Hempstead County News

The Hope Kiwanis Club held their Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner on Thursday, August 8, during the 43rd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival. The meal took place at the Fair Park Community Center. They had dine in […]

The 2019 Watermelon Idol took place on the Farmers Bank and Trust stage. The top five contestants will move forward in the competition. They will compete on Saturday night at 5:30, to see who will […]

HOPE- Kicked off the 43rd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival on the Farmers Bank and Trust Stage. Watermelon queens Brooke Tullis Junior Miss Watermelon and Mckenna Carrillo Little Miss Watermelon, and Chamber Director Beckie Moore kicked […]

WARRANTS SERVED: 07.30.19 Shroddric Mitchell, 34, of Texarkana, TX                  Foreign Warrant Karla Gonzalez, 33, of Hope AR                                 Failure to Appear Natasha Martin, 37, of Hope, AR                                Failure to Comply Johnny Turner, 58, of Hope, […]

On July 24, at approximately 10:00am, officers arrested Patrick Hunter, 52, of Hope, and charged him with aggravated assault.  The incident occurred in the 3500 block of Patmos Road in Hope, Arkansas.  Hunter was held […]

WARRANTS SERVED: 07.23.19 Toy Haynes, 24, of Hope, AR                                    Failure to Appear Derrick Nolen, 39, of Hope AR                                               Failure to Appear 07.24.19 Keith Brown, 19, of Hope, AR                                                Failure to Appear Shacoyas Anderson, […]

The Hope City Board met Tuesday for their first meeting of August. First up, Jim Hunter of the Klipsch Museum offered a proposal for the Klipsch Museum to lease and revitalize the Paul Klipsch Auditorium […]

HOPE – A children’s health expo will be held from 9 a.m. until noon Aug. 24 at Hempstead Hall. Children who participate in all booths will get a free movie ticket to see “Pokemon, Detective […]