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Washington After Dark Draws Good Crowd, Will Be Held Again Saturday

Washington After Dark Draws Good Crowd, Will Be Held Again Saturday

Washington After Dark, the annual event in which attendees visit areas in the park where unexplained thing have been seen, drew a good crowd this past Saturday.  The event will…

Wreck On Rocky Mound Road 4 Miles From East Third

Wreck On Rocky Mound Road 4 Miles From East Third

Arkansas State Police and Hempstead County Sheriff’s Department personnel were onsite on the Rocky Mound Road (highway 73 east) in the 8pm hour Monday to work a single-vehicle accident.…

Anyone Know Anything About Dunwhite?

Anyone Know Anything About Dunwhite?

We’ve been talking to Gary Johnson about when highway 29 south changed routes.  The old route when straight and then veered to the right and came out at Southside Baptist…

Kinsmen, Jimmy Cogbill, Gerald Williams Delight Crowd at Calvary

Kinsmen, Jimmy Cogbill, Gerald Williams Delight Crowd at Calvary

A really nice crowd representing several local churches enjoyed the sounds of The Kinsmen Quartet this past Sunday evening at Calvary Baptist Churchin Hope.  This was the quartet’s second time to…

Hope Lions Hear Program From Jeff Brown of the Arkansas Eye Bank

Hope Lions Hear Program From Jeff Brown of the Arkansas Eye Bank

The Hope Lions Club recently heard from Jeff Brown of the Arkansas Lions Eye Bank and Laboratory.   He talked about what can be done with eyes that are donated after…

Hope Lions Hears From Hempstead County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Members

Hope Lions Hears From Hempstead County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Members

The Hope Lions Club on Monday heard from Mindy Lockhart and Stacy Womack of the Hempstead County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee.  Lockhart is the chair of the group.  She said…

Spring Hill Youth Football Chicken & Dressing Benefit

Spring Hill Youth Football Chicken & Dressing Benefit

The Spring Hill School Cafeteria was the place to be Sunday as local volunteers held a chicken & dressing dinner to raise money for youth football.  Everyone got in on…

High winds don’t phase Emmet fun fest

High winds don’t phase Emmet fun fest

EMMET – A blustery Saturday afternoon didn’t deter folks from coming to the Second Annual Emmet Fun Festival. The festival had three locations, the old school, the former baseball field…

Washington hosting “Town in Conflict”

Washington hosting “Town in Conflict”

WASHINGTON – Historic Washington State Park will host “Town in Conflict” on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The event explores different aspects of daily life during the Civil War. Programs throughout…

HCHS to hear Jenny Vann story

HCHS to hear Jenny Vann story

HOPE – Have you ever heard about the life of Jenny Vann Vaughn of Hempstead County and how she woke up at her own funeral wake in 1866? Come hear…