Articles by H.C. Yerger Museum

The first annual Henry C. Yerger Museum Gala is set for October 14th at 6pm at the First National Bank of Tom Bean.  Tickets are $50 each.  The guest speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Butler, […]

River Valley Tractor on highway 29 north hosted the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee on Wednesday September 27th.  A good crowd was on hand to check out all the different products RVT offers […]

Here are more scenes around this year’s Southwest Arkansas District Fair.  In exhibits, we understand Mrs. LaJuan Thompson of Hope had 150 entries! These included canning, cut flowers, sewing, and produce.  This year’s fair was […]

The Depot Museum’s Prairie D’Ane committee along with a group of dedicated volunteers have been diligently working to make the Prairie more accessible for everyone. Their latest accomplishment has been updating fencing. A big THANK […]

The Blevins School board met on Monday (9-25)  following the Report to the Public. During the Report to the Public the enrollment numbers were talked about, which won’t be final until October. The Elementary School […]

Judy Duke and Phyllis Stewart volunteered to staff the arts and crafts exhibit at the District Fair. They are both from Fair Hills in Nevada County and Members of Nevada County’s Homemaker’s Extension Club. The […]

Steven Carlson spoke on Effie Anderson Smith at Southwest Arkansas Arts Council on Division on Thursday. Smith was born in Nashville in 1869 in the challenging times after the Civil War. Her family moved to […]

The Hempstead County Quorum Court met in the Courthouse on Thursday (9-28).  After the invocation, pledge and the approval of the minutes, the Court discussed and voted on the exchange of property with Pike County […]

Hempstead Hall played hosted to one of the most beloved brother acts in the history of country music Thursday (9-28) when the Bellamy Brothers came to Hope.  The duo sang plenty of their 25 top […]

Here are a few scenes from around the District Fair including the Fair Queens pageant Tuesday and just a few of the hundreds of arts & crafts exhibits.  

The DeAnn VFD will hold a fundraiser Friday (9-29) for one of their firefighters who was injured recently while responding to an emergency on I-30.  The event will start at 6pm and will also include […]

Queen’s Division   1st…Jessie Thompson                               2nd Madalyn Ward                           […]