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Spring Hill splits with Dierks
SPRING HILL – Spring Hill played Dierks Tuesday. Spring Hill senior boys put in quite an effort and prevailed with a final score of 49-46. The game was close with Dierks ahead and then tied […]
Month: January 2025
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More Charges Filed Against Texarkana Man in Hempstead County
Alejandro Mendoza, 34, of Texarkana was charged last year with a number of charges such as rape, internet stalking of a child, and engaging children in sexually explicit conduct. Several new charges have been filed […]
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Hempstead County Wellness Alliance sets roundtable session DATE CHANGE to Jan. 29
NOTE: THE DAY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO JANUARY 29TH!!! Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Arkansas, Inc.: This gathering will bring together representatives from county and city government, human services, churches, schools, parks and recreation, […]
Obituaries
Virgie Johnson
Virgie Johnson, age 96, of Prescott, passed away on Tuesday January 7, 2025, in Prescott, Arkansas. Mrs. Johnson was born on August 18, 1928, in Harvey, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a retiree of […]
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Jessie Mae Moss Scoggins
A Celebration of Life: Jessie “Punkin” Scoggins Jessie Mae Moss Scoggins, affectionately known as “Punkin” to her loved ones, was born on September 24, 1950, in Hope, Arkansas, to the late Mrs. Carrie Moss Turner […]
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ArDOT preparing for statewide winter storm
WINTER STORM PREP: – ARDOT has a stockpile of 85,000 cubic yards of salt – ARDOT’s salt supply is distributed between 116 salt houses across the state – ARDOT has 31 tanker trailers used to […]
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Spring Hill Schools closed Thursday
Spring Hill Schools: Due to the possibility of extreme weather conditions and the frequent changes in radar that forecast weather that may cause potentially dangerous road conditions, particularly on rural roads, school will be closed […]
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Blevins Schools changes for weather
Blevins School District: Due to the significant chance of inclement weather for tomorrow afternoon (1-9-25) we will dismiss school at 1pm (tomorrow). This is a fluid situation and can change rapidly. If the weather moves […]
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Winter Storm Warning for Hope-Prescott Region-UPDATED
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Shreveport LA 900 PM CST Thu Jan 9 2025 Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion- Smith-Gregg-Harrison- Including the cities of Springhill, Hawkins, Idabel, Linden, Broken Bow, Naples, Mineola, Stamps, […]
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Prescott Schools closed Thursday
With the possibility of inclement weather upon us, Prescott School District will not be in session tomorrow, Thursday, January 9. Have a safe and warm weekend!
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Blevins House Fire
The Blevins Fire Department with aid from DeAnn and McCaskill responded to a home fire in the 200 block of west first street Wednesday (1-8) morning. The fire was contained to a back room. The […]
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Hope City Board
The Hope City Board met on Tuesday (1-7) for their first meeting of the year. The board met briefly in executive session and when they returned Don Still was nominated and approved to serve another […]