Arkansas Grows the Best: Big in Hope, Sweet in Cave City

July 20, 2025

Arkansas’ juiciest fruit is celebrated in so many ways. The oldest melon-related celebration is in Hope, the county seat of Hempstead County located in the southwestern part of the state. The sweetest melon fest is in Cave City, on the…

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