West Helena, Arkansas

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West Helena

Sunny
Temperature: 36.4 °F

Humidity: 61 %
Wind Speed: 3 mph ENE
Pressure: 30.04 "

Dew Point: 24 °F
Gusts: 19 mph NNW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Woman arrested trying to sell drugs in sheriff's ...
  

  A woman caught trying to sell methamphetamine in the parking lot of the White County Sheriff's Department starts a domino effect of arrests of at least seven more Tuesday.

• the Recruiting Guy: 3 Ua recruits on display at all-star event
  

  Arkansas had four recruits playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday a ' Helena-West Helena Central cornerback Darius Winston, who has orally committed to the Hogs, St.

• Smith plans to leave Greenland district in June
  

  Greenland Superintendent Roland Smith said recently that he expects to leave the district in June but he intends to leave the district in as good of financial shape as possible for his successor.

• Helena approves budget extension
  

  WEST HELENA a ' The Helena-West Helena City Council on Monday voted to extend the 2008 budget into next year after failing to do so twice last week, the mayor said.

• Post Offices reveal holiday schedules
  

  Several East Arkansas Post Offices, including the Forrest City branch, will close their lobby doors early on Christmas Eve.

• Ark. mayor penalized for 'dumping dogs' in forest
  

  The U.S. Forest Service has ordered a mayor in Arkansas to pay $1,900 in fines and restitution for instructing a city employee to "dump two loads of dogs" in the St.

• East Ark. judge faces disciplinary complaint
  

  An east Arkansas judge faces a new ethics complaint that accuses him of trying to use his position to help an ousted West Helena police chief regain his job in 2005.

• More judges in hot water
  

  The state Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission has announced formal disciplinary hearings against two more judges.

• Two Accused of Plot to Kill President-elect Barack Obama Return to Court
  

  Attorneys for Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman asked for more time in Federal Court this morning.

• Pulaski Academy wins 5A championship
  

  Spencer Keith set a state record for yards passing in a season, and Pulaski Academy held off Helena-West Helena 35-32 Saturday night to win the Class 5A championship.

• About 200 39th Infantry Brigade troops come home
  

  A contingent of about 200 soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade returned Sunday to the United States, part of group expected to swell to 1,600 through the week.

• Pulaski Academy 35, Helena-West Helena Central 32: Bruins' lead holds up
  

  Sunday, December 7, 2008 2:27 a.m. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2008, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

• Man, girlfriend die in burning house
  

  A Helena-West Helena man and his girlfriend died early Wednesday in a house fire, the city's fire chief said.

• Two People Found Dead In Helena, AR Fire
  

  Two people were found dead in a Helena-West Helena, Arkansas house fire on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

• Helena-West Helena Alderman Dies
  

  Eugene "Red" Johnson, an alderman in Helena-West Helena and longtime educator, has died.

• Parents: Slain Anchor Sexually Assaulted
  

  Melissa Dunbar-Gates, best friend to Anne Pressly, an Arkansas reporter who died from wounds sustained during a robbery, tells Julie Chen the police are doing all they can to find her killer.

• Arrest Reports
  

  Drug dealing Brandon Terrell O'Neal, 19, of 519 Kentucky St. in West Helena was arrested Nov.

• Simes reprimanded over handling of Crumbly-Willis lawsuit
  

  Circuit Judge L.T. Simes of Helena-West Helena has been cited for failing to perform his duties as judge in regard to the election lawsuit involving Arnell Willis and Jack Crumbly in 2006.

• Ark. Judge Reprimanded By Disciplinary Panel
  

  An east Arkansas judge was issued a letter of reprimand today by the state's judicial disciplinary panel for not handling a lawsuit over a state senate seat in a timely manner.

City Description

West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689. Historically, West Helena and its sister city Helena, located on the Mississippi River, have been two of the focal points in the history of the development of the blues. The cities consolidated on January 1, 2006. West Helena is located at 34°32′45″N 90°38′40″W / 34.54583, -90.64444 (34.545702, -90.644346). According to the United States Census Bureau, West Helena had a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,689 people, 3,204 households, and 2,223 families residing in West Helena. The population density was 1,956.6 people per square mile (755.6/km²). There were 3,518 housing units at an average density of 792.2/sq mi (305.9/km²). The racial makeup of West Helena is 32.77% White, 65.69% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,204 households out of which 36.0%

City Contained By:

• Phillips County
• Arkansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 11.3959476855 km squared

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