Articles by Tracy Courage U of A System Division of Agriculture

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. […]

HOPE, AR – The week of February 6-10, 2023 is National School Counseling Week in Arkansas. At this time, we would like to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within the […]

The Hope Lions Club heard from Anna Powell on Monday.  Powell is the Executive Director of Advancement & UAHT Foundation. She passed out an annual report on UAHT.  It shows the UAHT Foundation Endowment Growth […]

The Hope Lions Club Inducted a new member Monday.  Celia Montgomery was sponsored by her husband, Lion Steve Montgomery.  The Montgomerys own and operate several McDonald’s Restaurants including the McDonald’s in Hope.  Handling the induction […]

The Hope Fire Department and Summit Utilities responded to a possible gas leak at Third and Eastridge around 10:45 am Monday in Hope.