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Yesterday | KSLA-TV Shreveport

AR fiery double fatal crash

Hempstead County authorities are investigating a double fatal accident. The accident happened Thursday afternoon on County Road 15 in Arkansas.

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Related Topix: Fulton, AR

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Arkansas Times

June 24-30, 2009

June 24-30, 2009 It was a GOOD week for a A The ENVIRONMENT . The state Court of Appeals ruled that SWEPCO shouldn't have been issued a construction permit for a coal-fired generating plant in Hempstead County.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Vic Snyder

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Hempstead County Residents Favor Coal Power Plant

Despite a ruling by the Arkansas Appeals Court, construction continues at the site of a proposed coal-fire power plant in Hempstead County.

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Related Topix: Little Rock, AR, Fulton, AR

Mon Jun 29, 2009

ArkansasBusiness.com

Swepco to Appeal Reversal of Turk Plant Permit

Swepco will appeal last week's Arkansas Court of Appeals ruling that rejected the state permit for its Hempstead County power plant.

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Related Topix: Little Rock, AR

Fri Jun 26, 2009

FOX16.com

Court rejects coal power plant permit for SW ...

The Arkansas Court of Appeals says "no" to a coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County saying the power company didn't do enough to notify the public about the $1.6 billion project before it started.

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Related Topix: Little Rock Metro, North Little Rock, AR, Little Rock, AR

Wed Jun 24, 2009

KTHV-TV

Court Rejects Power Plant Permit For SWEPCO

The Arkansas Court of Appeals says state regulators didn't adequately review plans for a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County and has rejected a permit allowing its construction.

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Related Topix: Fulton, AR

Sat Jun 13, 2009

KATV Little Rock

Hearing Held on SWEPCO Rate Hike

State regulators are expected to rule soon on whether three groups trying to oppose a $53.9 million rate hike that will help fund a southwest Arkansas power plant can intervene in the case.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

KATV Little Rock

ADEQ Hears Openings on Plant

Opponents of a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas say state regulators relied on flawed data when they approved an air permit for the project.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

5NEWSonline.com

Ark. judge says he won't consider carbon dioxide argument in power plant appeal

An administrative judge says he won't consider arguments that regulators did not properly analyze the potential carbon dioxide pollution caused by a proposed coal-fired power plant before approving an air permit.

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Related Topix: Science, Ecology

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Arkansas News Bureau

Poll: Arkansans support renewable energy initiatives

A new poll shows Arkansans overwhelmingly support new standards for renewable energy sources, environmental groups said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Little Rock, AR

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Herald-Leader

Fort Chaffee : VanPelt commands state's 39th

Col. Kirk VanPelt took command of the state's largest National Guard unit Sunday with a hail of cannon fire and flurry of flags under a cloudless sky.

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Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, Fort Smith, AR, Malvern, AR

Fri May 29, 2009

ArkansasBusiness.com

Fitch Revises Swepco Outlook to Negative

Fitch Ratings has revised its rating of Southwest Electric Power Co. from stable to negative.

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Tue May 26, 2009

KNOE-TV Monroe

Couple arrested for drugs, counterfeiting

Hempstead County authorities seized drugs and counterfeit money in a raid on a rural home, where they arrested a man and a woman.

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Wed May 20, 2009

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Arkansas couple arrested, both face list of charges

Hempstead County deputies and agents of several Arkansas agencies joined together in a warrant operation netting two arrests Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Washington, AR

Tue May 19, 2009

Texarkana Gazette

Arkansas man dies in head-on collision; three sent to hospital

A Hope, Ark., man died in a head-on collision about 4:10 p.m. Friday on Hempstead County Road 3. Paul M. Holt, 61, died of injuries from the collision after his northbound 2001 Dodge pickup crossed into the path of a southbound Honda Pilot driven by Susan P. O'Bryant, 56, of Hope.

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Related Topix: Hope, AR, Bauxite, AR, Texarkana, TX Metro

Herald-Leader

FEMA to trim trailers in Hope

A stockpile of mobile homes and travel trailers at the Hope airport, originally destined for Gulf Coast hurricane survivors in 2005, is scheduled to shrink in the next two years, and so will the revenue it brings to the southwest Arkansas town.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Hope, AR, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Sun May 17, 2009

Hope Star

Teens return home; man set for trip

Two teen girls who had been sought by law enforcement here after reports of their disappearance last week have returned to Hempstead County, and the Nashville man with whom they were traveling awaits extradition on state charges.

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Related Topix: Nashville, AR, Hope, AR

Fri May 15, 2009

Hope Star

Commencement season about to commence

From a school in Hempstead County which will graduate nine proud students to a school in Hope which will graduate a record 316 students, graduation season is here.

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Related Topix: Hope, AR, University of Arkansas, Blevins, AR

Wed May 13, 2009

5NEWSonline.com

Opponents of coal-fired power plant argue that full picture not given to regulators

Opponents of a coal-fired power plant under construction in southwest Arkansas say a regulatory panel didn't get a complete picture of the plant's impact because it was not addressed in one proceeding.

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Mon May 11, 2009

KTBS

New Flash Flood Warning

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 656 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HEMPSTEAD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOPE... NEVADA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRESCOTT... * ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Nevada County, AR, Prescott, AR, Blevins, AR

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