Articles by Wendell Hoover

(WASHINGTON, Ark.) – Historic Washington State Park will host “Community Life of the Past” summer day camp on June 19-23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for children ages 6-12 at the park, 103 Franklin […]

This story begins at the Ribbon Cutting for the new Hope Baking Company when observing owner Dan Serra gently wiping away tears as he prepared to speak. He did so with his arm tightly wrapped […]

The Southwest Arkansas Beekeepers Association held a hot dog fundraiser recently at Atwood’s.  The organization offers educational programs and can even safely remove swarms.  For information on the organization, visit www.swabeekeepers.org.

Historic Washington held a Cemetery Workshop May 27th at the Pioneer Cemetery.  Josh Williams and Melissa Nesbitt were the instructors.  The workshop details how to safely clean weathered headstones.  Surprisingly, many of these old stones […]

The city of Hope has been posting a “Tuesday Tidbit”.  This week’s deals with the Hope Airport… We have begun a weekly post sharing general information regarding City of Hope policies, programs, procedures, as well […]

A person who has done much to bring good health to Hope was honored with a retirement party Tuesday (May 30th) at Cabun Rural Health Services on South Main in Hope.  Dr. Eve Covas has […]

Hempstead County paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice Monday in observance of Memorial Day.  Hempstead County in conjunction with American Legion Post #421 held the observance on the lawn of the old […]

The Patmos and Spring Hill Volunteer Fire Departments and the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fire behind an old chicken house being used as a barn around 1:10pm Tuesday.  The property belongs to […]

HOPE, AR – Three Hope High School retirees were honored recently during an event at Hope High School. Ms. Barbara Holmes, Ms. Kathy Owens, and Mr. Donald Patton celebrated the announcement of their retirement on […]

On May 18th, 2023, at approximately 10:13am, Officers with the Hope Police Department and the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office arrested Danielle Newer of Hope, AR. Ms. Newer was arrested and charged with Breaking/Entering (two counts), […]