Hope Prescott

HOPE- Summer Powell was the chairman once again for the 2019 Watermelon Festival Baggo Tournament. Seventeen teams entered this years competition. The tournament took place on Legion Field. Prizes consisted of cash, $300 gift certificate […]

Returning again is the Watermelon Olympics! The Watermelon Olympics was organized by Taylor and Latesha Short and Steve Harris was the chairman for the event. This year 6 local businesses entered the competition. The teams […]

This years “Flavor of Fun” tee shirts can be purchased at the festival inside the Coliseum! This years shirt was designed by Jeremy Higginbotham.  Children Sizes: XS-L (blue and green only) XS $10.00 S-L $14.00 […]

Come taste the “Flavor of Fun” with one of the vendors set up at the 43rd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival!  Below are all the food vendors at this year’s festival. The park is open until […]

Come join the Flavor of Fun at the 43rd Annual Hope Watermelon Festival! With close to one hundred vendors there is something for everyone at this years festival. Below are all the craft vendors at […]

HOPE – On August 7, 2019, Hempstead County Deputies and Agents from the 8th North Task Force conducted an undercover operation which resulted in the arrest of Patrick Jerod Phillips age 43 of Hope, Arkansas […]

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 […]