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CRVFD BBQ Supper
CROSS ROADS- There was great turn out at Cross Roads Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, October 6. The volunteer fire department held their annual BBQ supper at their station. They also held an auction which […]
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Ayers Cemetery Has Tree Fall And Needs Donations
The Ayers Cemetery on the Rosston Road near Hope had a huge tree fall recently. The tree fell in two different directions. If you would like to donate to help get it removed, please send […]
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McCaskill Garage Sale
The town of McCaskill held it’s annual garage sale around the community center on Saturday October 6th. Due to good weather, attendance was good and sales were brisk. There were several other garage sale in […]
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HOPE – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) has been awarded a $2.1 million Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This award is the largest federal grant the College has ever received. […]
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State tops for computers in schools
LITTLE ROCK – Since 2015, when the legislature approved Act 187 to upgrade the computer capacity of public schools, Arkansas has moved to the head of the class in national rankings. The Arkansas Public School […]
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Livestock report
Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, AR Weighted Average Report for Thursday Oct 4, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 1337 Last week: 1762 Last year: 1781 Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 […]
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High School Football Week 6
Local Teams Home Away Quarter Prescott 20 Smackover 21 Final Little Rock McClellan 62 Hope 15 Final Mount Ida 49 Spring Hill 0 Final 2A Teams Home Away Quarter Bearden 28 Parkers Chapel 23 Final […]
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HHS to host first-ever marching contest
HOPE – The Hope High School band program will host its first-ever invitational marching band contest at Hammons Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Hope Bands Director Julie Gladden said the contest will feature 13 bands from […]
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Flu clinics set for HPSD campuses
HOPE – Students and faculty fly shot clinics have been scheduled Oct. 8-11 on all five campuses of the Hope Public School District. Hempstead County Health Unit personnel should arrive on campus at each site […]
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Mini Documentary studies HAPS Class
HOPE – Students in the Hope Academy of Public Service innovation lab recently worked with multimedia specialist Michael Merritt, of Little Rock, to produce a mini documentary about the unique class. “It’s a precursor program […]
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Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Representatives
On October 16, legislators will begin meeting at the Capitol to review budget needs for the next fiscal year. Budget hearings are expected to continue through the middle of November. During that time, members will […]
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Flu clinic at BSD
BLEVINS – Members of the Hempstead County Health Unit set up shop in the elementary gym at Blevins Friday morning for a school flu clinic. This clinic was a bit different as there was a […]