Articles by Mark Keith

The Hope Swimming Pool has opened for the summer.  The pool will be open weekdays noon to 5pm and Saturdays from noon to 6pm.  The pool is closed to the public on Sundays but available […]

Jimmy Ivers will be the special guest at the 67 Gas & Grill June 13th at 6pm.  He’ll be joined by the Gas & Grill Band.  The program is free and the public is welcome.  […]

Evangelist Robbie Brooks and “Meet Me at the Cross” ministries will hold an evening of prayer June 10th at 7pm at Fair Park.   Prayers will be offered for lost souls, churches, the nation, city, and […]

Hope, Arkansas, June 2023 – Visibility Outreach Touch Engage South Arkansas (VOTE SoAR) collective, the 2023 Hempstead County Juneteenth Celebration organizer, announces the addition of Charles Everett Pace for the Juneteenth 2023 opening reception Friday, […]

Howard County had its first official farmer’s market of the season at its pavilion in Nashville, AR across from the USDA building. The market started at 7 am on Friday and ran until 10:30. Vendors […]

The classes of 51 and 52 met at Tailgater’s Restaurant on Friday. There were plenty of laughs and fond remembrances. There was a doctor and two who enjoyed flying, one who had served. One wanted […]

The McCaskill Fun Day was held at the McCaskill Community Center on Saturday. There was Cornhole, a bounce house, food sampling, jewelry and other items for sale, a band, hot dogs and hamburgers and a […]

Prescott, Arkansas – The Nevada County Depot and Museum today announced new hours of operation. The museum will now be open to the public Thursdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come celebrate Nevada County […]

Main & Division in downtown Hope has been turned into a 3-way stop.  There are stop signs on Division in both directions plus a stop sign at Main.  Those traveling that way in downtown Hope […]

The recent dry weather has been a boon for the construction crews working on 6th street.  These photos taken by Paul Oller shows the extent of some of the work being done to improve drainage […]

Train crews were onsite in downtown Hope around noon as a train car derailed at Elm and Division.  There were no injuries but crews estimated the time to fix the problem as up to 5 […]

On May 30th at approximately 7:15am, Officers with the Hope Police Department arrested Chaslee Duck, 38, of Hope, AR. Ms. Duck was arrested in the 2000 block of Holiday Drive for Theft of Property that occurred […]