Obituaries
Iris Charlene Wicker
Charlene Wicker, 99, of Prescott, AR went to be with her Lord March 17, 2021 at her home in Hope, AR. She was born November 26, 1921 to Noel and Florence Love Elmore in Prescott, […]
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Saline County Crash Injures Emmet Woman
MABLEVALE – An Emmet woman was injured Tuesday evening in a two vehicle collision that killed a Mablevale man. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Timothy Sanders, 37, of Mablevale, was […]
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HPS meals program garners praise
HOPE – Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service have taken notice of the Hope Public Schools’ meals program as part of the district’s response to the COVID-19 health crisis. USDA […]
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Ladycats gain steam after sluggish start
HOPE – The bats have been working well for the Hope High School Softball Ladycats of late, as the team wades into a deep conference schedule through April. Ladycat Coach Bryce Cash’s charges scored a […]
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HAPS, YMS Students show “Kindness Travels”
Artwork and encouragements from Hope Academy of Public Service and Yerger Middle School students Diego Martinez, Sophia Finagan, Celina Barrientos, Ty’asia Muldrew, and Chaddrekia Noble was on display recently at the Arkansas Capitol as part […]
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New building at Spring Hill
SPRING HILL – Friday was a special day for the Spring Hill School District as a new building was unveiled for the seventh and eighth grades. Superintendent Tom Wilson said the building will also be […]
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Ware Selected for Governor’s School
HOPE – Hope High School junior Richard Ware has been selected to participate in the Arkansas Governor’s School in July at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Ware was selected to participate in the “instrumental music” […]
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SAU announces 2021-22 schedule
MAGNOLIA — Southern Arkansas University has announced its 2021-2022 academic schedule. SAU altered the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semester schedules to accommodate COVID-19 and the new protocols. However, the upcoming academic year’s schedule will revert […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of Thursday afternoon, there have been 328,045 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. There have been 319,771 recoveries. There have been 5,512 deaths and were 2, 734 active cases. Hempstead County has had 1,953 […]
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Mark Caudle
Mark Worthy Caudle, age 61, of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. He was born December 3, 1959 to Tillman and Myron Caudle, in Dallas, Texas. Mark was a kind […]
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Special Called Meeting to discuss extremely high utility bill from AEP/SWEPCO
HWL received an extremely high bill, caused by an increase in fuel cost, from AEP/SWEPCO for the month of February due to the extreme winter weather. HWL was notified a few days prior to receiving […]
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Construction under way on Hwy. 67
EMMET/HOPE – Those planning to either go to Hope or coming from Hope using Hwy. 67 may want to rethink their travel plans. Red Stone Construction has begun a construction project from Hwy. 299 in […]