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Thursday, August 7 12:00 pm – Watermelon Festival Ribbon Cutting with 2025 Watermelon Pageant Winners (Coliseum) 12:00 pm – Festival Opens (Vendors: Outdoor/Coliseum/Horticulture Building/Covered Pavilion, Concessions: Outdoor) 12:00 pm – River Valley Tractor Kidz Zone […]

Work on Oak Street in Blevins will begin next week. The project is scheduled to begin on August 11th through the 13th, between the hours of 8:30am – 3:00pm. There will be no through traffic […]

The August 5th meeting at Blevins City Hall was called to order by Mayor John Moore. Barbara Patterson offered up a prayer. Council members; John Myrick, Barbara Patterson; Jon Howell and Dan Cassidy were in […]

August 5, 2025 – Hope, Arkansas Downtown Hope was bustling Tuesday evening as families crowded City Hall for the Miss and Mr. Hope Watermelon Pageant, a popular prelude to the 49th Annual Watermelon Festival. Contestants […]

The Miss and Mister Watermelon Pageant was held Tuesday (8-5) at the Paul Klipsch City Hall Auditorium.  According to Pageant Director Gigi Bradshaw, here are winners… Baby Miss- photogenic- Rynlee Dougan 1st Runner up- Amelia […]

July was plenty hot but it was cooler and wetter than normal according to the Southwest Research and Extension Center on highway 174 east of Hope.  The SWREC serves as the town’s official weather station. […]

The Hope Kiwanis Club will hold their annual pulled pork dinner Thursday (8-7) at the 49th annual Hope Watermelon Festival.  Serving will be from 4:30pm until 7p at the Fair Park Community Center.  Tickets are […]

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard a program about Rainbow of Challenges of Hope (ROCOH) Tuesday (8-5).  Danielle Fleming and Jamya Rivera explained about the programs ROCOH offers and also fielded questions about the organization.

Hempstead County, AR – The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Hill School District are proud to announce the assignment of Deputy Danny Engledowl as the district’s new School Resource Officer (SRO). The appointment was […]