Month: February 2021

HOPE – Five Hope High School Bobcat Band musicians qualified for Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association All-Region placement, and two of the five will advance to All-State competition. HHS All-State eligible musicians selected included […]

Yerger Middle School math teacher/coach Jared Morrow is the YMS Teacher of the Month for January. Recognized by YMS Principal Mike Radebaugh as a “relentless” leader both professionally and in the classroom, Morrow has been […]

A districtwide COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Hope Public Schools employees, faculty and administration was conducted Friday, Jan. 29, at Hope High School. District Nurse Renee Sells, RN, said 168 doses of the vaccine were administered […]

The new Poultry Education facility at Southern Arkansas University will be a great asset to Southern Arkansas. Agriculture is the largest industry in Hempstead County and much of our economy is from poultry production. In […]

The Hope City Board met Tuesday for their first meeting of February. The meeting was held in the Fair Park Community Center with board member Dr. Linda Clark joining online. The first item of business […]

The Hope Lions heard from Mayor Don Still on Monday.  The Mayor gave an overview of city operations and projects.  He noted the city departments are small but the employees work very well together and […]

CPL Garrett Vallee from Dierks meet up with Huck Plyler Monday at Amigo Juans for dinner. Huck shipped many boxes to Garrett and his unit in 2019 while he was deployed on the USS Boxer. […]

As of Monday, there were 296,494 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas.  There have been 274,904 recoveries.  There have been 4,895 deaths.  There were 16,665 active cases. Hempstead County has had 1,642 cumulative cases.  There […]

The Hope Civitan Club, along with Civitans worldwide, is observing Clergy Appreciation Week, February 1-7. Hope Mayor Don Still signed a proclamation, designating this week as Clergy Appreciation Week in Hope. The annual observance honors […]

“Calvary Baptist Church in Hope invites the public to attend a Valentine Event in the church sanctuary on Sunday, February 14, at 5:00 p.m.  There is no cost to attend.  Bitsy Carter will provide special music, […]