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Watermelon Festival Treasure Found
Congratulations Slade Cox Winner of the 2024 Hope Watermelon Treasure Hunt. Slade said when he passed the location this morning he had to go back because he said “I knew it was right there “ […]
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Chamber of Commerce Executive Director completes Community Development Institute
CONWAY – Christy Burns, Executive Director of the Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce, has recently completed the Year 1 Class of the 38th annual Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas on […]
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Prescott native completes 34-year career with Magnolia bank
Sarah Williams, senior vice president and loan officer, has left Peoples Bank effective Friday, August 2, 2024. MAGNOLIA – Sarah Williams, senior vice president and loan officer, has left Peoples Bank effective Friday, August 2, […]
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Local students on A State lists
JONESBORO – Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2024 semester at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade-point averages while completing a […]
Obituaries
Georgia Ann Taylor
Georgia Ann Taylor, 81 of Hope, Arkansas passed away on August 1, 2024. She is survived by her son Joseph (Crystal), her three grandchildren, and one great grandchild. She is also survived by her best […]
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NAACP 6012B Unit Active in State Meeting and Prepares for Upcoming Conference
HOPE – The NAACP 6012B Hope-Hempstead County Unit has shared its active participation in the recent state NAACP quarterly meeting and its preparations for the upcoming annual state conference, which the group says, “will emphasize […]
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Hope City Board
The Hope City Board met in the City Hall boardroom on Tuesday (8-6) for their first meeting of August. After the prayer, pledge and approval of the previous minutes there was a discussion of the […]
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Prescott High School Open House
Prescott High School held an open house on Monday. The event started with the principal addressing the school, introducing new teachers and encouraging the community to be positive about the school while he acknowledged imperfections. […]
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Richard Ware Completes “MyARInternship” Program
We happened to run across an outstanding alumnus of Hope High on Facebook this week. He told for about six weeks this summer he worked in Little Rock under the MyARInternship program. Mr. Ware shared […]
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Little Miss & Little Mister Watermelon Pageant
The 2nd Watermelon Festival event of the week took place Tuesday night at the Klipsch Auditorium atop Hope’s City Hall. Lots of young people turned out for the Little Miss and Little Mr. Watermelon Pageant. […]
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Income Tax Schools provide advanced tax training, updates on tax law changes
LITTLE ROCK — Professional tax preparers and anyone interested in advanced income tax preparation can learn what’s in store for the 2024 tax season by attending one of the University of Arkansas System Division of […]