Articles by Dale Gathright, Jr.

Bobcat Cheerleaders Kick It Up! On Wednesday, at The National Cheerleaders Association Cheer camp in Ashdown, the cheerleaders brought home a slew of awards, trophies, and nominations! Awards: 7 All-American nominees (Jaylei, Alexus, Quincee, Jodie, […]

Last week,  7 tenth and eleventh graders from Hope High traveled to the Arkansas FFA Leadership Conference at Camp Couchdale in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The students spent 4 days learning about agriculture around the world […]

July 19, 2022, Hope, Arkansas, Klipsch Heritage Museum Association (KHMA) voted to receive two, additional board members who will represent Hope and Hempstead County on the KHMA Board of Trustees. Jeff Madlock and Mark Ross […]

The Hope School Board met July 14th in a special called meeting.  The board covered a broad range of issues at the meeting. Structure issues at Hammons Stadium were discussed.  These included issues on both […]

The Hope City Board met Tuesday for their second board meeting of July.  Following the Pledge and the prayer the board moved into agenda items. The board looked at a possible outdoor recreation grant application.  […]

The Spring Hill VFD and the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Department responded to a grass fire Tuesday shortly before 4pm.  The fire was behind a house in the 4300th block of highway 29 south.  Local residents […]

The Hempstead County office of the Cooperative Extension Service recently held a workshop for potential judges for area fairs.  Some of the topics they studied included judging photography, arts & crafts, and educational booths.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022, Hope, Arkansas The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the Jr. Watermelon Olympics and Watermelon Olympics competitions at the 46th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival. Jr. Watermelon Olympics will […]