Articles by Photos by Paul Oller

When shopping this season at Super 1 and Wal-Mart, you may encounter volunteers from the Salvation Army “ringing the bell”.  Remember to drop your change and donations into the red kettles.  The funds go towards […]

The Arkansas Century Farm program recognizes Arkansas farms of 10 acres or more owned by the same family for at least 100 years. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture began the Century Farm program in 2012 to […]

The Hope Lions Club kicked off their 74th annual Christmas auction Thursday (11-30).  Despite heavy rain falling intermittently, a good crowd turned out to help the Lions raise money for Christmas baskets for the needy. […]

It took the Rector Cougars an overtime period to defeat the Spring Hill Bears Thursday (11-30) in the State Championship Game at War Memorial Stadium.  The game was postponed due to lightning at one point.  […]

The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee was hosted November 29th by Diamond Bank at the bank on South Main.  The Coffee was a great time for the employees to visit at length with […]

In Southwest Arkansas’s “Christmas Town”, Oakhaven, one doesn’t see much of the “Elf on a Shelf”.  Instead there’s a great deal of “Les on a Ladder”.  Oakhaven resident Les Patterson along with family members can […]

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from Amanda Greer, Diagnostician, Instructor, and Manager of the Arkansas Nematode Diagnostic Laboratory at the U of A Southwest Research and Extension Center just outside of Hope.  Greer explained that […]

HOPE, AR – From November 28 through December 7, community members can help Hope Public Schools “STUFF THE BUS!” The district is collecting non-perishable food items and other necessities for transitional students and their families […]

Justice of the Peace Doris Keel Brown is a life-long resident of Hope.  She was born in Washington and duly elected to the Quorum Court in November 2000.  Doris has been the voice for District […]

Karmel Kuhn has announced his candidacy for Hempstead County Justice of the Peace in District 3.  Kuhn is a Republican. Kuhn is a native of Oklahoma and moved to Hope with his parents in 1970.  […]