Millions of dollars in state loans to fix Helena-West Helena's aging, leak-prone water system, which have been sitting in ...

Helena-West Helena’s new mayor is Joseph Whitfield, executive director of two nonprofit organizations in Phillips County. Gov ...

On Thursday, Gov. Sarah Sanders sent word that she's appointed Joseph Whitfield to step into the vacancy left by Christopher ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee announced Thursday that a new Helena-West Helena mayor has been appointed after the previous mayor was removed from office in July. Joseph Whitfield will now take over the ...

The King Biscuit Blues Festival on Cherry Street in downtown Helena-West Helena is back, a little leaner this year, but ...

Whitfield will replace former Mayor Christopher Franklin, who was removed from office by court order on July 7, 2025.

A man was found guilty in the shooting death of high school student in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas after his school’s prom.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Joseph Whitfield as the new Mayor of Helena-West Helena following the arrest and removal of the former mayor, Christopher Franklin, for allegedly failing ...

Drama ramped up at the Helena-West Helena City Hall Monday, as embattled Mayor Christopher Franklin filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a judge and prosecutor in eastern Arkansas. The move ...

"Ousted: The Fall of Mayor Christopher Franklin": That was the huge headline atop the front page of The Helena World earlier this month. For those of us who follow the byzantine politics of this ...

Phillips Community College will create a workforce training center in Helena-West Helena to offer training "aligned with industry needs," including instruction in construction, welding, health ...

HELENA-WEST HELENA, - Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed a new mayor for Helena-West Helena. Sanders announced Thursday that Joseph Whitfield would serve as the city's new mayor, ...