Home to the claim of the biggest watermelons in the world, Hope held its first annual Water Mellon Festival in 1926. In what ...

John Gibson of Hope had begun offering small prizes in 1916 for the largest watermelons. Two Hempstead County farmers, Hugh and Edgar Laseter, developed a seed line in an attempt to win the money.

HOPE, Ark. ‒ Trains rumble through this southwest Arkansas town 58 times a day. Two stop at the restored railroad depot that doubles as a welcome center downtown, but most roll slowly through ...

If you're heading for Arkansas and have a love for games, music, and most of all watermelon, make your way to the Hope Watermelon Festival and other easy-to-plan events around the state.

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We have 5 acres of watermelons and we are expected to pull over 100,000 lbs today and we have over 100 volunteers here helping us," Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, Food Sourcing and Logistics ...

HOPE, Ark. -- There were a few surprises among the 482 runners and walkers that competed in the 48th annual Watermelon Festival 5K race Saturday morning.

HOPE, Ark. (KTAL/KMSS) — One of the most anticipated events in southwest Arkansas is going on this weekend, the 48th annual Hope Watermelon Festival. The festivities are happening at Hope Fair ...

AUGUST 15, 2006 - Posted at 4:01 p.m. CDT HOPE, AR - Ivan Bright, who grew world record-sized watermelons in Hope, has died at the age of 92. Bright died Saturday, on the 30th anniversary of the Hope ...

HOPE, Ark. - This year's 45th annual Hope Watermelon Festival brings the mighty, monster-sized melons to Fair Park this week: a delicious, sweet treat to beat the summertime heat.

HOPE, Arkansas -- Mike Huckabee ... Hope was known for growing the largest watermelons in the world,” Dennis Ramsey, the city's mayor since 1993 and for several years in the 1980s, told ABC News.

And where best to show them off than the annual Hope Watermelon Festival, which draws thousands of people each August from south Arkansas, east Texas and north Louisiana?