May 2026 – Page 2 – Hope Prescott

Townsend Outdoors Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Community Coffee

May 20, 2026 Hope Chamber of Commerce photo 0

Congratulations to Townsend Outdoors on highway 29 south in Hope on their 25th anniversary! Townsend’s hosted the Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee Wednesday (5-20) in honor of their anniversary.

Dr. Roscoe Smith Park (Northside) splashpad opens this week

May 20, 2026 Summer Chambers 0

HOPE – The newly constructed splashpad is set to open this weekend at the Dr. Roscoe Smith Park, formerly known as Northside Park. The splashpad will be open daily from 8:00 am – 9:00 pm. […]

Good crowds greet Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics along route in Hope

May 20, 2026 Scott Jester, ROCOH 0

HOPE – The mid-May weather may have been unpredictable with rain in the area, but it was all warm smiles from those who participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics as it wound […]

Hope man convicted of drug charges by Hempstead County jury

May 20, 2026 Eric Green - Hope Police Department 0

HOPE — On May 19, 2026, a Hempstead County jury convicted Tommy J. Cole, 42, of Hope, Arkansas, of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver within 1,000 feet of a designated school […]

Townsend Outdoors 25th Anniversary Community Coffee this morning

May 20, 2026 Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce 0

Mamie Marie Smith Harris, 84, of Texarkana, Texas

May 19, 2026 Lewis Funeral Home 0

Mamie Marie Smith Harris, 84, of Texarkana, Texas, formerly of Magnolia, Arkansas, passed peacefully on May 18, 2026, surrounded by her children. Marie was born on January 18, 1942, in Hempstead County, Arkansas, the daughter […]

Prescott City Council Conducts May Meeting, Highlights Community Events and Concerns

May 19, 2026 Tom Mullins 0

PRESCOTT, Ark. — The Prescott City Council convened its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, May 18th, at City Hall, with Mayor Oliver presiding and all council members present. The meeting opened with an invocation by […]

Hope City Board second May meeting and bond ordinance hearing

May 19, 2026 Dale Gathright, Jr. 0

HOPE – Hope City Board met Tuesday night for their second May meeting. Following the opening activities of the meeting, the public meeting was suspended, and a Sanitation Bond Ordinance Public Hearing was convened. Taylor […]

Parker Ray Powell

May 19, 2026 Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Homes-Hope. 0

Parker Ray Powell, 72, of Fulton, AR., passed away on May 18, 2026. Mr. Powell was born on September 14, 1953, in Hope, Arkansas, to Betty Jo and Wesley Gene Powell. He was a member […]

Storm Blocks Highway 299 Entrance to Farmers Market

May 19, 2026 Mark Keith 0

The storm Tuesday (5-19) blew a couple of trees down in Emmet and caused a power line and pole to sag. The sagging line means it’s unsafe to enter the Emmet Farmers Market from Highway […]

Eli Callicott Receives Degree from ASU

May 19, 2026 Amy Sweat 0

Eli Callicott, son of Cannon Callicott and the late Heather Loe Callicott, recently received his undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University. Eli is the grandson of Buddy and Beverly Loe and Don and Janice Callicott, […]

Heather Loe Callicott Memorial Scholarship Awarded at Cross County High School