Articles by Eric Mclaurin

The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce put on their annual watermelon parade starting at Brazzel-Oakcrest Funeral Home on Monday (8-7). The parade went down Main St. by the train station and around by the Courthouse. […]

Local wrecker services were kept busy Monday afternoon with two single-vehicle accidents in different parts of Hempstead County.  A Chevrolet sedan carrying 3 people from Missouri was involved in a single-vehicle accident on I-30 westbound […]

On August 5, 2023 at approximately 08:26, deputies arrested 49-year-old Jason Lee Mills of Emmet for Aggravated Assault on a Family Member, Domestic Battery 3rd Degree, Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons. Mills was taken into […]

The Howard County Historical Society (HCHS) will sponsor Pack the Park Car Show on Saturday, September 9th from 9:00AM-3:00PM at Nashville City Park. The car show is one of the primary fundraisers for the local […]

From the “Huck’s Military Care Package Project” facebook page… What an amazing Saturday we had today. We had the pleasure of meeting with all of District 10 at the VFW in Camden. Huck was asked […]

The Hope Evening Lions will hold their monthly food distribution Saturday August 12th beginning at 9am.  The distribution will be held at 3301 East Third, the old State Police Headquarters.  All who need food are […]

The Hope Lions Club heard from a member on Monday and a special guest.  Lions Craig Robinson told the club he would be moving from Hope to work with Lions World Services for the Blind […]

FREE CONCERT THE HARMENIZERS WHERE: FIRST BAPTIST HOPE, ARKANSAS DATE: AUGUST 20, 2023 TIME: 6:00PM Also featuring: Ramsey Beck, Piano Riley Bramlett, Piano Margie Osban, Solo & Children’s Group Reception following in Fellowship Hall Get […]

2023 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES & EVENTS THURSDAY, AUG 10 Festival Opens 12:00pm Watermelon Festival Ribbon Cutting & Pageant Winner Introduction, Coliseum 12:00pm Concessions Open, Outdoor 12:00pm River Valley Tractor Kidzone Opens 12:00pm Rusty Wheels Engine […]

In preparation for this week’s Hope Watermelon Festival, the Watermelon Festival royalty hosted the Chamber Coffee on August 2nd.  We think you’ll agree these young ladies have done a great job representing the Watermelon Festival.

The Hope Police hosted “National Night Out” August 1st at Fair Park.  The event is a community-police awareness raising event held across the U.S. on the first Tuesday in August.  The event is meant to […]