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Lithium-ION Battery Operations Responder Course

August 6, 2026 Pamela Primm-Purifoy 0

PRESCOTT – Lithium-ION Battery Operations Responder Course. Fire Fighters/1st Responders attended course. Fire Departments in attendance included Bluff City, Delight, Bodcaw, Nevada County Fire & Rescue, Prescott, Cale, Rosston, Fair Hills, Mineral Springs, and Cross […]

Hope Watermelon Festival Officially Opens With Ribbon-Cutting

August 6, 2026 Paul Oller 0

The 50th annual Hope Watermelon Festival officially kicked off Thursday (8-6) at noon with a ribbon-cutting in the Fair Park Coliseum. The public is invited to come enjoy all the fun through Saturday at Fair […]

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Miss & Mister Hope Watermelon Pageant excites!

August 6, 2026 Davis Johnson 0

HOPE – Watermelon wonder has officially kicked off as the long-awaited Miss & Mister Hope Watermelon pageant was held on Tuesday, August 4th. The pageant was held at the Klipsch Auditorium in City Hall in […]

Beautiful Baby Photos To Be Dislayed at Watermelon Festival

August 6, 2026 Gigi Bradshaw 0

The Beautiful Baby Contest photos will be displayed at the Hope Watermelon Festival starting at noon Thursday (8-6). The display will be at the festival only and not online.

A burn ban has been issued for Hempstead County as of today, August 5th, 2026 by County Judge Jerry Crane.

Nevada County 4-H to attend National Competition

August 5, 2026 Nevada County 4-H 0

Nevada County 4-H: Our senior 4-H youth attended the 2026 State Livestock Skill-a-thon on Thursday July 30th in Hot Spring County. They represented our county well. They placed second at the competition and are eligible […]

Hope City Board meets

August 5, 2026 Dale Gathright, Jr. 0

HOPE – The Hope City Board at their first August meeting Tuesday night took a step to begin repairing hail damage from an April 25th storm that damaged 58 city structures. A variety of roof […]

Hope Public Schools announces 2026 Educator Hall of Fame inductees

August 5, 2026 Tony McClain, Communications and Public Relations Director 0

HOPE — Hope Public Schools is proud to announce the six distinguished individuals selected for induction into the 2026 Educator Hall of Fame. The members of the 2026 induction class are: Julie Cochran Don Sillavan Frances […]

UA Hope-Texarkana chancellor elected to ARE-ON Board of Directors

August 5, 2026 Casey Curtis-UAHT Communications 0

HOPE – University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Chancellor Dr. Ricky Tompkins has been elected to serve on the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON) Board of Directors. Presidents and chancellors from colleges across Arkansas elected […]

McLemore debut novel Lagniappe is award winner

August 4, 2026 Shannon D. Christensen CS Publishing & Illustrations 0

Marshall, Texas – Shannon Christensen, publisher of CS Publications, announced today that Lagniappe, the debut novel of Hope, Arkansas, writer K.D. McLemore, has been named a Literary Titan Four-Star Silver Award selection. CS Publications and […]