Year: 2021

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School Choice Exemption For Hope Reversed

August 26, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off on School Choice Exemption For Hope Reversed
A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling on an exemption for four Arkansas school districts from that allowed them to not participate in “school choice”.  Hope, Camden-Fairview, Junction City, and Lafayette County were all […]
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Heat, delays don’t stop train fans

August 26, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off on Heat, delays don’t stop train fans
PRESCOTT – A derailment in Texarkana earlier in the day Wednesday resulted in delays for the Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive getting to Prescott. The derailment damaged tracks in Texarkana which had to be […]
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Hope police log

August 26, 2021 submitted Comments Off on Hope police log
On August 19, 2021 at approximately 11:00pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Anton Welch, 22, of Emmet, AR and charged him with domestic battery in the 3rd degree.  The arrest occurred in the […]
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Obituaries

Tori Grant

August 26, 2021 submitted Comments Off on Tori Grant
Ms. Victoria “Tori” N. Grant, age 20 of Hope, Arkansas gained her wings on August 23, 2021 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tori was born December 8, 2000 to Norman and Suzanne Carlton Grant, in Hope, […]
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Larry Triplett

August 26, 2021 submitted Comments Off on Larry Triplett
Mr. Larry Dale Triplett, age 59 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, August 23, 2021, at his home. He was born September 1, 1961 to Wilson H. and Frances Dunn Triplett, in Baltimore, Maryland. He […]
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Karaoke At 67 Gas & Grill

August 26, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off on Karaoke At 67 Gas & Grill
The 67 Gas &Grill in Emmet featured karaoke this past Tuesday.  A big crowd turned out and enjoyed such singers as Alex Hutson, Wayne Brown, Starla Tolliver, host Terri Perkins Shelley Keith, and Jennifer Taylor.  […]
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COVID Update

August 26, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off on COVID Update
As of Wednesday afternoon here are the active cases of COVID by county in Southwest Arkansas… Hempstead  137 Nevada 69 Ouachita 102 Union 151 Columbia 162 Lafayette 43 Miller 211 Little River 111 Sevier 145 […]
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Do you owe fines to the City of Hope or Hempstead County? Would you like to reduce your fines by $250.00? Then please read this…

August 25, 2021 Judge Tony Yocom Comments Off on Do you owe fines to the City of Hope or Hempstead County? Would you like to reduce your fines by $250.00? Then please read this…
You can get up to $250.00 of your fines completely charged off. The Hempstead County District Court is offering incentives for people who have been or get fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. This virus […]
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Big Boy Train Visits Hope

August 25, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off on Big Boy Train Visits Hope
Hundreds of people waited in downtown Hope to see the”Big Boy” steam train Wednesday.  The train was due in Hope but was delayed in Texarkana due to rail issues.  It finally arrived around 6:35pm for […]