Historic Washington Celebrates Independence Day
WASHINGTON- Historic Washington State Park celebrated Independence Day today, July 4. Standing on the balcony of the courthouse which the public below Park Curator, Josh Williams gave the brief history…
HCSO log
Vehicle Accident On July 2, 2017 at approximately 1815 hours, Deputy Brown received a call regarding a vehicle that left the roadway and hit a tree, located in the…
Early AM Fire Destroys House In Spring Hill
SPRING HILL – An early morning fire destroyed a home in Spring Hill Tuesday. Shortly after midnight, volunteer fire fighters and Hempstead County Deputies were dispatched to the 400 block…
Washington Farmers Market
WASHINGTON- The Washington Farmers Market was hosted Saturday morning, July 1. With a nice and cool start of the morning market goers enjoyed getting out. Fresh produce was…
Miller learns financial planning from internship
MAGNOLIA – An internship with the Edward D. Jones office in Magnolia, Arkansas, is helping Jessica Miller, a senior financial planning major at Southern Arkansas University, develop the skills and…
Livestock report
Hope Livestock Auction Weighted Average Report for Thursday Jun 29, 2017 Cattle Receipts: 1214 Last week: NR Last year: 776 Compared to last week: No trend established…
Proposed Medicaid cuts would affect RoC clients
HOPE – As the U.S. Senate contemplates plans for reductions in the Medicaid program, ROC individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities could face a drastic reduction in services. The Senate is considering…
Senators Boozman & Tester Introduce Legislation to Improve Homeless Veterans Programs
WASHINGTON D.C. –U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jon Tester (D-MT), senior members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to strengthen job training for at-risk veterans and fight veteran…
Director Eager For Band To Make Mark
HOPE – The new director of the Hope Public Schools bands is eager to fashion the instrumental music program into a more community-minded model. “Learning the instrument is important, but being…
