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Bradford charged with possession

HOPE – On Thursday, April 11, at approximately 4:13 p.m., 8th North task force agents, Hempstead County Deputies and Hope Police Arrested James Earl Bradford, 59, of Texarkana, Arkansas near the 1200 block of Laurel […]
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Regular session ends

LITTLE ROCK – The legislature completed the 2019 regular session after finalizing a balanced budget of about $5.75 billion in general revenue for next fiscal year. That is about $124 million more than will be […]
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Livestock report

Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, AR Weighted Average Report for Thursday Apr 11, 2019 Cattle Receipts: 805 Last week: 939 Last year: 926 Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs […]
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Roberts keynote speaker for Chamber banquet

PRESCOTT – Steve Roberts, the former head football coach at Southern Arkansas University and Arkansas State University, will be the keynote speaker at the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce on April 25. The banquet will […]
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Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office and Hope Police help GMCS students celebrate Arkansas Children’s Week.

On Tuesday Hope Police Sergeant Casey Singleton, Hempstead County Deputies Luke Sorensen, Cpl. Michael Braddock, and Deputy Becky Billings took some of the different vehicles used by the Police and Sheriff’s office to the K-4 […]
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Fred’s Closing Hope & Prescott Stores

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE-Memphis-based Fred’s has announced plans to close what they call 159 under-performing discount stores across the country, including the stores in Hope, Prescott and Stamps. (The store in Nashville is unaffected.) According to an […]
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DHS hosts child abuse prevention coffee

PRESCOTT – Thursday’s community coffee was sponsored by the Nevada County Department of Human Services in recognition of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Jeffrey Williams, with child protective services, introduced the staff on […]
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Restoration underway at D’Ane Cemetery

PRESCOTT – It began with a $2,000 grant through the Arkansas Historical Register Marker Program. The Nevada County Depot and Museum got the grant and decided to have historical markers put up annually to recognize […]
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The Call Hosts Chamber Coffee

HOPE- The Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce held a community coffee on Wednesday, April 10. The coffee was hosted by The Call of Hempstead County and DCFS. The coffee was held at the chamber […]
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FoL hosts coffee

PRESCOTT – Wednesday’s community coffee was hosted by the Friends of the Library. Hyacinth Deon said the Friends of the Library help in all areas of the library and are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, which […]