Hempstead County News

Our Collection for the Ronald McDonald House was a huge success here in Hope! We want to thank all our local customers for coming by and sharing their change to make a change! The Ronald […]

New sectional and band leaders for the Hope High School Bobcat Marching Band got organized with a leadership breakfast to set goals and better understand their responsibilities for the coming 2019 marching season. Leadership members […]

Hope Academy of Public Service students assisted Hempstead County Master Gardener members in spreading mulch in the Denny’s Place outdoor garden space and classroom at HAPS. Some 300 starter plants have been grown in HAPS […]

The Hempstead County Republican Party held their regular monthly meeting early in April. The members spent much of their time discussing and planning their role in the upcoming fundraising chicken dinner and dessert auction to […]

Lions Jim Gunter was recognized with a Centennial Award for Recruiting and Retaining Lions members at the Lions meeting on April 15th. The presentation was made by Lion Doyle Brewer.

Lions District 7L Governor Don Draper honored Claudia Griffin with her 20 year award on Monday April 15th.

Our congratulations go to Peggy Lloyd of Hope who recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arkansas Historical Association. The award came after many years of work in preservation and advocacy of Arkansas History. […]

District 7L Lions Governor was at the Hope Noon Lions meeting Monday April 15th to honor the club for working on Diabetes Education and for the “Centennial Challenge”. Receiving patches for the club’s banner from […]

The Hope School Board met Monday April 15th at the Hope School Administration Building. Linda Haynes presided over the meeting. Under the Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Bobby Hart noted enrollment is 2,225. He noted the band […]

HOPE – At the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, the University of Arkansas at Hope and the Hope Public School District (HPSD) began a pilot program to offer students a chance to earn a […]

Calvary Baptist Church on West Avenue B in Hope will have a special schedule for Easter Sunday. The Easter morning sunrise service is at 7:30am followed by breakfast at 8:15am. The “Resurrection Egg Presentation” is […]

The Bingen Volunteer Fire Department held their annual benefit auction and fish fry dinner on Saturday, April 13. Despite the weather they had a wonderful turnout for the evening. Brenda Thompson was the winner of […]