Month: May 2024

Retired Hempstead County Sheriff Donald “Don” Worthey, age 87, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Hope.  Worthy served as Hempstead County Sheriff in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Visitation will be held Friday, May […]

The Hope School Board met in the High School Auditorium on Monday(5-20). After being called to order, the minutes from three previous meetings were approved as were the expenditures for May. Presentations were made by […]

Hope, AR – The mid-May weather was cloudy, warm and muggy but it was all smiles from those downtown while the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics wound its way through the streets of […]

The Hempstead County Democratic Women met at the Hempstead County Library on Monday (5-20). The meeting started with a prayer. The purpose of the meeting was to decide what to do with the money accumulated […]

Spring Hill High School graduation took place at Hempstead Hall on Monday evening (5-20). The National Anthem was performed by Mrs. Merits Wylie and the Invocation said by Andrew Wylie. Mr. Ronald Smead, the High […]

After owning and operating the Hope McDonalds for 34 years, Steve and Celia Montgomery are retiring and have sold their restaurants including the Hope McDonald’s.  Steve Montgomery called it “bittersweet” and noted in a social […]

Jane Hoffman (pictured here with some ugly old hairy-legged boys) will be the special guest at the 67 Gas & Grill in downtown Emmet on Tuesday May 28th.  Hoffman was a guest last month and […]

An intermediate forging workshop was held this past weekend (5-18 and 5-18) at the Blacksmith Shop at Historic Washington State Park.  As you can tell by the pictures, it got a little hot working in […]