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John C. Edwards

General Counsel & Economic Development Director Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority

John Edwards serves as General Counsel & Economic Development Director for Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority in Helena, Arkansas. He has considerable experience in rural economic development. Mr. Edwards served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2008 – 2015, and previously served as an aide to former United States Senator David Pryor, where he was responsible for working with agriculture-related issues. In 1996, he was appointed Arkansas State Director of USDA Rural Development, the lead federal agency providing funding for rural housing, businesses, and water systems. Edwards is a veteran of the Iraq War and was part of a National Guard unit that provided relief to New Orleans residents after Katrina. He left service in 2012 as a colonel.

Boards of Directors

Southern Bancorp, Inc.

John C. Edwards

General Counsel & Economic Development Director

Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority

Amanda Johnson

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Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School

Diane Tatum

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Entergy Arkansas