Articles by Photo by Paul Oller

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.  […]

The Garrett Memorial Baptist Church will hold their 4th annual Old Fashioned Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along December 5th at 7pm at the Paul W. Klipsch Auditorium on the 2nd floor of Hope’s City Hall.  Admission […]

 Hope resident and volunteer extraordinaire Drury Hoover is pictured holding the beautiful crystal award she recently received from Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank.  Mrs. Hoover was presented the Andrea Darby Lifetime Achievement  Award for her […]

Dr. Robin Hickerson of UAHT visited the Hope Lions on Monday and gave a brief program on “Giving Tuesday” set for November 28th.  We join Dr. Hickerson in urging the public to support UAHT!

The Executive Committee of the Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District, Inc. will meet on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the District office at 101 Harvey Couch Boulevard in Magnolia.  The Board […]

The Blevins School Board met on Monday, November 13th. The first topic was the Annual Equity Compliance in which it was agreed Blevins would follow all the federal rules for funding. Next was the change […]