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Nevada graduation Thursday

ROSSTON – Seniors at Nevada High School will finally get to graduate. The graduation ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday in the school gym. There will be restrictions for those attending. First, students are […]
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COVID-19 cases rising in state

LITTLE ROCK – There were 259 additional cases reported at this afternoon’s COVID-19 update. Of those, 57 were from Pulaski County, 14 were from Washington County and 26 were from Benton County. Health officials say […]
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2020 Hope Watermelon Festival T-Shirts Now On Sale

July 8, 2020, Hope, Arkansas, The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is now taking orders for festival t-shirts.  Although the festival was canceled, the chamber decided to offer the opportunity to purchase shirts for what they hope […]
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COVID-19 Update

As of Tuesday afternoond, there have been 24,512 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas.  There have been 18,725 recoveries.  301 people have died.  There are 5,486 active cases. Hempstead County has 65 confirmed cases.  50 […]
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Shots Fired At Paradise Quick Stop In Hope

Hope Police responded to Paradise Quick Stop at the corner of Spring Hill Road and West Third in 7pm hour Tuesday after two motorists apparently exchanged gunshots.  There were no injuries and officers looked for […]
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Hope City Board

The Hope City Board met via virtual meeting on Tuesday for their first meeting of July.  Following the pledge and approval of the minutes the board looked at a proposed ordinance provided by the Arkansas […]
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Food Drive Underway

  HOPE – For the month of July, the Hempstead County Women’s Farm Bureau Committee is having a community based food drive. Anyone that would like to make a canned food donation please drop them […]
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COVID-19 Update

As of Monday evening, there were 24,253 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas.  There have been 17,834 recoveries.  292 people have died.  There are 6,127 active cases in the state. Hempstead County has 64 confirmed […]