Leaders get peek at project's potential

Jun 2, 2012 | News, Southern Bancorp Community Partners

A group of Blytheville community leaders traveled Thursday to Helena-West Helena to meet with representatives of Southern Bancorp’s Delta Bridge Project and tour the project’s progress in Phillips County. Also present were members of the board of the Carl...

Super Chikan will be 'Live on the Levee'

May 31, 2012 | News

Next Friday, June 8, is the date for the next Live on the Levee concert series in historic downtown Helena. The concert series is a partnership between King Biscuit Blues Festival, Sonny Boy Blues Society and the Delta Bridge Project. The concert features music by...

Downtown Apts. Finally Under Way

May 22, 2012 | News

After two years and some inevitable development hurdles, Greenbrier Partners LLC’s mixed-use development at 436 S. Front St. is quickly taking shape. Construction began recently on the more-than-a-century-old warehouse at the corner of South Front Street and East...

Council OKs software for H-WHPD

May 17, 2012 | News

Helena-West Helena Assistant Police Chief Ronald Scott reports that revisions need to be made to an ordinance establishing rank structure for the police and fire departments to determine the eligibility for testing for promotions of police and fire department...

New Fort Curtis dedicated Friday

May 14, 2012 | News

“Does the new Fort Curtis hold the same promise for us as it did for those slaves that were freed through the efforts of the original Fort Curtis some 150 years ago?” asked Federal Judge Brian Miller, who offered his reflections on Civil War Helena at the gala...

Design a poster for King Biscuit Blues Festival

May 11, 2012 | News

All you artistic types who are also fans of the King Biscuit Blues Festival might wanna get out the brushes and oil paints and pastels and crayons and colored pencils and laptops, or whatever it is people use to make art these days. Because the Arkansas Delta Arts...

Fort Curtis to be dedicated Friday

May 10, 2012 | News

The dedication today of Fort Curtis, a Union fort replica, will begin Helena’s Civil War Sesquicentennial commemoration of a multi-faceted heritage that includes Federal occupation, seven Confederate generals, and an encampment of thousands of freed slaves. The...

Hernando rolls out bike plan

May 5, 2012 | News

Hernando, already on a roll with policies and programs to boost exercise and good health, is launching a partnership Saturday designed to get people on bicycles as a mode of transportation. “What’s exciting about our ‘Dust Off That Bicycle’...

Trail plan unveiled for the city

May 3, 2012 | News

The real focus of this plan is to make Helena-West Helena more walk-able and bike-able so we can offer the practical and low-cost alternative to those who do not have the option of a vehicle, as well as increase the tourism flow within the city,” said Ann Freiwald, of...

Southern Bancorp holds customer appreciation day

May 1, 2012 | News

Southern Bancorp held Customer Appreciation Day Friday grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, soft drinks, and give-away items including caps, key rings, measuring tapes, files, and more from 2-5 p.m. The special day was held at the Manila, Blytheville and Trumann banks....