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COVID Update
As of Saturday afternoon, here are the numbers of active COVID cases by county in southwest Arkansas… Hempstead 139 Nevada 55 Ouachita 129 Union 169 Columbia 153 Lafayette 48 Miller 276 Little River 119 Sevier […]
Year: 2021
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Student safety everyone’s job
LITTLE ROCK – Everyone has a responsibility to ensure students arrive at and from school safely. This includes being mindful of student safety when approaching school buses. We want to take this week to remind […]
Obituaries
William Hubbard
Mr. William “Bill” A. Hubbard, age 59 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bill was born February 24, 1962 to Ed and Mary Webb Hubbard in Prescott, Arkansas. […]
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Martha White
Mrs. Martha Ann White, age 77 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday, August 20, 2021 with her family. She was born November 14, 1943 to Morgan and Janie Goff Sandifer, in Junction City, Arkansas. She […]
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Census shows growth in state population
LITTLE ROCK – The number of people who live in Arkansas increased by about 95,600 over the past 10 years, a growth rate of 3.3 percent that brought the state’s population to more than three […]
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Livestock report
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 8/19/2021 – Final AUCTION This Week Last Reported 8/12/2021 Last Year Total Receipts: 1,446 858 0 Feeder Cattle: 1,220(84.4%) 719(83.8%) 0(0.0%) Slaughter Cattle : 211(14.6%) […]
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NC Library awarded $10,000 in ARPA grants
PRESCOTT – The Arkansas State Library has been awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); $2.4 million of the funds were set aside for […]
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Elaine Stone Retires From Farmers Bank & Trust In Blevins
Congratulations to Elaine Stone on her retirement Friday from Farmers Bank & Trust in Blevins! Elaine has been with the bank for 28 years. Although she is retiring from the bank, Elaine plans to keep […]
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HCSO incident reports
H.C.S.O. Incident Reports August 12-August-20, 2021 Date Incident Address Community/Town 08/12/21 Officer Assist/ Nevada County Highway 332 East Shover Springs 08/12/21 Warrant Service- Joey Wayne Foster/FTA Sheriff’s Office Hope 08/12/21 Warrant Service- Schina Willis /FTA […]
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Rainbow of Challenges Hosts Chamber Coffee
Rainbow of Challenges hosted the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee on Wednesday. The Coffee was held at their Administrative offices in South Main.
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Holt assumes role as UAHT Chancellor
HOPE – A new era begins at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana as Dr. Christine Holt begins her role as the new chancellor of the College. Holt comes to UAHT from the University of Missouri […]
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Melons Headed To The Hogs
A group of local residents loaded watermelons in a refrigerated truck Thursday afternoon in Hope in preparation to feed the Arkansas Razorback football team ice-cold Hope watermelons Saturday. Steve Montgomery and personnel from Pafford were […]