Hempstead County News

HOPE – The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana will honor graduating students from the Licensed Practical Nursing Program with a special nurse pinning ceremony on Thursday, December 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Hempstead Hall […]

This year’s shop with a Cop program and 2022 Day Planner, is dedicated to our dear friend and co-worker, Arkansas Game and Fish Wildlife Enforcement Officer Cpl. Jeffery Wayne Neel. Who passed away August 4, […]

New class representatives to the Hope High School Student Council were inducted into office in formal ceremonies at HHS on Dec. 8. – Ken McLemore/Hope Public Schools

Following the theme based upon the film “A Christmas Story,” the Yerger Middle School EAST program and YMS Student Council won the award for Best Use of Lights in the renewed Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of […]

Hope Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Crossley, left first photo, discusses buying a car with Hempstead County Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Steve Harris, a community volunteer in the “Get Real: Here’s the Deal” life […]

HOPE – A $2,000 cumulative retention incentive payment for all eligible Hope Public Schools employees was adopted unanimously by the HPS Board of Education in special session Dec. 7. HPS Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Crossley said […]

WASHINGTON – The City of Washington, Arkansas, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation and Historic Washington State Park, will host the Inaugural James Black’s Bowie Heritage Festival on April 23, 2022, from […]

Yerger Middle School students work on components for the YMS parade float which will appear in the annual Hope/Hempstead County Lighted Christmas Parade here Monday night. The parade is themed upon the movie “A Christmas […]

HOPE – Three campuses of the Hope Public Schools have been named as schools “Beating the Odds” in academic growth as measured from the ACT Aspire standardized test. Students and faculty at Beryl Henry Elementary […]