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Hope Bobcats Advance
HOPE – The Hope Bobcats have advanced in Conference 7-4A tournament play with a 53-40 win over Malvern here Tuesday night. The varsity Bobcats squad will advance to play Fountain Lake on Thursday at 6 […]
Year: 2021
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Hope-Hempstead County Chamber Calls for Nominations for Chamber Awards
HOPE – The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber is seeking nominations for their annual awards. The community is encouraged to submit nominations for Citizen, Educator, Business, and Nonprofit of the Year. “Nomination forms may be picked up […]
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UA Cossatot Releases Fall 2020 Honor Students & List of Graduates
DE QUEEN – The University of Arkansas Cossatot Office of the Registrar has released the Fall 2020 Chancellor’s List and Vice Chancellor’s List as well as the names of the Fall 2020 graduates. 100 students […]
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Accident At Third and Walnut Downtown
Authorities were on the scene of an accident at Third and Walnut in Downtown Hope shortly after noon. Apparently a Ford Expedition was traveling on Third Street and was struck by a black Cadillac that […]
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Hope police log
On February 11, 2021 at approximately 1:25pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Lavell Green, 35, of Hope, AR and charged him with careless and prohibited driving, fleeing in a vehicle, fleeing on foot, […]
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Dennis and Jackie Polk To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Dennis and Jackie Polk (Kidd) were married on February 26, 1971. The ceremony took place in a small Baptist church parsonage in Nashville, AR, officiated by Bro. A.D. Stuckey. Dennis and Jackie were both raised […]
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Hope Public Schools Return To Campus, CDC Guidelines Change
HOPE – On-site instruction will resume Wednesday, Feb. 24, on all Hope Public Schools campuses for all non-virtual studies students after a week of weather-induced virtual learning. The return to campuses comes as a citywide […]
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Arrest in Hope Man’s Murder
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana, Texas Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested Marques Thompson this afternoon at a relative’s home in Texarkana after receiving information that he might be there. […]
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Washington VFD Responds To Grass Fires
Members of the Washington Volunteer Fire Department were on the scene Tuesday afternoon about 4:15 pm as several grassfires started on US 278 east of Washington. Crews responded to each fire promptly and there was […]
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Shakespeare in the park virtual this year
WASHINGTON – American Shakespeare Center’s 2020/2021 SafeStart Season makes a virtual visit to Historic Washington State Park via cinema-quality video for the 11th Annual Shakespeare in the Park. Enjoy a virtual performance by the American Shakespeare […]
Obituaries
John Davis
John Cody Davis was born on July 25, 1983 in Durant, Oklahoma to Johnny Davis and Glenda Foster Dagenhart. Mr. Davis died on February 9, 2021 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota as the result of a […]
Obituaries
Jo Ann Goodson
Mrs. Jo Ann Dickerson Goodson, age 81, of Benton, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in her home. Jo Ann was born June 27, 1939 to Melton and Evelyn Baker Dickerson in Prescott, Arkansas. […]