Articles by Dale Gathright, Jr.

Firemen in Nashville responded to a fire on East Sypert Wednesday (12-13) shortly before 2:00 pm.  A shed behind the Marvin Edwards residence caught fire.  The homeowner was attempting to put it out when firemen […]

The Hope School Board met in the High School Auditorium Tuesday (12-12). After the call to order and approval of last meeting’s minutes and expenditures there were community recognitions. Those recognized included: students Autumn Flenory […]

The First Baptist Church of Hope’s “49’ers” met Tuesday for their regular monthly potluck in the fellowship hall.  The program featured the “king of rock & roll” plus a special guest appearance by Santa Claus […]

The Hope Tourism Commission met in the City Hall Boardroom on Tuesday night (12-12).  After the approval of the minutes and the financial statement,  the permits and payments were covered. Overall the payments are looking […]

Blevins held its Homecoming last Thursday (12-7) with a lot of excitement from the students. Pictured are the Homecoming Queen and her escort (her brother). Blevins also had four basketball games on Monday against Foulke […]

The Blevins School Board met on Monday (12-11). The topics discussed were the purchase of an HVAC unit, the School Board terms and school attendance on January 19th to make up for a day missed […]

The Spring Hill School Board held their December meeting on Monday night (12-11).  The meeting started with a call to order, a prayer and the approval of last meeting’s minutes as well as the financial […]

Operation Christmas 2023 Shop with a Hero was a huge success Thanks to the citizens of Hempstead County. We would like to thank all the business owners and others that bought ads in our desk […]

            Hempstead County has had different movie theatres over the years from the Saenger to the Rialto in downtown Hope. The Hempstead County Historical Society would like to showcase a movie that was shown in those […]

The town of Blevins held their annual Christmas Parade Saturday (12-9).  There was a good number of entries and a great crowd turned out to enjoy the Christmas festivities.