Hope, AR Home for Rent

The southwest Arkansas city of Hope may be the hometown of U.S. President Bill Clinton, but for those who call this small community of 9,000 home, melons are its defining export. That’s because the annual Hope Watermelon Festival, a summer celebration since the 1920s, brings to town a change of pace, an influx of out-of-towners and some seriously big melons – some even topping 200 lbs. Agricultural feats aside, healthcare and manufacturing are the leading industries in Hope, thanks to the Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center and Tyson Foo ...