Featured – Page 1140 – Hope Prescott

Farm Bureau grants extensions

March 23, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off

HOPE-PRESCOTT -Due to the COVID-19 virus, Farm Bureau is suspending any cancellations and non-renewals for non-payment of premium to those adversely affected by the virus and allowing an extra 60-day extension for payment. Members need […]

Featured

SBA approves disaster declaration for businesses affected by COVID-19

March 21, 2020 submitted Comments Off

LITTLE ROCK – SBA has approved Disaster Declaration #16372 Arkansas Disaster number AR-00109 as a statewide declaration for small business affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19). Effective date 1/31/2020. Businesses located in all counties in Arkansas can […]

Featured

Planned fires postponed till further notice

March 21, 2020 submitted Comments Off

HOT SPRINGS — The Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service announced that all new ignitions for prescribed fire have been postponed until further notice. The Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests are within the […]

Featured

Resources available to aid small business

March 21, 2020 submitted Comments Off

LITTLE ROCK – If you are a business owner struggling to meet payroll or if you have recently become unemployed due to the response from COVID-19, we want to direct you to state resources that […]

State streamlines unemployment application process

March 21, 2020 submitted Comments Off

LITTLE ROCK – To cushion the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak on working families, the state has streamlined the process of applying for unemployment insurance. The Department of Workforce Services, under orders from the […]

Featured

All EHC activities suspended through April 17

March 20, 2020 submitted Comments Off

PRESCOTT – Nevada County Cooperative Extension Service: All 4-H activities and face-to-face meetings are suspended through April 17, 2020. The Nevada County 4-H O-Rama scheduled April 25 will be re-scheduled. The 4-H, EHC and Master […]

State closing, limiting access to parks, museums

March 20, 2020 submitted Comments Off

LITTLE ROCK—Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT), announced that ADPHT is instituting closings and/or limited access to some of its parks and museums in response to the COVID-19 […]

Rainfall Above Average in Hope But Not As Much As You Might Think

March 20, 2020 Mark Keith Comments Off

The latest rainfall statistics for the year and for March show rainfall is above average but not as much as you might think. So far, as of March 18th, the Southwest Research and Extension Center […]

Hope Arkansas Vying for $25K Cash Prize in National Contest Recognizing America’s Main Streets

March 20, 2020 Submitted Comments Off

HOPE, AR.—On February 24, Independent We Stand, anational small business movement, kicked-off its fifth annual America’s Main Streets contest to help consumers, small business owners and Main Street organizations reward a deserving Main Street with […]

ARKANSAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT URGES FAMILIES STATEWIDE TO SIGN UP FOR SMART911

March 20, 2020 Submitted Comments Off

North Little Rock – As Arkansas responds to the spread of the coronavirus, public health and safety officials ask all Arkansans to sign up for the Smart911 national safety profile registry, a free service that […]

Livestock report

March 20, 2020 submitted Comments Off

HOPE – No livestock report this week. No reporter was present.

Featured

Hope participating in Main Street contest

March 20, 2020 submitted Comments Off

HOPE —On February 24, Independent We Stand, a national small business movement, kicked-off its fifth annual America’s Main Streets contest to help consumers, small business owners and Main Street organizations reward a deserving Main Street […]