By Andrew Bagley Publisher Helena-West Helena police arrested Keziah Gamble last week on charges related to a shooting at a home on Anderson Street where one child got a gun and accidentally shot another in the same household. According to law enforcement officials, Gamble is the mother of both children involved in the incident. Gamble is facing multiple charges of endangering the welfare of a minor, which is a felony. Eight children were in the house at the time of the sho

Staff Reports Conflict was the order of the day at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Helena-West Helena City Council, with an issue over towing vehicles from a local residence providing the impetus. Attorney James Valley attended the meeting, representing Lori Bernard and William Harris, concerning the towing of five vehicles from a property on College Street. Valley contended the city did not follow proper procedures, specifically claiming the residents were given notice on Jun

By Andrew Bagley Publisher Dr. C. Lowry Barnes, the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), visited Helena on Monday for a roundtable discussion with community leaders in health care and business at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas. UAMS and the Helena Hospital recently announced a co-management agreement to run the hospital. Barnes, a Pine Bluff native, told the group that the turnout in Helena was the largest of any of