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Historic Washington State Park opens new exhibit exploring ‘Free Persons of Color’

October 21, 2025 April Kiser, Deputy Chief of Communications 0

WASHINGTON – Historic Washington State Park will open a new exhibit entitled “An Uneasy Freedom: ‘Free Persons of Color’ in Hempstead County” on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the park’s 1874 Visitor Information Center, 100 SW […]

UA Hope-Texarkana Academic All-Star recognized at state conferenc

October 21, 2025 Casey Curtis-UAHT 0

Pictured left to right: Dr. Collin Callaway, Executive Director of Arkansas Community Colleges and Aubrey Ferguson HOPE – The 2025 University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Academic All-Star, Aubrey Ferguson, was recently recognized at the annual Arkansas […]

Two arrested in connection with Gentry Chevrolet fire in De Queen

October 21, 2025 De Queen Police Department 0

DE QUEEN – On the morning of September 3, 2025, officers with the De Queen Police Department responded to a fire at Gentry Chevrolet in De Queen. Firefighters from the De Queen, Cossatot, and Horatio […]

Historic Washington State Park to host Shakespeare matinee and evening performance

October 21, 2025 April Kiser, Deputy Chief of Communications 0

Touring company from Texas to perform famous historic tragedy of “Julius Caesar” WASHINGTON – Historic Washington State Park will host an evening performance by the Texas Shakespeare Festival of Kilgore on Friday, October 24, at […]

Laughter, Music, and Mission: Hee Haw Jamboree Lights Up Hope First Assembly

October 20, 2025 Tom Mullins 0

Hope, Arkansas — The spirit of community and country comedy was alive and well Friday evening as Hope First Assembly of God hosted its annual Hee Haw Dinner & Show, drawing a packed house to […]

Henry C. Yerger Museum Hosts Inspiring 2nd Annual Banquet at UAHT

October 20, 2025 Tom Mullins 0

October 18, 2025 The Henry C. Yerger Museum held its 2nd Annual Banquet at Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) campus, celebrating legacy, leadership, and community spirit. The evening was a heartfelt […]

Former Hope Mayor Floyd Young, Jr. Passes

October 20, 2025 The Floyd Young Family 0

Editor’s Note…long-time Hope resident and former Mayor Floyd Young, Jr. passed away on October 17th. His family graciously shared this statement for publication. Floyd Young Jr., of Hope , AR passed Friday October 17, 2025. […]

Winners in Ozan Rural Volunteer Fire Department Raffles

October 20, 2025 Debra Bolding 0

Tim Quinn, left, and Bryon Crow, right, won the two $100 raffle-drawing prizes awarded during this year’s fund-raising event for Ozan Rural Volunteer Fire Department. Scott Garringer, Fire Captain, is presenting the awards. The grand-prize […]

Felony arrests announced by Hope Police

October 20, 2025 Eric Green Hope Police Department 0

On Monday, October 13th, 2025, at about 10:15am, officers with the Hope Police Department arrested Joseph Dansby, 46 of Prescott, AR in the 800 block of McFarron Street in Hope, AR. Mr. Dansby was charged […]

State Police investigate Camden homicide

October 20, 2025 Arkansas State Police 0

CAMDEN — The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has initiated a homicide investigation at the request of the Camden Police Department (CPD) following a fatal shooting that occurred the evening of Sunday, October […]

John Cain-Benjamin Culp Chapter of DAR Statue of Liberty program

October 20, 2025 Bonnie Raff 0

Georgia Estes of the John Cain-Benjamin Culp Chapter of DAR had a program on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor at their October meeting. The statue will celebrate her 140th birthday next year […]

Nevada High School 1st 9 Weeks Honor Roll

October 20, 2025 Lindsay Moss 0

Nevada High School 1st 9 Weeks Honor Roll All “A” Honor Roll Seventh Grade: Ransom Faust, Talen Johnson, and Elijah Madison Eighth Grade: Mason Beasley-Morris, Draya Blakely, Jaxson McKinnon, and JaCaden Pace Ninth Grade: Abbigail […]