Articles by photos by Paul Oller

The DeAnn VFD brought joy to all ages in the DeAnn community on Friday when they hosted a hot dog supper and fireworks.  From all accounts, both the hot dogs and the fireworks show went […]

Many area communities enjoyed this weekend with fireworks.  Blevins hosted theirs on July 4th making them one of the few communities to do them on the actual 4th.  Prior to the fireworks Farmers Bank & […]

The Hempstead County Library held the Chamber Coffee on June 29th.  The library is preparing for their “Oceans of Possibilities” summer program.  On July 11th the “Balloon Man” will be at the library at 2pm.  […]

The Hope Evening Lions will open their food pantry Saturday July 9th beginning at 9am.  The club will distribute food to all who need it while supplies last.  The food pantry operates at 3301 East […]

There were no injuries Friday night after a pickup struck an electrical panel and natural gas connection at the back of the Nashville Sonic, sparking a fire that damaged the restaurant. The drive-in will be […]

It’s a store that seemingly has lived FOREVER in the heart of downtown Hope. The sign is old and the lettering faded, but that sign is all so familiar to us who have grown up […]

Steven Mullins, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Hope recently received the firm’s exclusive Spirit of Caring Award designed to recognize those financial advisors who exemplify the values, culture and spirit of giving back. Steven has demonstrated […]

Josh Jones of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Hope recently earned the firm’s Jim Phillips Award for his exceptional achievement in building client relationships. Jones was one of only 1,018 Edward Jones financial advisors to […]

Despite summer hitting hard in June the month was still cooler and wetter than average according to records kept at the University of Arkansas SWREC (Hope’s official weather station). Hope received 5.19 inches of rain […]

A group of individuals and staff from Rainbow of Challenges’ Rainbow Industries recently took advantage of the cooler morning temperatures and tackled a stretch of their adopted highway, located at the sign on Hwy 29 […]

The Hempstead County Quorum Court met Thursday for their regular monthly meeting.  A proposed ordinance to transfer funds from the American Rescue Plan Fund to County General for scanning books in the county clerk’s office […]