Articles by David Henderson/Hope Public Schools

LITTLE ROCK: Arkansas Peace Week is pleased to announce the winners of its Youth Essay Contest and Youth Art Contest. The Arkansas Peace Week Art Contest for 1st -12th grade students, featured art pieces addressing […]

The 79th annual Southwest Arkansas District Fair kicked off Tuesday (9-26) with Southwest Arkansas’ biggest parade.  The weather was perfect as dozens of entries and floats wound through downtown Hope.

In 1870, Nevada County, Arkansas pioneer Charles Montgomery Andres acquired 100 acres in what is now the Sutton Community, which straddles County Road 31. With his wife Nancy Ann Hines Waddle, he built a two-room […]

Members of the First United Methodist Church of Hope recently assembled “emergency bags” to be donated to the local office of Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc. (DVP).  Each bag contained needed toiletry items such as shampoo, a washcloth, […]

It’s been said that the “offensive line may not be the flashiest, but they are the backbone of every victory !” Congratulations to this week’s Spring Hill High School “Farm Bureau Players of the Week”, […]

Congratulations to this week’s Hope High School “Farm Bureau Player of the Week”, # 1, Tyler Patterson. Tyler is a Sr Quarterback that had 18 out of 23 completions, 219 passing yards and four passing […]

One of Historic Washington State Park’s most popular ongoing programs, “Trial By Jury” was held Saturday (9-23) in the 1836 Courthouse.  The dramatic presentation is based upon an actual 19th century trial held in Washington […]

  Historic Washington State Park hosted an opening reception for “Artists of Washington”, a new exhibit at the park’s 1874 Visitor Information Center at 100 SW Morrison Street in Washington.  Steven Carlson,  an expert on […]

PRESCOTT, ARK. (Sept. 25, 2023) — Farmers Bank & Trust congratulates Lauren Brown, Commercial Loan Officer and Vice President at the Prescott branch, for her recent certification as a Chartered Banking Professional (ChBP) from the […]

The week of September 18th through 22nd, 2023 was Spirit Week at the Hope Public School District. One of the days, students dressed as one of their teachers or other personnel they see around the […]

The John Cain Chapter of DAR met Thursday the 14th at Sandra May’s home with 7 members present.  Cindi Newsom had the program on Fort Ticonderoga in New York state.  The fort currently owns one of […]

Hempstead County Judge Jerry Crane has lifted the burn ban for Hempstead County effective September 25th.