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Mark Willis
Mark Edward Willis, born on Oct 7, 1963 passed from this life to be with his Lord on December 22, 2021 in Conway AR. He is preceded in death by his parents, Herbert H Willis […]
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Santa’s Last Stop In Hope
Children of all ages enjoyed visiting with Santa Claus Thursday at BancorpSouth…and at least one child found it a little overwhelming! The “right jolly old elf” had to leave at noon Thursday in order to […]
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It’s Christmas! LaGrone Williams Hardware Gives Away Giant Stockings
You KNOW if’s officially Christmas when LaGrone Williams Hardware in downtown Hope has their drawing for the “world’s largest Christmas Stockings”. Traditionally, the store has four drawings, one for each of Keenan and Peggy’s local […]
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Carlene Redmond
Mrs. Carlene Redmond, age 74 of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021. She was born August 27, 1947 to Carl and Margaret Nolen, in Forrest City, Arkansas. She was a member of First […]
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David Crews
Devin Kaleb Crews, age 26 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021. He was born January 23, 1995 to Kevin and Kim Crews in Hope, Arkansas. Devin enjoyed cooking, hunting, fishing, and spending […]
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Holiday Band
The Hope Public Schools Bands program had a busy pre-holiday season this year with appearances by the Hope High School Marching Band in the annual Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade and the annual […]
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Holiday Lasagna
Hope Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Crossley tried his hand at a version of holiday cooking, offering a Christmas lasagna for the annual HPS administrative holiday luncheon. The reviews were positive and the presence of […]
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YMS Wins Big
Yerger Middle School students won big in the pre-holiday activities in the Hope Public Schools. The YMS EAST program and YMS Student Council float entry in the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade won […]
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Ugly Sweater Extravaganza
Perhaps, it was COVID-19; no-one has said anything certain, but the explosion of ug-ly Christmas sweaters across the Hope Public Schools this year has got to mean something. – Ken McLemore/Hope Public Schools
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HPS Holiday Scenes
It was looking a lot like Christmas across the Hope Public Schools this year, and a bah-humbug upon COVID-19, as hallways and classrooms took on a festive seasonal look, as did some students and […]
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Breakfast with Santa letters
PRESCOTT – These are letters written go St. Nick by children at Breakfast with Santa. Dear Santa, I would like toys for Christmas, Love, Kaiden Dear Santa, I want a police car please and a […]