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ASP Captain Craig Teague graduates from FBI National Academy

ASP Captain Craig Teague graduates from FBI National Academy

QUANTICO, VA – Arkansas State Police Captain Craig Teague has graduated as a member of the 289th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place last…

Turk Plant Maintenance Supervisor named Volunteer of the Year

Turk Plant Maintenance Supervisor named Volunteer of the Year

From the left, Vice President of External Affairs Brian Bond, Turk Maintenance Supervisor David Rumsey, who was named SWEPCO’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year and External Affairs Manager…

Motorist Escaped Unharmed After Vehicle Leaves Highway 355 at Bodcau Creek

Motorist Escaped Unharmed After Vehicle Leaves Highway 355 at Bodcau Creek

    A motorist escaped uninjured from a wreck off state highway 355 in southern Hempstead County Sunday (3-17) around 9am.  The vehicle left the road and ended…

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY FAMILY PREPAREDNESS ECLIPSE F.A.C.S.

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY FAMILY PREPAREDNESS ECLIPSE F.A.C.S.

As the April 8,2024 Solar Eclipse rapidly approaches, we would like to share the family Preparedness Plan for residents in Hempstead County, Arkansas. We will be sharing other…

Hope Police Holds “Badges, Burgers, and Bobbers” Fishing Tournament

Hope Police Holds “Badges, Burgers, and Bobbers” Fishing Tournament

The Hope Police Department held its first annual Badges, Burgers, and Bobbers event at Fair Park. There were many sponsors including Atwoods, La Mangonada, B and R Building…

Hope Civitan Hears From Dianna Stratton of ChildCare Aware of Central and Southwest Arkansas

Hope Civitan Hears From Dianna Stratton of ChildCare Aware of Central and Southwest Arkansas

The Hope Civitan Club heard from Dianna Stratton, Southwest Coordinator of ChildCare Aware of Central and Southwest Arkansas, at the club’s March 12 meeting.  ChildCare Aware,  a program…

Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation Holding Meeting In Hope March 26th

Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation Holding Meeting In Hope March 26th

The Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation is touring the state! During the year 2024, they will be hosting Outdoor Recreation Regional Listening Sessions in various communities. These sessions will serve…

Heart of America Arts Association Holds “Painting in the Parks” Exhibit at Washington

Heart of America Arts Association Holds “Painting in the Parks” Exhibit at Washington

The Heart of America Artists Association held Painting the Parks Art Exhibit in the Hempstead County 1874 Courthouse in Historic Washington State Park on Sunday. Paintings were oil,…

First United Methodist Church Makes Donation to Hope ConneXion

First United Methodist Church Makes Donation to Hope ConneXion

 First United Methodist Church of Hope has responded to a need expressed by Hope ConneXion, a local non-profit with a goal of helping those who need food.  FUMC…

Broadband mapping challenge March 20

Broadband mapping challenge March 20

HOPE – The Arkansas State Broadband Office will launch its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) mapping challenge process on Wednesday, March 20. The Hempstead County Arkansas Broadband Leadership…

Jim and Becky Hunter Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Jim and Becky Hunter Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church held a 50th anniversary reception for Jim and Becky Hunter March 17th.  Our congratulations and best wishes go to the Hunters on this milestone. …

UAHT participating in lithium symposium

UAHT participating in lithium symposium

LEWISVILLE – The City of Lewisville will hold a community engagement and investment meeting on March 28, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Lewisville Fire Station to develop…

HPD makes several felony arrests

HPD makes several felony arrests

  On Tuesday, March 12th, 2024, at approximately 10:02am, officers with the Hope Police Department arrested Dedra Pittman, 59 of Emmet, AR. Ms. Pittman was arrested in the…

UAHT increase foundation scholarships

UAHT increase foundation scholarships

HOPE/TEXARKANA – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation Board Chairman Dennis Ramsey is pleased to announce that the Foundation will award an unprecedented number of scholarships this year.…

Hope High Class of 1954 Meets

Hope High Class of 1954 Meets

The Hope High Class of 1954 held its 70th Class reunion on Saturday. This class included some notable members such as Kirk James – a Major General who…

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Obituaries

  • Dorothy Maxwell March 16, 2024
      Mrs. Dorothy Ann Maxwell, age 84 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday March 13, 2024, in Texarkana, Tx. Dorothy was born on April 29, 1939, in Rocky Point, N.C, to James and Lena Smith Tompkins. ...
  • Mrs. Darlene Conway-Austin, 77, of Hope March 14, 2024Mrs. Darlene Conway-Austin, 77, of Hope
    Mrs. Darlene Conway-Austin, 77, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Austin was born December 28, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas to the late Minnie Lee Brown ...
  • Harold Wayne Freeman, Sr., 85, of Hope March 13, 2024Harold Wayne Freeman, Sr., 85, of Hope
    Harold Wayne Freeman, Sr., age 85, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Harold was born on June 25, 1938, in Elkhart, Texas to Willard and Mary Freeman. He met the love of ...
  • Judith Duke March 11, 2024
    Judith Lynn Percell Duke, age 83, died on Friday, March 9, 2024. She was in Hope, Arkansas as the only daughter of Daisy Pearl Newth Percell and Edward Preston Percell. She was a life-long Methodist ...
  • Tracy Canning March 11, 2024
    Tracy Ann Canning, 44, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday, March 8th, 2024, at her home. She was born January 4th, 1980, in Hope, Arkansas, to Will Whitten and Nancy East Barton. Tracy Graduated from ...
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