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Mr. Troy Buck Passes
Former Hope Agri Teacher Mr. Troy Buck of Alpine has passed away according to his family. Services are pending.
Month: August 2022
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14 inducted into SWAR Softball HoF
HOPE – Every year, on the Friday of the Hope Watermelon Festival, softball players are inducted into the Southwest Arkansas Softball Hall of Fame. This year was no different as 14 players were inducted. They […]
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Hardie tabbed for ArDSCE
HOPE/TEXARKANA -Brittni Hardie, a Computer and Information Science Instructor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, was selected by Governor Asa Hutchinson to serve as the Arkansas Data Science and Computing Ecosystem (ArDSCE) group representative for […]
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Bill Watson
Bill Steelman Watson, Hope, AR, was welcomed into heaven and came face to face with his Lord Jesus Christ on August 13, 2022 at age 98. He was born February 12, 1924 on the Priddy […]
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Two Performances at Music in the Park on Saturday, August 20th
(WASHINGTON, Ark.) — Historic Washington State Park announces the annual summer concert series Music in the Park with the theme “Music that Binds us Together.” An additional free concert will be held in the afternoon on Saturday, […]
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Uncle Kracker Rocks The Watermelon Festival
This year’s Watermelon Festival headliner was Uncle Kracker and by all accounts he rocked the 46th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival Saturday night to close out the event!
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46TH ANNUAL WATERMELON FESTIVAL FULL OF FOOD, FUN, SMILES AND LOTS OF MEMORIES MADE
Heading into the 46th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival at mid-morning on Saturday, folks are arriving, pictures being taken, memories starting to take place. The weather this year was beautiful, with seasonal warm temps with a […]
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Bill Watson
Mr. Bill Steeman Watson, age 98 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday August 13, 2022, in Texarkana Texas. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by BRAZZEL/Oakcrest The Funeral Home of […]
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Tax cuts approved in special session
LITTLE ROCK – The legislature concluded a quick, three-day special session after approving income tax cuts that will save 1.6 million Arkansas taxpayers about $500 million. The tax savings will come mainly from moving up […]
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Livestock report
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 8/11/2022 – Final AUCTION This Week Last Reported 8/4/2022 Last Year Total Receipts: 616 722 0 Feeder Cattle: 539(87.5%) 592(82.0%) 0(0.0%) Slaughter Cattle: 77(12.5%) 110(15.2%) […]
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46th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival Benefitting From Good Weather
Some of the best Watermelon Festival weather in several years has been seen this week at the 46th annual Hope Watermelon Festival. Festivities began earlier this week with the parade and moved into the beauty […]
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McKinnon officer spotlight of week
PRESCOTT – Officer Mae (Mems) McKinnon was born in Texarkana, Texas and raised in Prescott, Arkansas. Officer McKinnon joined the Arkansas Army National Guard in 1995, as a senior in high school. She served for […]