Articles by Dale Gathright, Jr.

The Hope Farmers Market on June 9th had a great turnout and plenty of wonderful fresh food for sale.  Special thanks to Farmers Bank & Trust for sponsoring and manning the hospitality table.  Congratulations to […]

MAGNOLIA, Ark. (June 17, 2024) – Farmers Bank & Trust is proud to introduce a full-service Spanish-language banking program. The program features a Spanish-language website, bilingual online and call-in customer service programs, and personal in-branch support at several […]

The Hope Lions Club heard from District Engineer William Cheatham and Construction Engineer Jeremy Thomas on Monday (6-17).  Cheatham outlined a lot of projects ArDot is working on in the Hempstead County area. Cheatham noted […]

This year’s Juneteenth Parade in Hope started just down the street from Yerger and went to Northside Park where there were food trucks, bounce houses, and a recounting of history by Ale Mae Flenory.  Ms. […]

VOTE SOAR held the third annual Juneteenth celebration in Hope on Friday and Saturday (6-14 & 6-15). On Friday, there was the kickoff at the Pocket Park in downtown Hope on 2nd Street.   The event […]

More than 150 descendants of pioneer families who settled in what is now Nevada County more than 170 years ago gathered for the Methodist Church’s annual homecoming and dinner on the grounds. People with ancestral […]

The Hempstead County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee hosted the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee on June 12th at the new Farm Bureau building on North Hervey.    

Fresh from receiving the “Arkansas Honors Arkansas” award at the Arkansas Country Music Association Awards Ceremony earlier this month, Johnny Sprayberry will be the special guest June 25th at the 67 Gas & Grill in […]

HOPE, AR – Rainbow of Challenges is excited to announce the return of the LifeShare Blood bus back to the ROC Administration building at 500 S. Main Street for a special Summer season blood drive […]