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Emmet City Council
The Emmet City Council met on Thursday (7-17). There was one item added to the agenda by Mayor Dale Booker and there was a motion to approve the minutes. There was several mistakes noted in […]
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Hope Police asking the public for help
HOPE – The Hope Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying subjects who allegedly passed counterfeit bills recently in Hope. If you have any information on any of the subjects pictured, please call […]
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Update on the new City of Hope Fire Department Project
Dear Citizens of Hope, I’d like to provide an update regarding the progress of our new, state-of-the-art City of Hope Fire Department facility. As many of you may recall, we successfully closed on our bond […]
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Red River Revival Music Fest announced
SPRING HILL – The 1st Annual Red River Revival Music Fest has been announced. The headliner is Spring Hill’s very own Wyatt Putman! Click the link below to get your tickets! https://www.outhousetickets.com/…/red-river-revival…
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Local & district fairs receive support grants
LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture today announced more than $1.4 million in funding to support Arkansas’ local fairs and livestock shows. The funding — awarded through the Arkansas […]
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Stolen church van recovered, one arrest
HOPE – On the 12th of July 2025, at 10:47 am, Hempstead County Sheriff’s Deputies Reed and Garner were dispatched to 314 Highway 332 East in reference to a stolen church van from the White […]
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Jack Martin Revels – Updated
Jack Martin Revels, 73, of Columbus, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Texarkana. He was born August 3, 1951, in Hope, Arkansas, to John Martin Revels Jr. and Betty Louise Green Revels. […]
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Hempstead County Fair Board Meets
The Hempstead County Fair Board met this week. The 40th Annual Hempstead County Fair will be held on August 23rd through 30th in Hope’s Fair Park. Fair catalogs are now available at the Cooperative Extension […]
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Hope Kiwanis Hears Hope Downtown Network Program from Beckie Moore
The Hope Kiwanis Club heard a program from Tuesday from Hope Downtown Network Executive Director Beckie Moore. Moore gave a good overview of the organization and noted the 3rd annual “Taste of Hope” is set […]
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State Senator Steve Crowell Speaks to Hope Civitan Club
State Senator Steve Crowell of Magnolia who represents District 3 — Clark, Columbia, Lafayette and Nevada Counties and parts of Hot Spring, Hempstead and Pike Counties — spoke to the Hope Civitan Club recently. He is vice-chair of the […]
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Karen Bear
Karen Bear, 83, of Saratoga, AR passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in a local hospital. She was born June 11, 1942, in Haverhill, IA to the late Edward and Helen (Neuroth) Kopel. Mrs. Bear […]