Hempstead County News

SPRING HILL – Spring Hill Fire Department responded to a grassfire Thursday located in the 200 block of Highway 355. Upon arrival members located fires scattered along the highway for approximately 1 1/2 miles. Members […]

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 boys ran away from the […]

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, participants will build their gingerbread […]

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 possible score! This incredible performance […]

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 were installed and awarded their […]

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 Pledge of Allegiance. Board members […]

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 Street in Hope, In reference […]

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 event will shine a light […]

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 to accept the financial report. […]

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 plans to open the first […]

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 the history of candle making. […]