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Phillips County News

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Sunday Nov 9 | WMC-FM

Arkansas unofficially 5th in sweet potatoes

When Arkansans sit down to a Thanksgiving meal later this month, they should possibly thank sweet potato farmers in the state for some of their bounty.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables

Mon Oct 27, 2008

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Phillips Co. Gets Grant For Teacher Certification

The Delta Bridge Project has awarded a $105,000, two-year grant to help establish a master teaching program in schools in Phillips County.

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Thu Oct 16, 2008

KTHV-TV

Governor's 1st Economic Summit

The governor's first ever summit on economic development and education is being held at the Statehouse Convention Center today.

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Related Topix: Little Rock, AR

Sun Oct 05, 2008

TulsaWorld.com - Lifestyle

Arkansas riot brought federal courts into the civil rights battle

One of the most unpleasant and unacknowledged threads of American history is the treatment of black people from the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s to the beginning of the modern civil rights movement.

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Related Topix: Riot, US Supreme Court, US News, Prison

Wed Sep 17, 2008

Deltafarmpress

Rust found in more Mid-South counties

On Tuesday Sept. 16, soybean rust was confirmed in Lincoln and Jefferson counties in Arkansas in producer soybean fields.

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Sun Aug 31, 2008

Texarkana Gazette

Job-poor Phillips County wants to reverse course

WEST HELENA, Ark.-It's one of those deadly hot days in the Mississippi River Delta, the kind that gave the region's famed blues musicians more reason to shuffle and moan.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

Sat Aug 23, 2008

WLMT

Woman Throws Baby to Run Away from Police in Arkansas

HELENA/WEST HELENA, AR - ' Authorities say a woman threw a baby, face down in the mud while trying to run from police.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

Thu Aug 21, 2008

Personal Injury Law News

Wrongful death suit settled

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the guardians of Jeremy Anderson against West Helena Flowers & Gift's owner Warren Holmes has been settled in Phillips County Circuit Court for an undisclosed amount.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR

Sun Aug 10, 2008

ArkansasBusiness.com

Elk Horn, Other Banks Get New Name

A roving Whispers correspondent noticed a familiar name on the Arkansas banking landscape was gone: Elk Horn Bank & Trust.

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Related Topix: Arkadelphia, AR, West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

Tue Aug 05, 2008

WPTY

Summertime Crime Heats Up in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas

Rape, robbery, vandalism and arson are just a few of the crimes Helena-West Helena Police are investigating.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Benton County Daily Record

Law license of Helena mayor pulled over poor work in '99

Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley lost his right to practice law for 30 days Friday, but said he had more pressing matters demanding his attention.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR, Animal Rights

Thu Jul 17, 2008

FOX16.com

Ark. mayor seeks arrest of Humane Society director

A mayor who faces a misdemeanor charge of obstructing Humane Society work by releasing strays into a national forest now wants charges brought against a Humane Society director.

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Related Topix: University of Arkansas System, Monticello (University of Arkansas System), West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WPTY

Mid-South Mayor Wanted for Letting Dogs Out

Memphis, TN- There's a warrant out right now for the Mid-South mayor who let nearly a dozen stray dogs loose in a national forest near his town.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

Ark. mayor faces charges over release of dogs - AP

An Arkansas mayor who ordered 10 Humane Society dogs let loose in a national forest is wanted on animal cruelty charges after a special judge issued an arrest warrant.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, West Helena, AR

Sat Jun 28, 2008

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Arrest Warrant Issued Over Mayor's Release Of Dogs

A special judge has issued an arrest warrant for the mayor of Helena-West Helena on animal cruelty charges after he ordered 10 stray dogs turned loose in a nearby national forest.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Animal Rights, Helena, AR

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Arkansas Online

Court says 'no' to retirement benefits for former mayor

Johnny Weaver sued the new city of Helena-West Helena, which merged with the city he once headed, saying he was due retirement benefits under a 2005 West Helena ordinance that the new city had not invalidated.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

Sat Jun 21, 2008

ArkansasMatters

Humane Society Searches For Dogs

The Humane Society says the Helena West Helena mayor made a big mistake in setting them free, and residents wholeheartedly agree.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

Thu Jun 19, 2008

About.com

More On the "Wild" Dogs In Helena

This story just gets more insane. Last week , I blogged about the mayor of Helena releasing dogs from the Helena shelter into the national forest.

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

FOX16.com

Humane Society files complaint against H-WH mayor

Mayor James Valley, who said last week the city was taking stray dogs to the St.

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Sat Jun 14, 2008

FOX16.com

Family Healthcast: Heart Attacks

Despite what people in Phillips County think Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley says he did nothing wrong by dumping ten stray dogs near a national forest.

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Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR, Tim Russert, Meet the Press, Entertainment, Television

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