Articles by Mark Keith

The Hope Kiwanis Club  welcomed Hope Schools Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Crossley on Tuesday.   He noted school started Monday and it was a smooth transition.  Dr. Crossley noted the district is fully staffed with the exception […]

The Hope Evening Lions had a busy weekend.  The Evening Lions assisted the noon Lions with their annual Watermelon Fish Fry on August 12th.  The club then held its regular monthly food pantry on Saturday.

The Hope Lions Club heard from the Executive Director of the Klipsch Heritage Museum Association on Monday.  Beckie Moore (and assistant Madeline Bramlett) talked about the work the KHMA is doing.  She talked about a […]

Here’s a few final Watermelon Festival shots from Mr. Paul Oller.  He captured some of the joy of the youngsters taking part in the Watermelon Festival Fishing Derby and also caught some local Ham radio […]

The County Fair deadline for registering inside educational items, such as arts and crafts, photography, needlework ,food preservation, baked goods, etc., is August 22.  Go online to register at: http://hempstead.fairwire.com.  No late registrations will be accepted.  […]

An Arkadelphia and a Hope man have been charged after they allegedly stripped a hospice patient’s home of its contents. According to an affidavit filed by Clark County Sheriff’s Investigator Russell Ursery, he was contacted […]

Preserving Food Safely: Canning Basics Does the idea of having jars of delicious “fresh from the garden” home canned food in your pantry for those cold, dreary winter months ahead seem appealing? Does the idea […]

Judge Doris L. Pryor was born in Hope, Arkansas in 1977 to parents James and Linda Clark. She has a family history of public service, as her mother works for Hope Public Schools and her grandmother, […]

On Saturday, September 3, the Old Washington Farmer’s Market will host an official watermelon weigh-off site for the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth in Washington, Arkansas. The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth provides official venues for growers to weigh […]

Former Hope Agri Teacher Mr. Troy Buck of Alpine has passed away according to his family.  Services are pending.

(WASHINGTON, Ark.) — Historic Washington State Park announces the annual summer concert series Music in the Park with the theme “Music that Binds us Together.” An additional free concert will be held in the afternoon on Saturday, […]