Hempstead County News

Jennifer Harland, SWEPCO External Affairs Manager presented a $500 check to the Washington Fire Department Auxiliary for the purchase of needed fire protection equipment. The Fire Auxiliary purchased handheld radios for the Washington Fire Department […]

The city of Hope welcomed a visitor from afar on Wednesday May 22nd. A black bear was spotted Wednesday morning crossing Elm Street near the 1000th block. After authorities were notified, Game and Fish officers […]

HOPE- In honor of National EMS week; May 19-25, Pafford Medical Services hosted a community. The coffee was held at the Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce. The theme for the National EMS week is “Beyond […]

HOPE- ROC athletes along with local, state law enforcement and members of the Melonvine Striders running club of Hope grouped in front of the ROC Administration complex Monday for a brief break in the Law […]

The Hempstead County Historical Society will be holding a meeting on Tuesday evening May 28, 2019 at the Presbyterian Church in Washington, Arkansas at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. The guest speaker for the evening will […]

School Elections were held in Hempstead County on Tuesday May 21st. There was only one contested school board race and that was in the Mineral Springs School District which encompasses part of Hemsptead County. None […]

Mrs. Bennie Jean Sinyard, age 82, of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was born September 30, 1936 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Ben F. and Rachel Williams Edmiaston. […]

HOPE – The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce that Zoie Hollis has been awarded the Honors Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $2,000 per academic year. Hollis is a […]

The Annual Charitable Christian Medical Clinic Lions Fish Fry is set for Thursday at the Fair Park Coliseum. Tickets are $12 each dine in or carry out. There will also be a live dessert auction. […]

WARRANTS SERVED: 05.13.19 Andre Johnson, 29, of Hope, AR                                             Failure to Comply Halley Willis, 31, of Texarkana, TX                                         Failure to Appear 05.15.19 Andrea Day, 37, of Hope, AR                                                  Failure to Comply 05.17.19 Louis Woodbury, […]

The children of the late Ron-Endsley, a Hope Lions for somewhere around 50 years, were honored at the Lions meeting on Monday May 20th. Lion James Griffin presented the family with a crystal rose in […]

We must confess we are pleased as punch to see as the Mayor of Texarkana, Arkansas a home-grown product of Hope. Allen Brown (shown with his wife Shelby at a recent Wadley EMS program) has […]