Hope man dies in Gulf of Mexico drillship accident

HOPE, Maine — The community is rallying around the family of a resident who died in an accident Tuesday morning on a ship that was preparing to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Sam Whitley, 34, of Hope died aboard the Pacific Santa Ana, a ...<

Hope Man Killed in Oil Rig Accident off Louisiana Coast

A man from Hope was killed in an accident while working on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday. Sources tell TV5 that 35-year-old Sam Whitley was fatally injured on board the drillship Pacific Santa Ana, contracted by Chevron, off the coast of <

Mount Hope man indicted on Franklin County sexual abuse charge

RUSSELLVILLE — A Lawrence County man has been indicted on a Franklin County sexual abuse charge. Courthouse officials said Eric Jason Plott, 19, 3163 Lawrence 460, Mount Hope, was indicted during the September session of the Franklin County