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

By Andrew Bagley Publisher Police are investigating an incident after authorities say a young child was accidentally shot with an unsecured handgun inside a home last Thursday night. According to the Helena-West Helena Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 8:23 p.m. Thursday to a residence in the 800 block of Anderson Street following a report that a child had been shot. When officers arrived, they were met by a juvenile who told them her brother had ac