The 14th annual version of the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Free Bluegrass Festival is cracked up to be more than just your daddy's bluegrass pickin' and grinnin'.
Recently, a celebration was held at the Clinton 1st Home Museum for the first anniversary of the passing of Congressional legislation for the Clinton Birthplace Foundation to give the site at 117 S. Hervey St. to the National Parks Service.
Instructor of Business Technology at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope Willie Buck, Jr. was named Educator of the Year and Hempstead County jurist William Randal Wright was named Citizen of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet here Monday night at the Fair Park Coliseum.
Judge Randy Wright was named Citizen of the Year.
The park is in full swing preparing for one of the largest and most popular festivals of Southwest Arkansas “The 42nd Annual Jonquil Festival”.
The annual celebration of Black History Month will begin Feb. 6, with events planned throughout the month, according to Vincent Wesley, president of the Black Historical and Development Society.
A noted Arkansas civil rights attorney from Little Rock will keynote of the annual Black Historical Development Society Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
Christmas is a time for family, friends, fellowship and food. One organization in Hope has been sharing food for the past 14 years and they are doing it again.
The holidays are full of traditions and a longstanding tradition in Hope is the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Holiday Boutique.
The Boutique will be held Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, from 1-5 p.m. at the Pruden Arts Center at 320 N. Washington St., and is open to the public.
Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Director Mark Keith was “tickled” over the turnout and particiation in the 15th annual Chamber Christmas Parade of Lights here Tuesday.
The 15th Annual Hope Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade will begin rolling on Monday December 7, at 6 p.m. Applications need to be turned in no later than Friday December 4, at 4:30, according to Mark Keith, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.
One of the most important efforts of the Hope Lions Club is the annual Lions Club Christmas Auction, which has grown steadily in the 60 years it has been in existence.
Two large gatherings took place over the last two days to honor veterans. The Hope Kiwanis Club honored veterans at the Hope Country Club Tuesday at the noon hour and the VFW 4511, the American Legion 427 and Post 12, and Sentimental Journey also honored veterans with a hot dog and fellowship time on Wednesday, at the Hope Fair Park Coliseum, November 11, at the 11th hour.
Veterans Day is honored all over the nation. Every year at the courthouse here in Hope, a special ceremony is held for all the veterans around the area and a dinner is provided. One Hope resident that will be in attendance for this special day of observance is Osie Lee Wyatt.
One after another of many heartfelt toasts filled with memories and sentiment were expressed at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope scholarship fundraiser Roast and Toast Birthday celebration in honor of George and Effie Frazier on Frazier’s 91st birthday Thursday.
This year will be a Halloween marked with several events for young and old alike. The weatherman says it will be rainy and cold, so appropriate dress and precautions against trips and falls, and vehicles are added to the mix.
One of Hope’s best known couples will be the honorees Thursday at the second annual University of Arkansas Community College at Hope Roast and Toast at Historic Washington State Park.
The 65th Southwest District Fair parade was the biggest ever, with over 100 entries this year. Parade winners were announced in three divisions.
The 65 Annual Southwest Arkansas Fair and Rodeo Parade will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the intersection of Sixth and Elm Streets in Hope.
Hope, Hempstead County, and Southwest Arkansas celebrated Tuesday as the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope broke ground for one of the premier educational facilities in the state and opened a state-of-the-art science technology center on campus.
As a young boy Brad Rogers followed in his dad’s footsteps and watched as his father, Pod Rogers, promoted Hope watermelons all over the world. Hope promoter and co-owner of the Hope Star, Pod Rogers died in 1998, but his legacy remains strong in Hope, Arkansas. Rogers recounts the days his dad worked to reinvent the Hope Watermelon Festival.
