Hempstead County News

Easterling named semifinalist for Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

January 23, 2026 Casey Curtis-UAHT 0

HOPE – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently announced that 568 talented high school seniors, and just 8 from Arkansas, have been named semifinalists for its highly selective Cooke College Scholarship Program. Among them was […]

Extreme Cold Warning

January 23, 2026 National Weather Service-Shreveport 0

Spring Hill VFD & Patmos VFD respond to fire

January 22, 2026 Spring Hill Volunteer Fire Department 0

SPRINGHILL – Thursday morning (01-22-26) Spring Hill Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the area of Hempstead 1041. Upon arrival members confirmed smoke showing and deployed attack lines to make […]

Hempstead County Burn Ban lifted

January 22, 2026 Judge Jerry Crane 0

Area school notes

January 22, 2026 Eric Mclaurin 0

The Bobcats have games today and tomorrow against De Queen. At Beryl Henry principal Jones let a student be a principal for the day after she earned the right through her good behavior. For both, […]

Winter weather changes and updates

January 22, 2026 Dale Gathright, Jr. 0

Published on Thursday, January 29, 2026 Due to secondary roads and sidewalk conditions, the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will be closed on Friday, January 30. All classes on both campuses are canceled. Please check Blackboard […]

Breaking: Winter Storm Warning & Extreme Cold Watch have been issued

January 22, 2026 National Weather Service-Shreveport 0

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1200 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-McCurtain-Red River- Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith- Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola- Including the cities of Mineral Springs, Hope, Prescott, Idabel, Clarksville, […]

Hope Public Schools postpones Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony to February 6 due to weather concerns

January 21, 2026 Tony McClain Communications and Public Relations Director 0

HOPE — Hope Public Schools has announced that the district’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony and related festivities originally planned for this week will be postponed until Friday, February 6th out of an abundance of […]

Hempstead County Farm Bureau “Student Athletes of the Week”

January 21, 2026 Hempstead County Farm Bureau 0

SPRING HILL – Congratulations to our Hempstead County Farm Bureau “Student Athletes of the Week,”, Anna Flowers and Mason Moore, from Spring Hill High School. Anna (#3) is a Senior and a member of the […]

Region 5 FCCLA Conference held in Hope

January 21, 2026 Hempstead Hall 0

HOPE – Region 5 FCCLA Conference was held in Hempstead Hall today! Over 450 students, staff, and judges from the surrounding area in the building.

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Winter Storm Watch in effect late week – Updated

January 21, 2026 National Weather Service-Shreveport 0

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Shreveport LA 137 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026 Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches- Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin- Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison- Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- Sabine- Including the cities of Jena, Nacogdoches, […]

Sound of Hope Gets New Marching Uniforms

January 21, 2026 Hope Bands 0

HOPE – The wait is finally over! The Sound of Hope has officially received our school marching band uniforms! These uniforms will be worn at every home event, and we couldn’t be more excited to […]

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