Helena-West Helena will observe the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Helena on May 24-26. The Delta Cultural Center, the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission and the Helena Advertising and Promotion Commission are sponsoring the events. On Friday, vendors open at…
Jacksonport State Park Museum Opens New Exhibit March 2
Discover how historians, archeologists, genealogists and conservationists solve mysteries of the past through discovering and preserving lost facts and evidence when Jacksonport State Park Museum in Newport opens a new exhibit on March 2. The exhibit, “The Jacksonport Collection Calamity,”…
Freedom Park Dedication in Historic Helena This Saturday
Helena-West Helena officially opens Freedom Park to the public with a dedication this Saturday, Feb. 23. Freedom Park, located at 750 South Biscoe in Helena-West Helena, includes exhibits that focus on the often-forgotten story of thousands of escaped freedom seekers who…
Bass Reeves: A Legendary Arkansas Lawman
If there was ever a person in Arkansas history who should be — and is — considered “larger than life,” it’s Bass Reeves. One of the most interesting people who ever lived in The Natural State, Reeves was a U.S.…
Free Screening of “Lincoln” in Lincoln on Feb. 12
Good things come to towns named Lincoln. The promotions department for the currently released movie, “Lincoln”, is hosting a nationwide promotion of the Steven Spielberg Oscar-nominated movie in towns named Lincoln. So, a free screening of the movie will be…
