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Erwins Set for Concert at Grace Baptist
The Erwins will be in concert August 9th at Grace Baptist Church in Hope on August 9th. The church is located at 4100 East Third in Hope. The Grammy-nominated group will sing at 5pm. A […]
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Hope Chamber Coffee Features Watermelon Royalty and 2026 Watermelon Pageant Contestants
The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee on Wednesday (7-29) featured the Watermelon Royalty and contestants for this year’s watermelon pageants. The Chamber had these comments… A huge thank you to everyone who joined […]
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Fair Hills VFD/Nevada County Fire & Rescue Battle Grass Fires
Wednesday (7-30) around 2pm, Fair Hills Volunteer Fire Department responded alongside Nevada County Fire & Rescue to multiple grass fires around the I-30 43 mile marker. Cause of the fire was determined to be a […]
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HW&L scheduled maintenance planned
Scheduled System Upgrade Notice HWL will be performing a required system upgrade beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30. The upgrade is expected to last approximately 7 hours. During this time, electric meters will […]
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Hempstead County Courthouse to Close August 14th for Maintenance
The Hempstead County Courthouse will be shut down on August 14th for safety inspections and various certifications that need updating. The county is also planning to have the elevator worked on while the building is […]
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Looking Forward to the 2026 Hope High Marching Season
Pictured: Members of The Sound of Hope on the field HOPE – As the new school year is soon approaching, we are coming closer and closer to it being time for the Hope High School […]
Obituaries
Sandy Meador
Sandy Meador, 78, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on July 27, 2026. Full Obituary Pending. Graveside Services will be held on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 10:00 AM, at Liberty Cemetery in Prescott, AR., with […]
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Julie Barber Cochran
Julie Barber Cochran, 72, of Maineville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on July 27, 2026, after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Julie was born on October 12, 1953, in Hope, Arkansas, to […]
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County moves to improve med care over Texarkana
HOPE – “I think the important thing that happened last night was the court approved the necessary paperwork to move forward to issue bonds to go ahead and do massive improvements at the hospital all […]
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Hope welcomes The Rev. Michael Mitchell as its new Vicar
HOPE – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church welcomes The Rev. Michael Mitchell as its new Vicar. Rev. Mitchell began his weekly duties with St. Mark’s the beginning of July. Prior to this appointment, Michael for the […]