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More Watermelon Festival Pictures!
An event as big as the Watermelon Festival always means lots of pictures and here are a few extras from some of the events. We get the idea everyone LOVES to ride the camel!
Month: August 2024
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2024 Hope Public Schools Educator Hall of Fame nominations being accepted
HOPE – The 2024 Hope Public Schools Educator Hall of Fame nomination ballot is officially OPEN: Please use this link to fill out the form: https://forms.gle/45r4kvSUnW8Xirgs6 Feel free to nominate any RETIRED former HPS educator who […]
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Adriyanna “Sissy” Yvon Wooten
Adriyanna “Sissy” Yvon Wooten was born on April 23, 2005, in Texarkana, Texas to Adrian Wooten and Alicia Paxton. Adriyanna was called home on July 24, 2024. She accepted Christ at an early age. Adriyanna […]
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Louise Martin
Louise Martin, 96, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024, in Hope. Services are pending at this time.
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Joyce Cogbill Burns
Joyce Cogbill Burns, age 91, of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away on August 10, 2024 at her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Burns was born on September 30, 1932 in Washington, Arkansas to her parents, Frank […]
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Frances Adams
Mrs. Frances Adams, age 82 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday August 10, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on December 13,1941, to Cecil and Ada Byrom Sanders. Frances loved to garden outside and […]
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Debra “Debbie” Kay Bobo
Ms. Debra “Debbie” Kay Bobo, age 64 of Prescott, passed away on Saturday August 10, 2024, in Prescott. She was born on August 8,1960 to Ronnie and Carolyn Dougan Hatfield in Hope, Arkansas. She is […]
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Rev. Rollie T. “Tom” Mullins Appointed to Serves as pastor at First United Methodist Church Hope
Hope’s First United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Reverend Rollie T. “Tom” Mullins has been appointed by the Arkansas United Methodist Conference to serve as pastor at FUMC Hope. He and his wife […]
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Rodney Atkins, Austin Russell, and Lil’ Skinny Rock the Watermelon Festival
Hundreds and hundreds of people were on hand Saturday (8-10) for the final activity of the Hope Watermelon Festival. Rodney Atkins was the star attraction. Prior to star, Watermelon Idol Winner Austin Russell from the […]
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Civitan Club Car Show Big Draw at Watermelon Festival
The Hope Civitan Club held their annual car show at the Hope Watermelon Festival Saturday (8-10). Nearly one hundred vehicles were entered and here are some of the highlights. We’ll have the names of the […]
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2024 Small Works on Paper exhibition moves to Hope
The Arkansas Arts Council’s annual touring visual arts exhibition, Small Works on Paper, is now at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana in Hempstead Hall at 2500 S. Main St. in Hope.The artwork will be on […]
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Highlights from festival Watermelon Eating contest
HOPE – The Watermelon Eating Saturday contest had contestants from many places including Chicago, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Gainesville, Louisiana as well as Conway, Emmet, Fulton, Texarkana, Vandervoort, Cabot, and Blevins. One of the contestants in […]