Here is his veto letter in full. 

Kathy Huges vividly remembers one day of her childhood in Japan during WWII.

Ricky Tinsley was forced to give up his cash after a theif robbed the Twin City Barber Shop Tuesday. 

ARKANSANS ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE FOR OZONE SEASON

Dorothy Smith, 54, of Helena-West Helena was taken to The Med in Memphis after she was involved in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 49 East about 1-1/2 miles west of Walnut Corner.
 

Inordinate rains will force some crop acreage replanting in Phillips County, says Robert Goodson, the county’s Cooperative Extension agent.
 

Lisa White, of West Memphis, and Courtney Vance, of Pocahontas, were among the AmeriCorps Delta Service Corp. volunteers who put a new coat of gold paint Thursday on the old Union Pacific caboose that has sat for years off Plaza. They were there in keeping with the “Paint the Town Proud” campaign.

Five suspects, all from Helena-West Helena, were arrested in Horn Lake, Miss., in connection with a burglary at the Dollar General Store here.
 

The teen is facing charges after attempting to rob the  Subway Tuesday night and robbing Big Time Rentals Wednesday.

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Chrysler LLC has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 789 of its dealers — including eight from Arkansas.

Forrest City's chief animal control officer faces an animal cruelty charge after sheriff's deputies say he failed to care for dogs in the city's shelter.

Alderman Jay Hollowell has called for the Helena-West Helena City Council to meet with the various governmental entities in Phillips County on a quarterly basis to establish better working relationships.
 

Phillips County Judge Don Gentry has submitted documents for the Helena-West Helena City Council to consider concerning the one percent countywide sales tax (harbor tax) that is set to expire in 2010.  According to the documents, none of the tax is designated for the Helena-West Helena Phillips County Port Authority, who currently receives 20 percent of the tax revenue.
 

Plans are under way for the Civil War Helena Interpretive Plan and Research Project beginning this summer and leading up to the sesquicentennial celebration of the Battle of Helena in 2013.