Year: 2023

Hempstead County Road 5 is Closed due to high waters.  Please use alternate routes and exercise extreme caution in this area at all times.  Hempstead County appreciates your cooperation and patience.

September may have seemed excessively hot but the average temperature was 8.27 degrees cooler than normal in Hope.  According to statistics released by Hope’s official weather station, the Southwest Research and Extension Center, the average […]

The Southwest Arkansas Arts Council recently held a reception for the latest artist on exhibit, Michael Sherbert. The artist was thrilled with how the exhibit turned out. He showed up and played the guitar and […]

UAHT will have 3 hours of live imagery streaming of a ring-shaped eclipse starting at 10am on October 14th. There will be with no commentary or interruptions. At 11am there will be an educational program […]

Hope Water & Light held their annual Community Coffee Wednesday (10-4) in honor of Public Power Week. Public Utilities are community owned and strive to provide safe, affordable, reliable service to the communities they serve. […]

The Hope Water and Light Commission met in the Hope Water and Light building on Tuesday evening (10-3). The meeting began with a presentation by Utility Financial Solutions on the cost of service and rate […]

At 5pm Wednesday (10-4) Laneburg fire department responded to a call of a house on fire on highway 299 N. Other responding units were Nevada Co Fire and Rescue, Fair Hills FD, Redland FD. Rosston […]

The Hope City Board met at City Hall on Tuesday evening (10-3). The meeting started with an invocation, the pledge and approval of the minutes. Beckie Moore spoke for the Downtown Network on the topic […]

Families looking for some good, clean fun should head to the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze at Miracle Farms in Bodcaw this month.  Gordon Mote from the Gaither videos will be featured this week and […]

Two days of activities are planned in November to observe Veterans Day in Hope.  The committee planning the event under the auspices of the Hempstead County Veterans Service Office met Wednesday (9-4) at the Hempstead […]