Community Calendar


Charles Lester will be the interim speaker each week through the end of the year at Providence Memorial Baptist Church in Perrytown.  Worship on Sunday is 11am.  The church is on highway 67 and the public is invited.

Santa Claus will visit 67 Gas & Grill in Emmet Tuesday, December 18th from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Free pictures with Santa.

Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon cutting Thursday, December 18th at 10:00 am at Banner Hope, 235 Smith Road.

The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee Wednesday, December 19th, from 9:30-11:00 am, will be at Lance & Associates Real Estate, 411 West Avenue C, in Hope.

Jingle Beats Christmas Talent Show will be Wednesday, December 19th at Spring Hill United Methodist Church. A soup potluck at 5:30 pm followed by the talent show and visit from Santa at 6:00 pm.

The Prescott School District will hold their regular board meeting Thursday December 20th at 6pm in the board room located in buildng #5 on the high school campus.  The public is welcome.

Guernsey Baptist Church, 4284 County Road 2, will hold their monthly singing Friday, December 21, starting at 6:00 pm. There will be a potluck supper

The Hempstead County Cooperative Extension Service office will close at the end of the business day Friday, December 21st and will reopen January 2nd.

The second night of the Oakhaven luminaries has been rescheduled for Saturday, December 22nd, starting at dusk.

McCaskill Community Christmas Party is Saturday, December 22nd at 6:00 pm at the Community Center, 2443 Highway 371. Bring a wrapped Christmas ornament to share in exchange game and goodies/finger food of your choice. Candy for the children.


Prescott First United Methodist Church, 125 West Second Street-North, will present "The Living Nativity" December 22nd & 23rd from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm and December 24th from 3:00 pm-6:00 pm.  At 5:15 Christmas Eve, attendees can gather around the stable for the singing of traditional Christmas carols, followed by the message from Brother Neal Ridling. Following will be free hot chocolate and cookies.

Saratoga Tri-County Lions Club will not meet Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25th.

The Driver's License Testing Site in Hope will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and December 26th

Southside Baptist Church, on Highway 29 South in Hope across from the college, will have their monthly singing Friday night, December 28th, starting at 6:00 pm. There will be a potluck supper.

​The "Music and Melons at Midnight" New Years Celebration has been cancelled according to the Hope/Hempstead County chamber of Commerce.

Watch Night service Monday, December 31st starting at 8:00 pm at Okay Community Baptist Church, 301 Okay Road, Saratoga. Will be music along with the annual message. Brother Charles Jones is pastor. Call 870-388-9200.

White Oak Lake State Park near Bluff City will have a First Day Hike Tuesday, January 1st from 10:30 am-noon. The two-mile hike is on Beech Ridge Trail, located near the tent camping area. After the hike, participants will warm beside a campfire and enjoy taco soup prepared in a Dutch oven, but supplies are limited. Bring a chair. Call 870-685-2743, extension 2.

The monthly singing at Okay Community Baptist Church, 301 Okay Road, Saratoga, is Friday, January 4th at 6:30 pm. There will be potluck supper. For information, call 870-388-9200.

The Songfellows will kick-off their 50th Anniversary Tour Friday, January 18th at 6:00 pm at Old Liberty Community Church, 120 Hempstead 10 between Fulton and Cross Roads. Dessert fellowship to follow.

The Collingsworth Family will be in concert Friday, January 18th at Hempstead Hall in Hope, starting at 7:00 pm.  For additional information, contact hempsteadhall.com.

Guernsey Baptist Church, 4284 County Road 2, will hold their monthy singing Friday, January 18th, starting at 6:00 pm. There will be a potluck supper.

Southside Baptist Church, Highway 29 South across from the college in Hope, will hold their monthly singing Friday, January 25th, starting at 6:00 pm. There will be a potluck supper.

Nevada High School National Honor Society (Jr./Sr.) will have their induction ceremony Thursday, January 31st, starting at 6:00 pm.