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Wreck In Downtown Fulton
A motorist escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon about 2:30pm when a truck left the road in downtown Fulton. The vehicle left the road and took out a stop sign at the corner of Mount Prairie […]
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Hempstead County Farm Family Named “Southwest District Farm Family”
Eight district Farm Families have been named in the 74th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program, representing the diversity of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry. The district winners will now be judged […]
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Special Olympics Torch Run Comes Through Hope
The Arkansas Special Olympics Torch Run came through Hope on Tuesday. Local Hope and Hempstead County officers brought the torch from the “weight scales” in US67 west of Hope to the Rainbow of Challenges admin […]
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Council approves zoning changes
PRESCOTT – Prescott’s City Council met in special session Monday night to discuss rezoning the city. The meeting lasted two-and-a-half hours and in the end, the main decision made was to allow manufactured housing to […]
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Trio make Chancellor’s, Dean’s list at ASU
JONESBORO – Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade point averages while enrolled […]
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Smartest Street Corner In Hope: How The Hempstead County Library Fills The Bill From Kids To Seniors
It’s the smartest street corner in all of Hope. Inside the building that stands there, a child can dream big and actually begin the journey in making them happen. High School students, standing in the […]
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Old Landmark Comes Down
An old landmark in Hope was torn down recently. The long-time home of Hope Feed on East Third between Kidd Tire and the Kiamichi track was taken down a couple of weeks back. Reports are […]
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Music In The Park Kicks Off Saturday Night At Historic Washington
Historic Washington State Park announces the annual summer concert series “Music in the Park” with the theme “Proud to be an American.” A free concert will be held in June, July, and August and is […]
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HCSO incident report
Mon, Jun 14 at 2:08 PM H.C.S.O. Call/Incident Report June 1, 2021 – June 13, 2021 Date Call/Incident Address City/Town 06/01/2021 Littering/Illegal Dumping Hempstead 49 Hope, Outside City Limits 06/01/2021 Civil Dispute Clinging Country Nashville […]
Obituaries
Priscilla Spears
Mrs. Priscilla Spears, age 75 of Hope, Arkansas, formerly of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away Friday June 11, 2021 in a local nursing home. Priscilla was born on January 6,1946 in Malvern, Arkansas, to Edgar and […]
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James announces campaign for Senate
Little Rock, AR — Little Rock, Arkansas native small business owner, and community advocate Natalie James will be announcing her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate on Monday, June 14, 2021, at […]
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Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship deadline July 1
This week, we would like to remind families of an upcoming scholarship deadline. July 1 is the deadline to apply for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. The scholarship provides tuition assistance to traditional and non-traditional […]