Hope, Arkansas: Bill Clinton put it on the map; residents are working to preserve it. Sarah D. Wire. USA TODAY. HOPE, Ark. ‒ Trains rumble through this southwest Arkansas town 58 times a day.

HOPE, Arkansas -- Mike Huckabee grew up less than a five minute drive from Bill Clinton’s childhood home, but he doesn’t hold any warm or neighborly feelings toward the former president. The ...

The tiny town that gave America a president is now fighting for its own survival. Hope, Arkansas, is located in the southwest corner of the state and home to around 8,000 people.