Month: August 2021

Per Judge Crane, effective Monday, August 30, 2021 Hempstead County Road Department will be working to repair roads throughout the County. These projects could  take approximately 2 – 3 weeks or longer as weather permits. […]

The 67 Gas &Grill in Emmet featured karaoke this past Tuesday.  A big crowd turned out and enjoyed such singers as Alex Hutson, Wayne Brown, Starla Tolliver, host Terri Perkins Shelley Keith, and Jennifer Taylor.  […]

HOPE – Five former Hope Public Schools educators will be inducted into the Hope Public Schools Educator Hall of Fame on Sept. 17 at Hammons Stadium prior to the Hope-Prescott football game. “As I have […]

As of Wednesday afternoon here are the active cases of COVID by county in Southwest Arkansas… Hempstead  137 Nevada 69 Ouachita 102 Union 151 Columbia 162 Lafayette 43 Miller 211 Little River 111 Sevier 145 […]

You can get up to $250.00 of your fines completely charged off. The Hempstead County District Court is offering incentives for people who have been or get fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. This virus […]

Hundreds of people waited in downtown Hope to see the”Big Boy” steam train Wednesday.  The train was due in Hope but was delayed in Texarkana due to rail issues.  It finally arrived around 6:35pm for […]

On August 19, 2021 at approximately 11:00pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Anton Welch, 22, of Emmet, AR and charged him with domestic battery in the 3rd degree. The arrest occurred in the […]