GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members...

Lynn Boone, retiring vice chancellor for Student Services/Registrar at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, gave the 2013 graduates of the Helena-West Helena campus of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas...

Coaches from the 5A Southeast baseball conference have selected the all conference players for 2013. Sophomore KeShawn Simpson, 16, from Helena-West Helena Central's Cougars was selected as left-handed pitcher and 1st baseman

The Philips County Retired Teacher's Association has announced that Jazmine McDonald, Breana Meriweather and Alexandria Edwards are the recipients of its 2013 scholarships, which entitles them to receive $700 when they enter the college or...

The 2013 honor graduates of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas were honored during a reception preceding commencement exercises on Friday, May 17, in Helena-West Helena. The honor graduates were recognized for their dedication...

The EF5 tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday has caused untold damage and claimed at least 24 lives. If you want to help, check out the information below.
 
 

MOORE, Okla. — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City...

As late as Sunday, the smell of burnt wood and lumber permeated throughout the are near the former site of the old Helena Crossing elementary School. The structure caught fire late Saturday evening between 9 and 10 p.m. All full-time firefighters...

The Helena-West Helena Police Department was dispatched to Columbia Street early Friday morning for an alarm call following damage to the front door of the Mapco Convenience Store. Investigators reported that the call came in about 12:24 a.m. After...

Since 1984, Main Street Helena has been at the front of downtown business promotion and historic preservation. MSH strives to bring about awareness of historic downtown by providing special events, history programs, community outreach, business...

A sea of blue followed the Helena-West Helena Police Department's candle light vigil held Thursday evening in the Court Square Park in Helena. Officers, dispatchers as well as several local citizens gathered to remember the fallen officers that...