Hempstead County News

  OAKHAVEN – Operations at the Hope Klipsch facilities are now being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeff Haynie, with Human Resources at Klipsch said “they are down two weeks, and workers will be called […]

  HOPE — The Cooperative Extension Service has been serving the people of Arkansas, from agricultural communities in rural areas to school children in the cities, for more than 100 years, through good times and […]

The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana announces Allison Owen has been awarded the Honors Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $2,000 per academic year. Owen is a graduate of Emerson High School. She […]

On April 5, 2020, at approximately 12:11am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Arlando Wyrick, 21, of Emerson, Arkansas and charged him with possession of firearms by certain persons, terroristic threatening in the 1st […]

  SPRING HILL – Spring Hill School District has issued the following announcements: “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to announce that all of our previously scheduled activities at Spring Hill Elementary will be […]

  BLEVINS – Blevins school officials are planning contingencies to try to make several school events happen, if possible, during the COVID-19 shutdown. At this time, the prom has been postponed. The district says it […]

HOPE -The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana announces Brianna Plant has been awarded the Bridge Scholarship to attend the College.  This award is $1,000 per academic year.  Plant is a graduate of Arkansas High School. […]

  BLEVINS – Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Monday the plans for the remainder of the public school year. The Blevins School District has released the following statement: “As you are aware, the Governor has made […]

HOPE – Reflecting the announcement by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key on Monday that public school campuses in Arkansas will remain closed to on-site instruction for the remainder of the […]

HOPE – With the latest COVID-19 announcement from Governor Asa Hutchison concerning school closures, Hope Parks & Recreation has decided to suspend baseball and softball on their fields to a later date. Park personnel say […]