Articles by Mark Keith

April Love’s “Walk in the Name of Love” 5K Walk or Run will be held April 29th at 9am at Hope’s Fair Park at 800 South Mockingbird.  Funds raised benefit the April R. Love Foundation.  […]

The 2nd annual James Black’s Bowie Heritage Festival was held this past weekend at Historic Washington State Park.  The festival featured “Forged In Fire” celebrities Doug Marcaida and Ricardo Vilar as well as world-renowned bladesmiths […]

Last week,  a friend in Little Rock sent us a link to a song called “Running Out of Hope, Arkansas” and we gave it a listen.  While we didn’t think it was quite accurate about […]

Nevada County Judge Mike Otwell proclaimed April as “Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in Nevada County” on Wednesday April 19th.  The proclamation encourages everyone in the county to become more aware of child abuse […]

Retiring Chapter Regent, Bonnie Raff, instilled new officers for 2023- 2025. (left to right) New Chapter Regent:  Terrie James,  new Vice-Regent:  Brenda Barham, returning Secretary:  Judy Phillips,  returning Treasurer:  Sandra May,  new Librarian:  Cherry Stewart, new Registrar:  Cindi […]

James Black’s Bowie Heritage Festival got kicked off Friday with a ribbon-cutting and two days of activities.  The festival celebrates the creator of the Bowie Knife which was first forged in Washington.  There will be […]

Klipsch Heritage Museum Association (KHMA) is planning their 2nd annual rolling event during the summer months called Big Sounds Downtown. The first Thursday evening in June, July, and August will bring music downtown as bands […]

The John Cain Chapter of DAR met April 13th at the Hempstead  County Library at 2:30.  The program was presented by Cindi Newsom on conservation.  She talked about the differences between Earth Day and Arbor […]

The Hope School Board held a special meeting on Thursday.  The board met at the School Administration Building on 2nd Street downtown. Proposals for “Magnet Evaluation” were considered.  The board accepted a bid for $60,000 […]