Articles by Dale Gathright, Jr.

Hope’s own Mae Estes was named Female Vocalist of the Year Monday Night at the Arkansas Country Music Association Awards in Conway.  This is Estes’  2nd year in a row to take home an award.  […]

Hope Police, Hope Firemen,and Pafford responded to a two-vehicle accident on East Third in Hope shortly before 2pm Monday near the old VFW.  Firemen and Pafford personnel had to extricate the driver of the Chrysler […]

Kalli Smith was awarded the Donna Potter and Felice Flaherty Scholarships. Kalli is the daughter of Emily (Sweat) and Brandon Smith. She is a 2022 graduate of Umpire High School. In the fall, Kalli will […]

William “Dubs” Byers, a native of Hope, Arkansas, recently authored a book, The Paper Plate Escape. The book is about a prison escape that happened at Cummins Prison on January 1, 1979. The Hempstead County […]

Sparks Fly In July, the annual fireworks show, is set for July 2nd at the Hope Municipal Airport.  Admission is free and there will be lots of activities prior to the fireworks.  There will be […]

The Hope Lions Club will hold a Fish Fry and Bake Auction June 16th from 4:30pm to 7pm for Hope In Action.  The event is set for the Fair Park Coliseum.  Tickets are $15 or […]

Nathaniel Holyfield Jr. is about family. Nathanie Holyfield Jr. is about community. And, by continually serving others, he lives his life each day striving to make each better. In his own way, in his own […]

Rainfall is up almost four inches over normal for the year as of the end of May at the Southwest Research and Extension Center, the official weather reporting station for Hope.  May rainfall was 6.77 […]

The Hope Evening Lions will hold their monthly food pantry Saturday June 11th at 9am.  All persons who need food are welcome.  The pantry will be at the old state police headquarters at 3301 East […]

A ‘baby’ is a baby no matter the type HOPE – Does the fact that your “baby” is essentially a sack of flour change the responsibilities involved with caring for an infant? Not in Nora […]

Brady Says Goodbye Hope Academy of Public Service EAST instructor Jackie Brady, seated right, the one looking comfortable, retired from public education in May and was prompted “benched” by the faculty and HAPS Principal Dr. […]