Articles by Mark Keith

A proposed 12 mill increase for the Hope Public Schools failed 819 votes against to 308 votes for.  The proposed increase would have brought the Hope millage from 34.7 mills to 46.7 mills.  Final but […]

The Hope Civitan Club was recently entertained and inspired by Jennifer Gentry of Hope, who has authored and illustrated her first book for children and their parents.  Shoes On was inspired by the author’s own “mom” experience […]

The Global Methodist Church has announced Rev. Joe Miller of Bruce Memorial Methodist has been named an Ordained Deacon in the Global Methodist Church.  He joins another local minister, Rev. Ron Eldridge who was recently […]

The Hope Civitan Club will once again present a classic car show at the 47th annual Watermelon Festival.  The car show will be open to the public for viewing beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, August […]

Parents Lydia and Brandon Cole announce the birth of Tatum Cole on July 21st.  Tatum weighed 5 pounds 1 ounce at birth and was 17 inches long.  Tatum’s proud grandparents are Sheba and Milko Smith […]

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 […]