Articles by Scott Jester/ROC

HOPE, AR – Making Rainbows of Hope is excited to conduct its annual “ROC Angels” Christmas drive. The goal of the drive is to provide a merry Christmas complete with toys, clothes, and essentials for […]

Pictured is a smiling group from Living Hope Disability Ministry, centered by longtime organizers T.J. Connell and Jermaine Moore, recently presented a donation check to ROC staffers Chika Bonner and Dorene Mosier to help support […]

Brotherhood of Fulton President Jessie Henry inspects some baking hens along with Ben Brazzel and Duane Brown of Barry’s on Friday (11-17).  The Brotherhood of Fulton annually distributes baking hens and food to those less […]

  Pictured (L-R, back row): Big Machine Label Group’s Megan Joyce, Big Machine Records’ Kris Lamb, Big Machine Label Group’s Mike Rittberg, Big Machine Label Group’s Allison Jones, Big Machine Records’ Clay Hunnicutt, Plaid Flag […]

Christmas Open House brought a “Storybook Christmas” to Hope Thursday (11-16) night.  Downtown Hope was awash with bright Christmas lights and many of the participating merchants had delicious treats for the shoppers.  Many of those […]

Lafayette County Voters have defeated a proposal to extend their current county sales tax to fund upgrades to the county’s jail complex.  The proposal would have extended the current sales tax to expand the county’s […]

Hope – Tuesday (11-14) local business owner Arnetta Bradford filed for State Representative in District 88 with the support and endorsement of Governor Sanders. The district includes Hempstead and parts of Howard and Miller counties. The seat […]

The First Baptist Church of Hope held their “49’ers” luncheon on Tuesday (11-14).  The group meets at 11:30am on the second Tuesday of each month.  They enjoy potluck and have a program.  This month’s program […]

The Hope School Board met in the High School Auditorium on Monday night (11-13). After the approval of the minutes and the expenditures was the superintendent’s report. The first item on the Superintendent’s Report was […]

Wednesday (11-14) at noon was the deadline to file for political office for next year’s primaries.  The Hempstead County Clerk provided a list of local candidates while the Secretary of State’s office provided a list […]

  WASHINGTON (November 14, 2023) — The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), today announced Charles L. Welch as its new president and CEO, effective January 15, 2024. Welch succeeds Mildred García who […]

Mark Silvey, a pastor and small business owner, has announced his candidacy as a Republican for State Senate in District 3. This district includes all of Columbia, Lafayette, Clark, and Nevada counties, and parts of […]