Month: March 2025

The Hope School Board met on Tuesday (3-18).  The previous meeting’s minutes were approved. There were awards and recognitions presented to students, parents and groups.  Superintendent Dr. Jonathon Crossley made the board aware of potential […]

Five local people went to a conference recently in Oklahoma and this is the report from Sheila Ballard: The Arkansas Living History Association held their annual conference on the first weekend of March. Founded in […]

The Prescott School Board met in the junior high conference room on Monday (3-17). Superintendent Robert Poole talked about how well the school was doing in their improvement in state ATLAS testing scores. Particularly impressive […]

The special guest at the 67 Gas & Grill in downtown Emmet on March 25th will be Brady Rhodes.  Rhodes is one of the most popular performers in southwest Arkansas and will feature a variety […]

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from Hope Bobcat Baseball Coach Brandon Martindale and Lady Cat Softball Coach Terry Daniels on March 18th. Both the coaches talked about their teams and what they expect from conference […]

The Hope Lions Club heard an outstanding program on Monday (3-17) on the Hempstead County Library.  Library Director Courtney McNiel gave the club lots of information about the facility. McNiel said the library will have […]

The Hope Planning and Zoning Commission met in the city hall boardroom on Monday (3-18). There were two requests, one for rezoning and the other for a special use permit. Both were approved. The first […]

Our friend Dean Butler told us to stop by Hope Physical Therapy this week (the original Hope Physical Therapy at 1405 South Main, the one that’s been serving you for 41 years).  We figured he […]

The Prescott City Council met on Monday (3-17).  After a prayer and the pledge of allegiance, the previous meetings minutes were approved.   An Arkansas Game & Fish representative, Spencer Weitzel was present to discuss the […]

The Washington Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass and brush fire shortly before 4pm Monday (3-17) at 5255 US 278 West just north of Washington.  The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Department also responded as did […]