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Hope City Board
The Hope City Board met for their first meeting of February on Tuesday evening. The board first voted, on recommendation of the Hope Housing Authority board, to reappoint former Hope Mayor Floyd Young to the […]
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Hope Kiwanis Hears From Hope Students
The Hope Kiwanis Club had a great program on Tuesday February 6th. Kiwanian Ashlea Stewart who is the principal at Clinton Primary brought Media Specialist Casey Schoenberg of the Southwest Educational Coop who in turn […]
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Lori G. Rook Jones
Mrs. Lori G. Rook Jones, age 59 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, February 4, 2018 at her home. Lori was born on January 29, 1959 in Los Cruces, New Mexico to Doy Rook and […]
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FCCLA coffee Thursday
PRESCOTT – A community coffee will be held from 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in the FCCLA room at Prescott High School. This is a popular coffee as the snacks are typically made by students […]
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Watson discusses interim meeting
HOPE/PRESCOTT – State Rep. Danny Watson has been in Little Rock lately during what he calls the “off season” for the legislature. The purpose for this interim session, he said, is to prepare for the […]
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Bid approved for Laneburg water project
ROSSTON – It didn’t take long for the Rosston City Council to approve a bid for the completion of the Laneburg Water Project Monday night. Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson told the council this would help […]
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Hope Lions Hear UAHT Chancellor
The Hope Lions Club heard from University of Arkansas Hope/Texarkana Chancellor Chris Thomason on Monday February 5th. Thomason noted the college’s spring enrollment is 1,453 which is up 2.3% above last year. Thomason also noted […]
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Quorum Court Holds Special Called Meeting
The Hempstead County Quorum Court met in special session Monday February 5th. The JP’S first heard from Judge Haskell Morse about the availability of Hazard Mitigation finds for the road department. The application has to […]
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Hempstead County Bicentennial Committee Meets
The Hempstead County Bicentennial Committee met Monday February 5th at the Tailgaters meeting room. Josh Williams chaired the meeting. A promotions and advertising report was given by Beckie Moore. She noted at the recent press […]
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PPD makes more drug arrests
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Police Department continues its enforcement against the illegal possession and distribution of controlled substances. The month of January ended with 10 narcotic related arrests and the seizure of approximately 83 grams […]
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Traffic stop leads to drug bust
HOPE – On Sunday, February 4, at approximately 11:47 a.m., while working criminal interdiction on Interstate 30, Deputy Reyn Brown conducted a traffic stop on a red Mercury Regency at mile marker 23 eastbound, […]
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Mr. George Hudman
Mr. George Lee Hudman age 85 of Spring Hill, Arkansas passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at his home. Mr. Hudman was born in Curtis, Arkansas on February 8, 1932 to Earl and Odie Malcom […]