Year: 2023

Attendees from Arkansas attending the East Texas Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church at College Station, Texas.   On July 20-22, residents of Hempstead County attended the newly formed meeting of the East Texas […]

The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce this year’s Politically Correct Watermelon Eating Contest at the 47th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival sponsored by UAHT.  All elected officials and those seeking office are […]

If you are growing watermelons save one for Labor Day weekend!!! On Saturday, September 2, the Old Washington Farmer’s Market will host an official watermelon weigh-off site for the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth in Washington, Arkansas. […]

Join us for 9th Grade Orientation at Hope High School on August 10 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm! Students will get the schedules, learn where classes are, meet the teachers, and explore the various club options! […]

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from Christy Burns, Executive Director of the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce.  Burns brought her daughter Kenzi who has been helping deliver Watermelon Festival posters around town. Burns said this […]

  On July 23rd, 2023, at approximately 9:00am, officers with the Hope Police Department arrested Christopher Fugitt, 48, of Hope, AR. Mr. Fugitt was arrested in the 300 block of West 16th Street and charged […]