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Obituaries
Mrs. Margaret Lucille Brantley Ward
Mrs. Margaret Lucille Brantley Ward, age 88 of Shover Springs, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 25, 2018. She was surrounded by her family at her home. Mrs. Ward was born […]
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Flowers named to TRiO hall of fame
HOPE – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana TRiO Program has selected Brandy Lyn Flowers as the 2018 TRiO Hall of Fame recipient. Flowers was chosen for the award by the program staff. She was honored […]
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Hempstead County Lincoln Day Dinner
A crowd of about 150 people attended the Hempstead County Republican Party’s annual “Lincoln Day Dinner” on Monday February 20th. The event was emceed by Sara Darling. The special gues speaker was 4th District Congressman […]
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Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: ARKANSAS, BRADLEY, CALHOUN CLARK, CLEBURNE, CLEVELAND, COLUMBIA, CONWAY, DALLAS, DESHA, DREW, FAULKNER, GARLAND, GRANT, HEMPSTEAD, HOT SPRINGS, HOWARD, […]
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Weather Update
The Flash Flood Watch continues in effect for Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest and South Central Arkansas, much of East and Northeast Texas, and adjacent Northwest Louisiana through midnight. Showers with locally heavy rainfall and thunderstorms will develop along and ahead […]
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Prairie D’Ane deed acquired
PRESCOTT – Normally the passing of a deed doesn’t warrant much attention. However, this wasn’t the case Friday afternoon as the Life Center at First Baptists Church was full, with more than 100 people on […]
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HCHU offering birth, death certificates
HOPE – As part of a pilot program with the Arkansas Department of Health, the Hempstead County Health Unit is now able to offer copies of birth and death certificates. Birth certificates are $12 each […]
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Livestock report
Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, AR Weighted Average Report for Thursday Feb 22, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 338 Last week: 651 Last year: 979 Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs […]
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Odoms resigns as NHS principal
ROSSTON – Michael Odom, principal at Nevada High School, will be leaving his position at the end of this school year. The Nevada School Board, at its February meeting Thursday night, voted to accept his […]
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No damage from rains – so far
PRESCOTT – So far, the heavy rains this week haven’t resulted in the closing of county roads. According to Nevada County Judge Mark Glass, 10.5 inches of rain has fallen at the Nevada County Landfill. […]
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Spring coming, time to think about gardening
PRESCOTT – Although unpredictable weather is the norm in our area, hopefully we have seen the worst. With that in mind, February and March are the months to gear up for Spring and accomplish […]