Obituaries
Robert Hawthorne
Robert Lee Hawthorne, Sr.,72 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Texarkana, TX. He was born November 15, 1948, in Fulton, AR to his parents Clyde Albert […]
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Hit And Run On Hervey
Officers from the Hope Police, the Hope Fire Department,and Pafford responded to a two-vehicle accident on Hervey at the underpass near Division around 3pm Monday. Two people were being checked by Pafford personnel during the […]
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HCHS meets July 27
HOPE – One of the early settled areas of Hempstead County was around the Columbus community located in the northwest section of the county. Some of the earliest European settlers settled in the area in […]
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Balloons galore at library
PRESCOTT – Robert Holladay, the “Balloon Man”, from Dallas, was at the Nevada County Library Monday morning entertaining children with his balloon magic show. Along with making balloons into different shapes and creatures, such as […]
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COVID roundtable at Curry’s Tuesday
PRESCOTT – A roundtable discussion on the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of getting vaccinated will be held Tuesday, July 20, at 10:00 a.m. at Curry’s Outreach Ministry. This is in advance of the […]
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Gov. touring state to talk about COVID
LITTLE ROCK – Last week, I announced I would be traveling the state for a series of Community COVID Conversations, and nowI’d like to talk about why these exercises in democracy matter. The tours are […]
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Symposium focus on Red River epidemics
WASHINGTON – The 15th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium will take place on Saturday, July 24, at Historic Washington State Park. The conference topics will focus on the impact of health epidemics and medicine in […]
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Barn Fire On County Road 118 West
Several fire departments responded to a barn fire at 182 county road 118 west just south of the Hope city limits off highway 29 south Sunday around 9:45pm. Fire Departments from Hope, Spring Hill,and Perrytown […]
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Blevins School Board
The Blevins School Board met Monday evening, July 12th, at 6:30pm in the Blevins School Cafeteria. The meeting started with prayer, the pledge, and the approval of the last meeting’s minutes. One of the first […]
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Community Says “Good Bye” To Hignights
The community said “good bye” to the Rev. Dan and Rev. Kathleen Hignight Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Hope. The Hignights will be leaving the church to return to Shreveport. They have served as […]
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“LIFE”-GUARDING THE FUTURE/HOW A GROUP OF YOUNG LIFEGUARDS ARE LEAVING THEIR MARK ON HISTORIC FAIR PARK POOL
Sitting behind the window at the Fair Park pool on a sunny Thursday was a teenager, whose smile was bright as that sun outside as she welcomed swimmers and in this case, an older man, […]
Obituaries
Wilma Nadine Fazende Johnson
Wilma Nadine Fazende Johnson, 86, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021. She was born January 13, 1935, in Houston Texas to the late Harvey and Mildred Fazende. She grew up in the Heights area of Houston and […]