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Obituaries

JW Rowe

James Waller (“J.W.”) Rowe, 94, of Hope, Ark. died Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana. Born May 7, 1926, near Emerson, Ark., he was the son of James W. (“Jay”) […]
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Farmers Bank & Trust Donates Building In Prescott

Prescott, AR (February 9, 2020) – Farmers Bank & Trust recently donated a building to the Nevada County Industrial Development Corporation Charitable Foundation. The building located in downtown Prescott, AR, was originally the Bank of […]
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Hope police log

On February 1, 2021 at approximately 9:35am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Jumarri Willis, 23, of Hope, AR and charged him with 3 counts of delivery of methamphetamine, 3 counts of maintain drug […]
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Kathy Trevillion

Mrs. Kathy A. Trevillion, age 73 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 in her home. Mrs. Kathy was born December 19, 1947 in Prescott, Arkansas to Hubert and Leela Morris Cook. She […]
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UAHT pioneer’s passing mourned

HOPE – Hope Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Bobby Hart recalled the foundational work in Hope and Southwest Arkansas of educator J. W. Rowe Jr. in a statement today on the announcement of Rowe’s passing. “The […]
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Rosston looking at city sales tax

ROSSTON – In order to increase city revenues and make it easier to obtain grants, the Rosston City Council discussed a city sales tax at its February meeting Monday night. Rosston Mayor Dale Quarles told […]
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Transfer program cuts tuition for UAHT

HOPE/TEXARKANA – The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship is a program that reduces the tuition rate for UA Hope-Texarkana graduates who transfer to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. With this scholarship, graduates with Associate of […]
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Galentine’s Day

The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce held “Galentine’s Day” on Saturday.  The promotion was aimed at ladies as stores throughout Hope were open with very special promotions.  Here are pictures from three of the participating […]
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COVID-19 Update

As of Monday, Arkansas has had 307,373 cumulative cases of COVID-19.  There have been 286,917 recoveries and 5,106 deaths.  There were 15,320 active cases. Hempstead County has had 1,724 cumulative cases.  There have been 1,610 […]
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Bodcaw Rural Water System Boil Order Lifted

BODCAW RURAL WATER SYSTEM HEMPSTEAD A PRECAUTIONARY BOIL ORDER LIFT LIFT DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2021 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT DAVID SOHMER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST ENGINEERING SECTION, (501) 661-2623 NEWS ARTICLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE DEPARTMENT […]