News across Hempstead County

Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center program at Hope Rotary Club meeting
Hope Rotary Club: It was great to hear from Shelby Brown and Sheryl Martin with Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center at the Hope Rotary Club meeting Thursday. We appreciated learning about the services they provide [...]

Veterans present Donna Rosenbaum with patriotic Bench in recognition of her service to Hempstead County veterans
HOPE — A group of local veterans recently came together to honor Hempstead County Veterans Service Officer Donna Rosenbaum for her years of dedicated service and commitment to the veterans of Hempstead County. Veterans presented [...]

Tyree honored at Prescott City Council
Shanta Wiley with Prescott Water and Light, presented Theresa Tyree, with the CADC and the Nevada County Library with a certificate of appreciation helping the residents of Prescott with their utility bills. Stephanie Harris photo [...]

Prescott Rotary Meets, Hears from Fred Harris and Eddie Daniel
The Prescott Rotary Club met Tuesday (9-29) at Norman’s 44 Restaurant in Prescott. The club meets there every Tuesday at noon. Fred Harris spoke to the club about the upcoming AYEA Banquet in November. Eddie [...]

Historic Washington State Park to host cemetery workshop
Informative presentation on family history research and hands-on techniques to be included WASHINGTON – Historic Washington State Park will host a cemetery workshop on Saturday, October 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the 1874 [...]

Community Coffee this morning in Hope at Chamber office

Hope Lions Hear United Way Program
The Hope Lions Club heard a program on the Hempstead County United Way on Monday (9-28). Gina Perkins and Shelley Short brought the program. Perkins is the Executive Director and Short is the Gala Chairperson [...]

Harvest Regional Food Bank supports UAHT Iron Horse Pantry with $1,000 in gift cards
Pictured left to right: Marla Bush, UAHT Dean of Students, and Nancy Pena, Impact Coordinator with Harvest Food Bank HOPE – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Iron Horse Pantry recently received two $500 gift [...]

Busy schedule for Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce!
PRESCOTT – Fall is here, and that means a busy and exciting time of year for the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce! We have several community events coming up, and we hope you’ll join us [...]

Leadership Hope-Hempstead County class of 2026 graduation
HOPE – Congratulations to the Leadership Hope-Hempstead County Class of 2026! Thursday night was the perfect ending to a year spent learning, connecting, growing, and discovering just how many different pieces it takes to make [...]

UAHT Chancellor Tompkins talks programs with Hope Evening Lions Club
Hope Evening Lions Club: Monday night’s program was presented by Dr. Rick Tompkins, Chancellor at UAHT since February 2026. Ricky is a graduate of Hope High School (class of 1991) and is excited to be [...]

Hope Kiwanis Club Hears Fulton Grass Program
The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from Henry Struckman of Fulton Grass on Tuesday (9-22). The farm is located south of Fulton. The Struckman family did row crop farming before changing their crop to sod. Pictured [...]