Hempstead County News

HOPE – Haybarn Championship Wrestling was recognized last night at the Hope School Board their dedication to the community and school supplies donation. The promotion says, “Huge thanks to our fans who again make this […]

MAGNOLIA – Congratulations to Kalli Smith, a 2025–26 SAU Alumni Association Senior Scholarship recipient. Kalli is an Agricultural Business major with a 3.96 GPA and a proud third-generation Mulerider. She is involved in the Cattleman’s […]

WASHINGTON – The Washington City Council met on 12-16, before the annual Christmas Dinner.  The previous meeting’s minutes were reviewed and approved.  There was a question from Joshua Williams about why sales tax was down.  […]

LITTLE ROCK – Balancing law school with a full-time job required tremendous resilience — a quality Verenice Perez Taylor is proud to claim. On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Hope, Arkansas, native will graduate Summa Cum […]

HOPE – A group of Rainbow of Challenges’ (ROC) individuals recently took part in the assembly of luminaries at Old Washington Historic State Park. The luminaries were used during the recent “Christmas and Candlelight” events. […]

“Haynes Chapel Baptist Church Sunday celebrated our three wonderful musicians for Musicians Appreciation Week. Sis. Ethel Conners, Bro. Lamonz Mcpherson, and Bro. Corinthian Kern … We are grateful for each of you and we love […]

BLEVINS – Blevins School Board convened Monday evening for its regular session, calling the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Board members were present for the start of proceedings, which opened with a prayer and […]

SARATOGA – No injuries at a car fire this Tuesday morning in Saratoga. The fire was at the intersection of Highway 73 with Highway 355 (Main Street.) The Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department responded. Dale Gathright, […]

HOPE– Hempstead County has had different movie theatres over the years from the Saenger to the Rialto in downtown Hope. The Hempstead County Historical Society would like to showcase a movie that was shown in […]

HOPE – On Monday, December 8th, 2025, at 9:25am, detectives with the Hope Police Department arrested Dashawn Compton, 26 of Hope, AR in the 300 block of South Washington Street. Mr. Compton was charged with […]