Articles by Christy Burns/Executive Director HHCCC

The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 47th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival which will be held at the Hope Fair Park, August 10th-12th. This year’s theme is “A Seed Spitting Good […]

On 06/13/2023 the Hope Fire Department received a call from dispatch in reference to an unresponsive female located at the Hempstead County Jail. Upon arrival, Fire personnel from Engine 5 and Engine 6 observed the […]

Nothing could be sweeter than hosting a Bake Sale with delicious treats and then raising a record amount of money from hungry folks. The Kids on the Go program of ROC had a terrific time […]

The Hope Parks Department held a meeting at Fair Park on Thursday (6-22) evening seeing which projects the community wanted done. While a splash pad was at the top of the list, Edmundo Dominguez put […]

The new LED lights are going up at Kelly Fields at Fair Park.  Cranes are being used to erect the lights.  The old lights are being salvaged to be used at other fields.

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from new Beryl Henry Elementary Principal Kedrick Jones.  Mr. Jones is a 2011 graduate of Hope and comes to Beryl Henry after serving as an Assistant Principal at Westlawn in […]

The Hope Public School Board met at the Administrative Building on Thursday evening. Items on the agenda were aspiring leaders, auction/sale/salvage of older surplus equipment as well as an executive session on the personnel packet. […]

Juneteenth included a lively fashion pageant which was well attended. It was in honor of the children and they were nicely dressed up and showed off for the audience. There was Formal Wear, Casual Wear […]