Category: Hempstead County News

BLEVINS – Blevins senior boy’s and girl’s basketball teams defeated Bradley Tuesday night. The girls had a dramatic game beating Bradley at the last minute 68 to 65 while the … Read More

HOPE – The Southwest Arkansas Arts Council is excited to announce its 2025 Gingerbread House Competition, a festive holiday event celebrating art, creativity, and local heritage. In this year’s competition, … Read More

Tuesday night, The Sound of Hope took the field for Region Assessment — and we crushed it! We earned SUPERIOR ratings (First Division) from all three judges — the highest … Read More

HOPE – Blevins Business & FBLA: Today, SR FBLA visited UAHT to attend the District IV Fall Conference! Our new members were recognized and inducted as official members; our officers … Read More

BLEVINS — The Blevins School Board met Monday evening for its regular monthly meeting to discuss district updates, policy revisions, and upcoming elections. The meeting opened with prayer and the … Read More

HOPE – On the 22nd of October 2025, at 8:50 am, Hempstead County Deputies Reed and Pennington, assigned to the 8th North Drug Task Force, traveled to 1305 South Main … Read More

HOPE – The Yerger 21st Century Afterschool Program will host the National Lights On Afterschool Event on Thursday, October 23rd, from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the 21st Century Building on the Yerger campus. This special … Read More

WASHINGTON – The Washington City Council met on October 21st. The meeting started late, due to lack of a quorum. Last meeting’s minutes were approved. There was a passed motion … Read More

HOPE – Hope Downtown Network (HDN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to downtown business revitalization and historic preservation, publicly acknowledges a major gift from Steve and Celia Montgomery to support HDN’s … Read More

WASHINGTON – Join us at Historic Washington State Park’s Candle Shop on Saturday, October 25 from 10am – 2pm and be part of a hands-on experience making candles and learning … Read More

WASHINGTON – Historic Washington State Park will open a new exhibit entitled “An Uneasy Freedom: ‘Free Persons of Color’ in Hempstead County” on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the park’s 1874 … Read More