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Hope City Board
The Hope City Board met Tuesday for their second meeting of September. After the approval of the minutes the board looked at considering the renewal of the property at the airport leased to the Arkansas […]
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United Voice Trio Sings At Calvary In Hope
A nice crowd Sunday evening at Calvary Baptist Church in Hope was delighted by the sound of Southern Gospel music from the United Voice Trio. The trio, which has been singing as a group for […]
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Resource Fair
“Assisting Those in Need” When: September 23, 2021 Where: On the Campus of University of Arkansas at Hope Hempstead Hall 2500 South Main Street Hope, AR 71801 Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00PM Local non-profit agencies […]
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Hope Kiwanis Donates To UAHT Foundation For Scholarships and to “The Call”
Brian Berry of UAHT and Dr. Bill Coffee of “The Call” were very pleased to be the recipients of checks from the Hope Kiwanis Club on Tuesday. Berry received two $500 checks for scholarships for […]
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Friday’s game cancelled
PRESCOTT – Friday night’s game between the Prescott Curley Wolves and Horatio Lions has been cancelled due to COVID. This means the Lions have forfeited the game, giving the Wolves a 2-0 win. The Wolves […]
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Hope Public Schools To Pursue “Magnet” Grant, Lawsuit Appeal
The Hope Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously among members present in its Sept. 20 monthly meeting to retain an Oxford, Miss., consultant to seek a $15 million federal grant for the creation of […]
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Hope Bobcats Thinned By Quarantines
HOPE – The threat of COVID-19 reared its head to sideline seven Hope Bobcat starters against perineal rival Prescott here Sept. 17 and give the Cats an opportunity for leadership to emerge elsewhere despite a […]
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No relief from higher electric bills
PRESCOTT – There was a mixed bag of news where the electric department was concerned. Larry Jones, Jr., electrical operations manager, told the Prescott City Council, at its September meeting Monday, Prescott Water and Light […]
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PPD helping with city cleanup
PRESCOTT – Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, told the Prescott City Council, at its September meeting Monday night, how the Prescott Police Department is working with her office, city […]
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HCSO incident report
H.C.S.O. Incident Report The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office responded to and are investigating the following incidents from September 13, 2021 to September 19, 2021. Date Incident Address Community 09/13/21 Shots Fired 3000 West Avenue B […]
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COVID Update
As of Monday afternoon, here are the numbers of active COVID cases in southwest Arkansas by county… Hempstead 97 Nevada 71 Ouachita 76 Union 151 Columbia 79 Lafayette 33 Miller 264 Little River 88 Sevier […]
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Hempstead County Historical Society To Hear Program On Juan Rivera Family Tuesday
Hempstead County is built on the impact and history of the many residents that migrated to this county to make a new life for themselves and their families. The family of Juan Rivera is such […]