Articles by Mark Keith

We are often asked about the old Wolff Store in Bingen.  Several years ago it was moved to Washington and is an operating store as part of the Coulter Farmstead.  We got a first hand […]

Seth Zimmer, Electric Distribution Supervisor at Hope Water & Light gave the program on Hope Water & Light’s outage management system. Mr. Zimmer spoke of the advances in technology and what happens when there is a […]

The Prescott/Nevada County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for the Arkansas Territory Country Cafe and Market in downtown Falcon Tuesday morning.  The new business is open Monday through Thursday 6:30am until 3pm, Friday 6:30am […]

The Hope Civitan Club hosted the first Farmers Market of the season on Tuesday, May 3.  Shown behind the hospitality table are (from left) Civitans Twyla Pruden, Eva Morehead, Judy Flowers, Beckie Moore, Mona Still, […]

The Arkansaw Territory County Café and Market will be celebrating their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony tomorrow morning Tuesday, May 10th at 9:30am. All are welcome and encouraged to join us as we support this new business!

The Hope Evening Lions will hold their monthly Food Distribution is this Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:00 AM at 3301 East Third in the old State Police Headquarters.  All who need food are welcome.

Despite nasty weather, like the Postal Service, the Hope High School Student Council delivered during Teacher Appreciation Week. Student Council Representatives Tyasia Eason, Brency Cabriales, Angelina Soto, and Kennedy Phillips made the rounds of classrooms […]

  HOPE – Hope High School football, track and academic standout Kearon Brown has signed a letter of intent to play football and run track under both athletics and academic scholarships offered to Brown. The […]

The Arkansas State Police, Fulton VF Do, and Hempstead County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on I-30 westbound at Exit 18 shortly after 6:30pm Monday.  At least one person was taken to a Texarkana […]

The weather was perfect in downtown Hope Saturday for two events which came together seamlessly, Hope Train Day and Hope Trade Day.  Dozens of vendors turned out for Trade Day and downtown was filled with […]

Hempstead County Clerk and Lion Karen Smith gave the Hope Lions an update on voting Monday.  She noted early voting is now underway and will continue through May 23rd.  Early voting is underway weekdays 8am […]

Arkansas Tourism Week activities were held at the Arkansas Welcome Centers in Texarkana last week.  Several local people were on hand to promote their organizations.  Melissa Nesbitt from the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives was on […]