Articles by Mark Keith

Winners of the Jonquil Festival 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Event was sponsored by the Hope Evening Lions Club. Overall male: Mark Bultermeier. 18 minutes, 40 seconds Overall female: Hayden Williams. 22 minutes, 16 seconds […]

Harvest Baptist Church on state highway 73 west (just off US 278) hold their 41st anniversary Sunday March 27th.  Sunday School will be at 10am with worship at 11am.  Special guest speaker will be Master […]

The Hope Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled its annual Easter Egg Hunt.  The egg hunt will be April 14th at 5:30pm at the Kelly Softball Fields at 16th and Spring Hill Road.  The event […]

Motorists on I-30 West in Miller County were held up by an 18 Wheeler fire around 12:30pm Tuesday.

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from Anna Powell of the UAHT Foundation on Tuesday March 22nd.  Powell gave an update on the recent “BBB” fundraiser.  She noted the event raises money for Kid’s College at […]

The Hope Lions Club heard from Arnetta Bradford and three exchange students on Monday.  Bradford has dozens of exchange students placed around southwest Arkansas.  She explained the process of placing an exchange student.  The students, […]

Officers responded to a two-vehicle accident shortly before 5om Monday on Hervey in Hope.  On the scene were Hope Police, Hope Firemen’s, and Pafford.

The Jonquil Festival returned after a 2 year hiatus for COVID and was a big hit judging by the Saturday crowds.  Vendors reported a good day Friday despite windy, cool, and overcast conditions.  On Saturday, […]

The John Cain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Hempstead County Library for the March meeting.  Patrol Sergeant James Braddock of the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Department had a very informative program […]

Brady Rhodes was a special guest at the 51st Anniversary Show of the Columbia County Hayride in Magnolia.  Rhodes is a popular visitor to the show.  The Hayride is Arkansas’s longest-running live country music show […]

Historic Washington State Park kicked off their 54th annual Jonquil Festival and the first one since 2019 due to COVID on Friday.  Despite cool, windy weather, a good crowd turned out for such events as […]