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COVID-19 Update

As of Thursday there were 245,916 cumulative cases of COVID.  There have been 215,980 recoveries and 3,926 deaths.  There were 25,984 active cases. Hempstead County has had 1,331 cumulative cases of COVID.  There have been […]
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Hope police log

On January 1, 2021 at approximately 4:27am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Lasha Tatum, 18, of Nashville, AR and charged her with aggravated assault on a family member. The arrest occurred in the […]
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Scholarship endowed for Carolyn Thornton

HOPE – The family of Carolyn Thornton recently donated $20,000 to establish the Carolyn Thornton Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. The donation is given in memory of Carolyn Cox Thornton, […]
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New Year’s Drug Arrest

  PRESCOTT – New Year’s Day, Officer Reyn Brown and Officer Caleb Rodgers with the Prescott Police Department were patrolling the area of East 6th Street South, when Officer Brown observed a Chevrolet Silverado allegedly […]
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Obituaries

Evelyn Bright

Mrs. Evelyn R. Bright, age 84 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Texarkana, Texas. Evelyn was born April 17, 1936 to Grover and Allene Sullivan Carroll in Homer, LA. She was […]
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Mary Austin

Mrs. Mary Sue Pittman Austin, age 72 of Camden, Arkansas, formerly of Prescott, passed away Wednesday January 6, 2021, in Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by BRAZZEL/Cornish The […]
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COVID-19 Update

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 242,593 cumulative cases of COVID in Arkansas.  There have been 213,574 recoveries and 3,901 deaths.  There were 25,092 active cases. Hempstead County has had 1,306 cumulative cases.  There have […]