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Hope Evenion Lions meet scholarship recipients
(Left) Zoey Myers – Spring Hill High School. She plans to attend SAU, and Alexis McDuffy – Hope High School. She plans to attend UAHT and then the U of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Not pictured […]
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Burn Ban issued for Hempstead County
A burn ban has been issued for Hempstead County as of today, August 5th, 2026 by County Judge Jerry Crane.
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Nevada County 4-H to attend National Competition
Nevada County 4-H: Our senior 4-H youth attended the 2026 State Livestock Skill-a-thon on Thursday July 30th in Hot Spring County. They represented our county well. They placed second at the competition and are eligible […]
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Hope City Board meets
HOPE – The Hope City Board at their first August meeting Tuesday night took a step to begin repairing hail damage from an April 25th storm that damaged 58 city structures. A variety of roof […]
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Janice Gail (Cox) Burnette – Updated
Janice Gail (Cox) Burnette, 88, of Farmington, AR passed away August 3rd, 2026, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born April 29, 1938, in Hope, AR, to Lester and Maude Cox. […]
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Kay Francis Nelson
Kay Francis Nelson, 80, of Bluff City, Arkansas, passed away on August 3, 2026. Mrs. Nelson was born on July 24, 1946, to Helen Marie McBride Cox and Lois Howard Cox in Prescott, Arkansas. Kay […]
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Robert Larry “Bob” Daniels
Robert Larry “Bob” Daniels, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at home with his wife Donna at his side on July 31, 2026. Born on November 25, 1939, in Flat […]
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Joe Phillip Watkins
Joe Phillip Watkins passed away on August 4, 2026, at age 91. He was born February 28, 1935, in Dallas to Adam Dearmore (A.D.) and Marjorie Iola (Smith) Watkins. As a small child, his family […]
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Hope Public Schools announces 2026 Educator Hall of Fame inductees
HOPE — Hope Public Schools is proud to announce the six distinguished individuals selected for induction into the 2026 Educator Hall of Fame. The members of the 2026 induction class are: Julie Cochran Don Sillavan Frances […]
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UA Hope-Texarkana chancellor elected to ARE-ON Board of Directors
HOPE – University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Chancellor Dr. Ricky Tompkins has been elected to serve on the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON) Board of Directors. Presidents and chancellors from colleges across Arkansas elected […]