By Martin Rawls Digital Media Coordinator The official artwork for the 2026 King Biscuit Blues Festival was unveiled during a special event Monday, July 27, at Biscuit Row BBQ, celebrating both the festival’s rich musical heritage and the talent of a local artist. Helena artist Jámin Crawford was selected to create this year’s official festival poster with his original work, The Birth of King Biscuit. The painting depicts the historic first King Biscuit Time radio broadcast

Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER A honey bee resting on a bright pink zinnia in a Phillips County garden may look like it's simply enjoying a summer morning, but it's part of a much bigger story unfolding across the Arkansas Delta. According to the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, a single honey bee colony can forage as far as three miles from its hive, covering more than 18,000 acres in search of nectar and pollen. A bee

By Martin Rawls Digital Media Coordinator HELENA-WEST HELENA — Members of the Kiwanis Club of Phillips County took a virtual tour of Arkansas’ Great River Road on Wednesday, July 15, as guest speaker Pat Audirsch highlighted the history, culture and attractions found along the Mississippi River. Audirsch, a longtime Marianna civic leader and member of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas, shared information about Arkansas’ 15 official Great River Road interpr