Phillips County News

A new community-based Veterans Affairs clinic in Helena-West Helena will open Nov.

Authorities say a man in Helena-West Helena is charged with forgery after a search of his home turned up phony cash and money orders.

The Arkansas Supreme Court has suspended an eastern Arkansas judge from the bench until the end of his term in late 2010.

Customers who walk into the Bank of Trumann Wednesday will be greeted by the same familiar faces of the bankers they have come to know and trust.

Campaign mailer today from U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln : The national Republicans have put a target on my back and I expect one of the toughest campaigns in my life.

The NY Times Sunday magazine's closing essay this week is a sad one rooted in Arkansas.

A dapper criminal gains the confidence of Barney, Opie and Aunt Bee, but Andy remains skeptical of the man's intentions.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency is presenting draft flood risk maps to communities in Phillips County, Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas health officials gearing up for the largest flu vaccination effort in state history remained uncertain Friday whether the swine flu vaccine will be available at the same time that regular flu shots will be administered.

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas health officials gearing up for the largest flu vaccination effort in state history remained uncertain Friday whether the swine flu vaccine will be available at the same time that regular flu shots will be administered.

A tornado Thursday in Arkansas and Phillips counties in east Arkansas and on into Mississippi stayed on the ground for 32.1 miles, the National Weather Service said Friday.

A proposed $1.5 million project unveiled Saturday will highlight the lives of Phillips County residents, both black and white, during the Civil War.

UA student Matthew Wilson, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, is dedicating two months out of his summer to help create better a community.

"Future years will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background, the countless minor scenes and interiors of the secession war; and it is best they should not.

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis on Friday ordered a hearing in a $2 billion environmental-contamination lawsuit filed by an East Arkansas farmer against former owners of a chemical plant.

LITTLE ROCK a ' Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday appointed a special justice to the state Supreme Court consider a recommendation to remove an eastern Arkansas judge from the bench.

Sweet potato growers in southeast Arkansas are getting ready to plant this year's crop, and they are hoping that yields improve over 2008.

Taking a disturbing health report to heart, one state lawmaker set out to improve conditions in the Arkansas Delta - and took the challenge personally.

Six Arkansas properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced Wednesday.

County deputies are searching for the man who beat and robbed an elderly couple during a weekend home invasion.