Articles by text by Eric Mclaurin, photos by Eric Mclaurin and Terri Perkins

The Hope Downtown Network held “A Taste of Hope” on Saturday (10-7). There was plenty of  good food to be sampled with Hiro-Hiro, Amigo Juan’s, Big Mac’s Barbecue, The Melon Patch, Hope Donuts, Tailgaters, Terry […]

Church leaders of Hope First United Methodist were pleased to welcome Rev. Edna Morgan and Rev. Dr. Michael Roberts to Hope Wednesday, October 4.  Rev. Morgan is the Arkansas United Methodist Conference District Superintendent for […]

    The Hope Civitan Club will be selling hot dogs and drinks on the Atwoods parking lot Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  A hot dog and a drink will cost $1 and the […]

From the Hope Beautification Committee… Congratulations to Mr. Stanley Taylor @ 618 S. Harvey for receiving Yard of the Month for September. Mr. Taylor is a difficult man to catch so we’re late in posting. […]

Hempstead County Road 5 is Closed due to high waters.  Please use alternate routes and exercise extreme caution in this area at all times.  Hempstead County appreciates your cooperation and patience.

September may have seemed excessively hot but the average temperature was 8.27 degrees cooler than normal in Hope.  According to statistics released by Hope’s official weather station, the Southwest Research and Extension Center, the average […]

The Southwest Arkansas Arts Council recently held a reception for the latest artist on exhibit, Michael Sherbert. The artist was thrilled with how the exhibit turned out. He showed up and played the guitar and […]

UAHT will have 3 hours of live imagery streaming of a ring-shaped eclipse starting at 10am on October 14th. There will be with no commentary or interruptions. At 11am there will be an educational program […]

Hope Water & Light held their annual Community Coffee Wednesday (10-4) in honor of Public Power Week. Public Utilities are community owned and strive to provide safe, affordable, reliable service to the communities they serve. […]

The Hope Water and Light Commission met in the Hope Water and Light building on Tuesday evening (10-3). The meeting began with a presentation by Utility Financial Solutions on the cost of service and rate […]

At 5pm Wednesday (10-4) Laneburg fire department responded to a call of a house on fire on highway 299 N. Other responding units were Nevada Co Fire and Rescue, Fair Hills FD, Redland FD. Rosston […]

The Hope City Board met at City Hall on Tuesday evening (10-3). The meeting started with an invocation, the pledge and approval of the minutes. Beckie Moore spoke for the Downtown Network on the topic […]