Seven officers and two records clerks were suspended Wednesday by Mayor James Valley.

“The whole United States is going to look like a spider web,” said Judy Stuckey of Judy’s Escorts of Beebe as she waited to escort the next 18-wheeler through traffic at the mat yard on Highway 49 near the railroad crossing.

A great victory for the players and a proud moment for Helena-West Helena.

Students from area high schools got to see the Arkansas Supreme Court in action Thursday morning in Phillips College’s Lily Peter Auditorium. The high court held oral argument session on an appeal of a case of local interest, Joe Thelman vs. the state of Arkansas. 

Crowley's Ridge, the St. Francis National Forest and Phillips County is ablaze with fall colors and may be some of the best foliage in the state. 

As president-elect, Barack Obama faces a tricky task as he begins dealing ever more directly with the economic meltdown, grappling with the worst financial crisis in seven decades but not yet wielding the power to do much about it.

Several citizens gathered to witness the count and hear first hand the results at the Phillips County Courthouse.

Crowds danced in the streets, wept, lifted their voices in prayer and brought traffic to a standstill. From the nation's capital to Atlanta to Los Angeles, Americans celebrated Barack Obama's victory and marveled that they lived to see the day that a black man was elected president.

Barack Obama's election as America's first black president unleashed a renewed love for the United States after years of dwindling goodwill, and many said Wednesday that U.S. voters had blazed a trail that minorities elsewhere could follow.

Democrats broadened their control of Congress in Tuesday's elections, though in the Senate they fell short of the 60 votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority that would have given them almost unbridled power over legislation.

After eight years of Republican rule, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building a Democratic administration to lead the country out of war and into the financial recovery that he promised.

His name etched in history as America's first black president-elect, Barack Obama turned Wednesday from victory's jubilation to the sobering challenge of leading a nation in crisis. The 44th president-in-waiting kept a low profile while Americans and the world took in the enormity of the election.

Phillips County Election Commissioners & Coordinators finished the count just before 10 p.m. 

Helena-West Helena and Phillips County businesses and residents responded in droves Tuesday  to collect old electronic equipment such as computers, VCRs, TVs, printers, monitors and typewriters for recycling.
 

Highlights of a “Master Plan” for downtown Helena-West Helena have been unveiled to a group of interested residents.