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Houston Nutt and Ike Forte Visit Hope High Athletes

August 3, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

Former Razorback Football Coach Houston Nutt and former Razorback football player Ike Forte were in Hope Tuesday to meet with Hope High student athletes and coaches at Sheba’s. Both Coach Nutt and Forte spoke to […]

Hope Lions Hear Program On Garrett Memorial Christian School

August 3, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

The Hope Lions Club heard an outstanding program on Garrett Memorial Christian School Monday. Administrator Christi Zumwalt and Board President Danny Lauterbach brought the program. Zumwalt said the school is entering its 21st year. There […]

COVID Update

August 3, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

As of Monday, here are the active COVID cases across southwest Arkansas… Hempstead 65 Nevada 33 Ouachita 121 Clark 111 Pike 76 Howard 64 Sevier 56 Little River 31 Miller 135 Lafayette 24 Columbia 88 […]

Hope Lions Gearing Up For Watermelon Festival Fish & Chicken Fry

August 2, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

The Hope Lions Club is preparing for their annual Hope Watermelon Festival Fish and Chicken Fry. The club is currently selling tickets for the event which is set for Friday August 6th at the Fair […]

Meeks renew vows

August 2, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

PRESCOTT – Susie and Leo Meeks renewed their wedding vows Saturday, celebrating 60 years together. The ceremony was held at the Prescott Junior High School cafeteria, which was decorated in black and white with silver […]

Sign up for Melon Idol

August 2, 2021 submitted Comments Off

HOPE – Sign up now for Watermelon Idol, the premiere singing contest in the Ark-La-Tex region! Watermelon Idol is live again this year at the Hope Watermelon Festival at Hope Fair Park. The contest […]

Four districts denies exemption from school choice

August 2, 2021 submitted Comments Off

LITTLE ROCK – A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the state Education Department, and against four south Arkansas school districts that want to be exempt from the state school choice law. The […]

House reconvening to address COVID situation

August 2, 2021 submitted Comments Off

Members are scheduled to return to the House Chamber next week. On Tuesday, August 3, we will convene as a Committee of the Whole to address the Governor’s recent state of emergency proclamation. Citing an […]

Opioids remain a problem in state

July 31, 2021 submitted Comments Off

LITTLE ROCK –Every day in Arkansas first responders save the lives of 11 people from an overdose of painkillers. Thanks to legislation enacted earlier this year, even more people can be revived from potentially fatal […]

Livestock report

July 31, 2021 submitted Comments Off

Hope Livestock Auction – Hope, AR AMS Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Arkansas Dept of Ag Mrkt News Email us with accessibility issues with this report. Livestock Weighted Average Report for 7/29/2021 – Final […]

COVID Update

July 30, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

As of Thursday, here are the active cases of COVID in southwest Arkansas by county… Hempstead 64 (Hempstead County has 23% of its population fully vaccinated) Nevada 33 Ouachita 113 Union 106 Columbia 74 Lafayette […]

Richards holds book signing at museum

July 29, 2021 Admin101 Comments Off

PRESCOTT – Former resident Penny Richards was on hand Thursday to sign her newest book, “Hasten to the End”, the fourth in the Lilly Long series. The signing was done at the Nevada Depot Museum, […]