Articles by Mark Keith

The Hope City Board opened their first meeting of February with Mayor Don Still thanking the city employees who worked extra hard during the recent ice storm.  Those in attendance also showed they agreed. The […]

Southwest Arkansas Beekeepers Association (SWABKA) will be holding its first public meeting of the year next Monday evening, February 13, and anyone interested in learning about beekeeping is invited to attend.  To kick off the new […]

Mae Estes and Hempstead Hall have been nominated for this year’s Arkansas Country Music Awards.  This year’s awards ceremony is set for June 5th at Reynolds Performance Hall on the campus of the University of […]

On January 31, 2023 at approximately 8:20am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Sergio Alavardo, 23, of Hope, AR. Mr. Alavardo was arrested and charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, possession with […]

Fast Facts:  Conference set for Feb. 18 at Cossatot Community College Topics: Backyard poultry, food preservation, soil health, water safety Register by Feb. 14 at bit.ly/Well-Rooted-Homesteading (367 words) (Newsrooms: With new flyer at https://flic.kr/p/2ofG95N) ASHDOWN, Ark. — […]

WARRANTS SERVED: 1.30.23 Matthias Smith, 26, of McCaskill, AR Failure to Comply Christopher Love Jr., 32, of Hope, AR Failure to Appear 1.31.23 Sergio Alvarado, 23, of Hope, AR Failure to Appear Bruce Dotson, 34, […]

The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce their upcoming Annual Meeting and Banquet and Facebook Auction. The Facebook Auction will open Thursday, March 30th through Tuesday, April 4th. The Chamber is seeking […]

Two-time Oscar nominee Melinda Dillon, a native of Hope, passed away January 9th according to the Neptune Society, a cremation service n Long Beach, California. Dillion played the mother in “A Christmas Story” in 1983.  […]

Hempstead County Sheriff Calls / Incident / Warrant Report January 30, 2023 – February 5, 2023 Date Call / Incident / Warrant Address Community 01/30/2023 Unresponsive Person Hempstead 36 Spring Hill 01/30/2023 Warrant Served- Probation […]

On January 28, 2023, the Hempstead County Rowdy Young Riders 4-H Horse Club held their 2022 Awards Dinner at The Rafter J Cowboy Church in Hope. 42 contestants from several counties and their family attended […]

On Friday February 3, 2023, the first three participants of the Hempstead County Sheriff’s RSAT program graduated surrounded by friends, family and instructors, Charles Bobo Jr. Christopher Ware and Ricky Brown received certificates of completion […]

HOPE, AR – February is Heart Awareness Month. The HAPS Public Service project this month is making blankets for the patients at AR Children’s Hospital. They are accepting donations of fleece through February 24, 2023. […]