Obituaries
Forrest Ross
Mr. Forrest Ross, age 92 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday June 19, 2023, in a local nursing home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00pm on Thursday June 22, 2023, at Brazzel/Oakcrest 1001 South Main […]
Month: June 2023
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Parade of storms across southwest Arkansas
(Damage assessments and cleanup/service restorations continue after the wild weekend of severe weather. Here is an overview of some of the activities.) Three rounds of severe thunderstorms battered southwest Arkansas Saturday night and Sunday morning. […]
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DHS reviewing Medicaid system
LITTLE ROCK –The secretary of Human Services told lawmakers that the Arkansas Medicaid program would continue to reimburse assisted living facilities at the higher rate they were getting during the Covid-19 pandemic, at least until […]
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Hope Downtown Network Holds Annual Meeting
The Hope Downtown Network had its yearly meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Barbara Noble made a motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting which was seconded and passed. The financials were discussed […]
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Black Resistance: Celebrating History
VOTE SoAR held it’s Celebration of Black Resistance at the Bronson House in Washington, AR on Friday evening. Brown started with an East African greeting of Arombe, which means we are all in this together. […]
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Margaret Alice Moore Still, 104, of Hope
On June 14th, 2023, Margaret Alice Moore Still passed away at the age of 104 in Hope, Arkansas. Margaret was born in the small town of Emmet in 1919 to Samuel Archie and Myrtie Wren […]
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Hope Public Schools Seeks Millage Increase
HOPE, AR – June 14, 2023 – In a special election scheduled for August 8, 2023, Hope Public Schools is proposing a 12 mill increase to fund facility upgrades and competitive employee compensation. The facilities […]
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Arts Council to hold annual meeting
HOPE –The Southwest Arkansas Arts Council will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, June 28th. The meeting will begin at 11:30 am at the Art Station located at 200 East Division Street in Hope. The […]
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Arts Council brings colorful storm drain to Art Park
HOPE – Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Executive Director Jennifer Block was recently spotted working on an extensive piece of art adjacent to the arts council “Art Park” on […]
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93 and-a-half and still blowing
SPRING HILL – Mr. Fred Ivers of Lewisville is 93 and a half and is still quite active. When he attended a senior luncheon at Anderson Baptist Church near Spring Hill recently the group entertaining […]
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Livestock report
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 310-345 330 260.00-300.00 270.24 11 350-380 365 250.00-285.00 264.48 10 400-440 418 […]
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New LED lights for Kelly Field
The City of Hope is replacing the lights at Kelly Field with LED lights. These are “state of the art” systems and will be a big improvement for the complex. The old Kelly Field lights […]