Watermelons and Arkansas politics collide in Hope festival
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Watermelons and Arkansas politics collide in Hope festival
The annual Hope Watermelon Festival was held on Saturday, August 8, 2026 in Hope, Arkansas. (Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)The southwest Arkansas town of Hope is known for growing two things: governors and watermelons. Immortalized by former President Bill Clinton who ran as the “Man from Hope” in 1992, the town of 8,400 is also the birthplace of former Gov. Mike Huckabee, the father of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Hope is as proud of…
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