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Thursday May 9 | ArkansasMatters

Mississippi River Rising Again, Expected to Crest Below Flood Stage at Helena

WEST HELENA, AR - The National Weather Service has a flood advisory in effect at Helena with the Mississippi expected to crest just short of flood stage on Sunday.

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Mon May 06, 2013

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Helena Plans Big Memorial Day Civil War Re-Enactment

May is Arkansas heritage month. Across the state, towns are celebrating what makes them unique.

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Thu May 02, 2013

Billboard

Wanda Jackson, Kentucky Headhunters Lead Arkansas Delta...

Wanda Jackson performs as part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival Day Two at Zilker Park on September 17, 2011 in Austin Texas.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Delta Farm Press

Spring in Arkansas: Drought out west, flooding in the east

The rain-swollen upper Mississippi River is expected to send its bulk past Arkansas the week of April 29, with the river at Memphis, Tenn., projected to rise to 32 feet by May 1. Helena is expected to reach 40.5 feet on May 2, below the 44-foot flood stage.

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Sun Apr 28, 2013

ArkansasBusiness.com

Quest for Helena Port Tenants Took 20 Years

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.

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