Articles by Mark Keith

Motorists attempting to get to Oakhaven or the industrial park were thwarted shortly after t0pm Tuesday evening after an 18 wheeler and trailer apparently tried to turn around at Big Mac’s BBQ and slipped in […]

Congratulations to Victor Serrano, Anthony Rodriguez, Milton Silva, Antoine Walker and Aaliyah Washington who signed with Henderson State University! Congratulations to these amazing Bobcats band students!!

The Hempstead Republican Party held their Lincoln-Day Dinner at Hempstead Hall on Monday (4-22).  Master of Ceremonies Steve Atchley welcomed attendees to the event and talked about inflation being out of control and needing God […]

The James Black Bowie Festival was held Saturday (4-20) at Historic Washington State Park.  Due to rain some of the events were held inside the 1940 WPA Gym on Saturday including the ribbon-cutting.   The festival […]

The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee on Wednesday April 17th was hosted by United Ag & Turf.  A good crowd turned out to Hope’s John Deere dealership on US 278 west to enjoy […]

Josh Williams gave the Hope Lions Club an update on the Hempstead County Historical Scoiety on Monday (4-22).  He explained the group meets monthly, usually the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Presbyterian Church […]

An 18 wheeler hung it’s “landing gear” just over the Kiamichi track on Avenue D in Hope Monday around 2:15pm.  The trailer was over the track. Hope Police were on the scene.  

A two-vehicle accident on North Hervey in front of Walgreens snarled up traffic on North Hervey around 2pm Monday (4-22) afternoon.  The accident involved a loaded log truck and a pickup.  The log truck lost […]

The Hempstead County Quorum Court met Thursday (4-18) at the Hempstead County Courthouse.  Following the prayer and pledge, the JP’s moved into the agenda items for the meeting. The JP’s passed four ordinances.  These included […]

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff hosted the Southwest Arkansas Small Farms Conference at Hempstead Hall on Wednesday (4-17).   Opening with an introduction by Akili Moses Israel, the conference speakers talked about such issues […]

The Hope Downtown Network met in the Tailgater’s Annex on Thursday (4-18). The new planters in the Pocket Park were discussed. It was announced that mulch was donated by Old Castle by way of Whit […]