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Fulton civic group founder sues town, mayor over records on $3 million water grant
FULTON, Ark. — The founder of a south Arkansas civic group sued the town of Fulton, its mayor and its recorder-treasurer Tuesday, saying they gave her only a partial response to public records requests about a $3.05 million federal grant to replace the town’s leaking water lines and never answered the rest.
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A father who fought for Hope, a banker’s path home
HOPE – “I went with my daddy to talk to the board members of the vo-tech program to put it here in Hope. So, I’m kind of proud of that.” Darwin Hendrix was a young man when he joined his father, then-state Sen. Olen Hendrix, in the push to bring a vocational-technical school to Hope in the 1960s. Today that school is the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. It is one of several things the Hendrix family has helped bring to Hope and southwest Arkansas over more than half a century.
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101 years ago: Texarkana, Texas, dedicated its new City Hall, then offered it to the county
Field Value post_status draft post_modified 2026-11-09 20:33:03. On Nov. 12, 1925, Texarkana, Texas, threw a party for a building. The new four-story Municipal Building on Texas Boulevard at Third Street was dedicated that Thursday with a parade, a banquet, an orchestra and a concert by the Fire Department’s drum and bugle corps, according to a 1981 history prepared for the Historic American Buildings Survey from the Four States Press coverage of the day. The building was open for inspection all day, the Naples Monitor reported, and “the ceremonies closed with a banquet in the evening.”
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Watlington receives Joey Baker Endowed Scholarship at UAMS
Maggie Watlington, a Southern Arkansas University graduate and doctor of pharmacy candidate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Joey Baker Endowed Scholarship at the UAMS College of Pharmacy. Established by SAU alumnus Joey Baker, the scholarship supports UAMS...
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Governor proclaims November 14th as Don Ruggles Day
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared November 14th, 2026, as Don Ruggles Day. Ruggles departed this earth on March 4, 2025. He was born and raised in Hope. He was a graduate of Hope High School and Henderson State University, obtaining a BS degree and commission...
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Waldo sets Christmas Celebration and Parade for December 12
Waldo’s Country Christmas Celebration and Parade will be held Saturday, December 12, 2026 from 1-5 p.m. Activities include line dancing, music, free cocoa and cookies, and food vendors. The parade will start at 4 p.m. The parade will assemble at Waldo City Park, proceed to Main Street, and return...
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Junanne Brown continues a lifetime of service to Hope Public Schools
HOPE — For Junanne Brown, serving Hope Public Schools is not a new commitment. It is the continuation of a relationship with the district and the Hope community that has spanned much of her life. Brown was born in Hope and attended schools within the Hope School District. After...