Articles by Mark Keith

Pastor Leroy and Lady Sworn will serve as hosts for a Revival/Crusade July 12th through 14th at 7pm each evening.  The event will be held at 506 West Warren in Prescott.  The speaker will be […]

The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 2nd Annual Watermelon Walk Window Decorating Contest. This contest will be open to all members of the community. Chamber representative, Angelica Manzanares stated, “We […]

NORTH LITTLE ROCK (DATE)—The Arkansas Municipal League at its 89th Annual Convention, held June 14-16, honored JR Wilson with the Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award. The award is presented to municipal officials who have […]

The Board of Directors of the Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District will meet July 12th at 10:30am at Hempstead Hall in Hope.  The Executive Committee will convene prior to the board meeting at 9am.

Wednesday, July 5, 2023, Hope, AR, Main Street Arkansas and the Hope Downtown Network recently awarded downtown businesses with Mini Grants that focus on restoration and preservation of downtown businesses.  These grants totaled $4,923.50.  These […]

Josh Williams continued his tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence from the balcony on the 1874 Courthouse at Washington on July 4th.  Williams revived the tradition several years ago.  Many years ago, it had […]

June 2023 was cooler and wetter than normal according to weather statistics compiled by the University of Arkansas Southwest Research and Extension Center which is the official weather station for Hope.  The average temperature was […]

Blevins held its independence Day Celebration in the field by the schools. Children played in the playground, kickball was played in the field, there was free food handed out in the cafeteria and there was […]

The Hempstead County Quorum Court met Thursday June 29th.  The JP’s approved four transfer ordinances for the county.  All were transferring American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds to projects for the county. One ordinance approved $15,000 […]

Two scouts from Hope’s Troop 5 were invited to present the colors at Nashville’s annual July 4th celebration “Stand Up for America”.  Melody and Mary Martinez are shown here with scout leader Karen Smith.  The […]

For over 150 years, people from every denomination have met at Serepta Shed for a yearly revival. Meetings started right after the Civil War and the shed was built in 1902. In early days, the […]