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Two Lions Awarded 14 Year Perfect Attendance Awards
Two Hope Lions were awarded 14 year Perfect Attendance Awards at Monday’s Lions meeting. Congratulations to Lions Dave Phillips and Nancy Bailey!
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Obituaries
Bobby Rivers
Mr. Bobby Glen Rivers, age 74 of Stamps, AR, formerly of Hope, AR passed away Sunday, August 16, 202 in Stamps, AR. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by BRAZZEL/Oakcrest […]
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14th Annual (Virtual) Red River Heritage Symposium
WASHINGTON – The 14th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium will take place on Saturday, July 25 via a ZOOM meeting and will be hosted by Historic Washington State Park. The conference topics will focus around […]
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COVID-19: Rural vs. Urban Unemployment
LITTLE ROCK – The effect of COVID-19 on Arkansas’ unemployment rate in April varied by county, but also turned the typical rural versus urban unemployment rate trend on its head, according to a study […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of Thursday there were 5.458 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arkansas. There are 1,433 active cases and 3,915 recoveries. There have been 110 deaths. Hempstead County has risen to 12 confirmed cases, 7 recoveries, and […]
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Gilbert, Hopson named Rotary Teachers of Year
HOPE – An elementary school teacher with a penchant for service in the classroom and community; and, a high school teacher with a knack for mentoring students present and past are the 2019-2020 Hope Rotary […]
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SWEPCO gives storm update
At 10:30 a.m. Monday, approximately 45,300 customers remain without power after three waves of severe storms with high winds and lightning swept across SWEPCO’s service territory on Easter Sunday. The outages include 31,200 in Texas, […]
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Four Tops Cancelled, Glenn Miller Rescheduled At Hempstead Hall
Due to an abundance of caution being paid to the situation surrounding COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus pandemic), Southwest Arkansas and Hempstead Hall will have to make some changes to the remaining shows for our 2019-2020 […]
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“REHEARSAL: The Show” To Be Live Streamed
Hope, Ark. – Out of an abundance of caution surrounding COVID-19, “REHEARSAL: The Show” will not be performed in front of a live, public audience tonight as previously planned. Instead, through a coordinated effort with […]
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Community Coffee celebrating retirement of Paul Henley and Charles Martin
The Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce community coffee was hosted by the City of Hope. The coffee was held downtown at the Chamber office on Wednesday, January 22. The coffee was hosted to celebrate […]
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Debbie Brown
Debbie Brown, 57, of Emmet, Arkansas passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. She was born November 27, 1962 in Hope, Arkansas to Robert and Louise Dowings. She is preceded in death by her parents and […]
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Hope Lions Auction Big Success
The 70th annual Hope Lions Club Christmas Auction was deemed a big success after three nights of bidding which ended at the stroke of midnight Saturday. Hundreds, maybe thousands of items passed through the auction. Almost […]