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Ark. takes over Mineral Springs School District

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:46:33 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - State officials on Thursday took over the financially struggling Mineral Springs School District, dissolving the southwest Arkansas district's board as it faces a budget shortfall.

Phillips County officials delay jail decision

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:35:07 -0400

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Arkansas - The Phillips County Quorum Court has delayed a hearing to discuss the county's closed jail.

Ark. education board keeps control of 2 districts

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:04:24 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - The Arkansas Education Board agreed Monday to let two southwest Arkansas school districts merge and voted to keep two other districts under state control due to fiscal problems.

Helena, Pulaski Co. districts continue in distress

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:22 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - The Helena-West Helena and Pulaski County school districts are to continue under state control.

Inspection prompts closure of Phillips County jail

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:08:29 -0400

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Arkansas - Phillips County has shut down its 75-bed jail after a state report found unsafe conditions including broken locks and easy access to items that could be fashioned into weapons.

Plan to develop Helena harbor years in the making

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:05:53 -0400

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Arkansas - In 1993, Helena's slackwater harbor was completed and county officials promised it would attract manufacturing jobs to the crumbling, poverty-ridden Mississippi Delta region. But it's taken 20 years for that promise to ring true: Last year, the harbor welcomed its first-ever industrial client.