommodate teacher workloads beyond the regular class day created by the bifurcated on-site/virtual system employed by the Hope Public Schools during […]
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Hope School Board Accepts Energy Savings, Solar Plan
HOPE – A comprehensive energy use and savings plan proposed for the Hope Public Schools, including construction of a 1.13 megawatt AC solar array owned by the school district, was accepted Monday by the Hope […]
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Martin’s Celebrates 61 Years In Hope
Martin’s started business in October 1959 in a small space in downtown Hope. That space is currently used as the Tailgater’s patio! So how did Martin’s go from a small space in downtown […]
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Norma Delaney
Mrs. Norma Jean Hazzard Delaney left this life on October 1, 2020 due to old age. She was born on July 17, 1929 in Nevada County, Arkansas, although she resided in Hempstead County, Hope, Arkansas […]
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COVID-19 clinic held
PRESCOTT – A crew from UAMS was in Prescott Tuesday hosting a COVID-19 test clinic. The tests were free to anyone who wanted one. However, there were few takers early on. The clinic was held […]
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Grants available for business, industry impacted by COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT), the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) received approval to proceed with a grant program […]
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Prescott’s Firestone celebrates 50th anniversary
NASHVILLE, TN – Firestone Building Products, LLC (FSBP), an industry leader providing trusted commercial roofing and building envelope solutions, announced its manufacturing plant in Prescott, Arkansas recently celebrated 50 years of operations. The plant manufactures […]
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SAU names 20 to homecoming court
MAGNOLIA — Southern Arkansas University has selected 20 students to be represented on the 2020 Homecoming Court. Andria Curtis is a senior biology major from Hope, AR. Jessi Park is a junior accounting major from […]
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Elder Frank James Babb Sr.
Elder Frank James Babb Sr. a beloved widower, father, and minister, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, October 17, 2020, at home in his sleep. After a brave fight with illness, […]
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Eddie Jackson
Edward Bennett Jackson, age 75, of Texarkana, Texas passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at a local hospital. Coach Jackson was born February 6, 1945 in Camden, Arkansas, to Edward and Beatrice Jackson. Eddie is […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of Monday afternoon, there were 99,597 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. There have been 93,790 recoveries and 1,714 deaths. There were 8,658 active cases. Hempstead County has 505 cumulative cases. There have been […]