Articles by Ken McLemore/Hope Public Schools

HOPE – The schedule for “early out” days in the Hope Public Schools will be mixed for the remainder of the school year as a result of COVID-19 complications. The Hope Academy of Public Service […]

HOPE – Hope Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Crossley compared the current state of public education in Arkansas to the Book of Job in the Bible to explain the HPS rally against COVID-19 for Hope […]

On January 20, 2022 at approximately 11:34pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Clinton Fifer, 41, of Hope, AR and charged him with aggravated assault on a family member. The arrest occurred in the […]

On January 19, 2022 at approximately 10:30am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Dawon Jackson, 52, of Hope, AR and charged him with theft of property, theft shoplifting, and severed a failure to appear […]

On January 14, 2022 at approximately 12:00am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Kamorien Monk, 23, of Hope, AR and charged him with aggravated robbery. The arrest occurred in the 300 block of South […]

On January 13, 2022 at approximately 4:25pm, officers of the Hope Police Department assigned to the 8th North Task Force arrested Corey Wesley, 39, of Hope, AR and charged him with possession to deliver cocaine, […]

On January 13, 2022 at approximately 9:45am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Montrell Mathis, 27, of Forrest City, AR and charged him with 5 counts of forgery in the 2nd degree. The arrest […]

On January 10, 2022 at approximately 9:40pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Timothy Walker, 20, of Nashville, AR. He was charged with theft of property. The arrest occurred in the 300 block of […]

On 24 January 2022, 8th North Special Agents, and Hempstead County Deputies Arrested Edith Bear age 60, of Hope for POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (Meth), FURNISHING PROHIBITED ARTICLES in a […]

As of Thursday afternoon, here are the active COVID cases in Southwest Arkansas. Hempstead 313 Nevada 203 Ouachita 474 Union 779 Columbia 401 Lafayette 76 Miller 632 Little River 311 Sevier 503 Howard 270 Pike […]

The Hempstead County Quorum Court met Thursday for their January meeting. The JP’s heard a request from the Southwest Arkansas Water System for approximately $400,000 to fund some repairs.  System Manager Robert Chism and Engineer […]

What do you do if you’re happily retired from the road, running your farm and market in rural Arkansas but Bill Gaither calls?  Well, if you’re Jack Daniels of Bodcaw, you go help Mr. Gaither […]