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COVID-19 Update

As of Wednesday afternoon, Arkansas had 6.277 confirmed cases of COVID-19.  There have been 4,424 recoveries and 120 deaths.  There are 1,733 active cases. Hempstead County is holding steady at 14 confirmed cases, 7 recoveries, […]
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CADC Packing Emergency Food Boxes

Around 5 dozen volunteers and Central Arkansas Development Council staffers gathered at the Fair Park Coliseum to pack emergency food boxes on Wednesday morning.  Volunteers from throughout the community helped including representatives from the Hope […]
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Summer bladesmithing school set

HOPE – The schedule has been set for the Jack Black School of Bladesmithing. June 1-5 will be the session for working on Damascus Steel. The classes will be from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. […]
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Velazquez earns honors scholarship

HOPE – The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana announces Johan Velazquez has been awarded the Honors Scholarship to attend the college. This award is $2,000 per academic year. Velazquez is a graduate of Hope High […]
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8th north Task Force Arrests Two

On 22 May 2020, Agents of the 8th North Task Force and Hempstead County Deputies arrested 44-year-old Eric Goss of Nashville and 62-year-old Donald Wynn of Ozan. Wynn a parolee who is under active supervision were […]
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COVID-19 Update

As of Tuesday evening, there were 6,180 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas.  There have been 4,332 recoveries and 119 deaths.  There are 1,729 active cases. Hempstead County moves up to 14 confirmed cases, 7 […]
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Hope Farmers Market

The second edition of the Hope Farmers Market was held Tuesday.  There were five vendors out with their produce.  As more crops ripen, more vendors are expected out.  Everyone is invited to come out and […]
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Perry Henley Cultivates Lilies

Perry Henley of Western Home and Auto on Main Street downtown certainly has a green thumb!  He has grown a great crop of lilies in a city flower bed behind his family’s store.