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hopeprescott.com
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.
ketr.org
Commerce falls to Liberty-Eylau in Bi-District round
MOUNT PLEASANT- The Commerce Tigers fall out of the 2026 UIL playoffs with a bi-district loss to the Liberty-Eylau Leopards, 35-28. A normally prolific Commerce offense put up some big plays in the second half after managing just seven points in the first, but it was not enough to overcome a highly talented Liberty-Eylau defense.
txktoday.com
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.
KSLA
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southwestarkansasradio.com
Dierks School Board Discusses Recovered Funds, Approves Vehicle Purchase
The Dierks School Board met Tuesday for its regular monthly meeting, with three members present and two absent. Members in attendance were Jaron Tipton, Kara Tedford and Laykon Graham. Kirby Allen and Justin Simmons were absent. During the meeting, Superintendent Grover Hill provided an update regarding a compromised check totaling...