Articles by Mark Keith

Members of Shover Springs Baptist Church recently visited their fellow church member Mr. Jimmy England at Hope Haven.  Mr. England recently moved over to Hope Haven and the church members stopped by to check on […]

After a slight hold-up due to COVID, the “King” is coming to the 67 Gas & Grill Tuesday March 12th.  The “King”, also known as Donnie Pyle, was originally scheduled for February ; however, after […]

The Hope Kiwanis Club recently donated $5,131 to the city of Hope for a new scoreboard for Harry Hawthorne Field.  Shown presenting the check to Parks Director Summer Powell are Kiwanis President Jimmy Courtney and […]

We have to confess, Monday evening when we heard rumbling out front and saw bright lights we weren’t sure that a giant spaceship had landed in downtown Hope!  Turns out it was just some new […]

Both the Arkansas Living History Association and the Southeastern Association of Living History, Farms, and Agricultural Museums held conferences at Historic Washington State Park from Friday through Sunday (3-1 to 3-3).   Their workshops covered creating […]

Dr. Charles Looney, Cattle Improvement Specialist and Professor with the University of Arkansas and the Department of Agriculture was officially inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame March 1st in Little Rock. A native […]

Red River Wrecker was onsite Monday (3-4) to clean up a log truck accident on US 67 west of Hope near Bobo & Bain.  At least one person was taken for medical treatment.  The accident […]

The Hope Evening Lions will hold their monthly food distribution on Saturday March 9th starting at 8:30am.  The distribution will continue until at least 10am.  The Evening Lions will distribute the food at 3301 East […]

The Hope Evening Lions Club hosted the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee on Wednesday February 28th.  Here, the Evening Lions are joined by several members of the Noon Lions Club.

The 67 Gas & Grill in downtown Emmet may be the epicenter of country music in south Arkansas but it also proved to be a very versatile venue for another type of music Friday (3-1) […]