Wellness Center Reaches 30 Percent Completion Point (.pdf)

“Construction of the Dr. Vasudevan Wellness Center and Delta AHEC is 30 percent complete and is scheduled to open in February 2006.

“The 25,000-square foot Delta Area Health Education Center will provide classrooms, meeting rooms, a youth center, a medical library and both indoor and outdoor walking tracks. The Center also will have the latest in exercise equipment to help those who use the facility to get in shape.”

SCP Includes Numerous Educational Objectives (.pdf)

“The educational goals for the Strategic Community Plan for Phillips County 2005-2010 include many organizations and ideas that should benefit this impoverished Delta region. In the press release received at the news conference held Monday at the Historically restored Malco the Strategic Planning Committee outlined the plans they have already implemented for Phillips County.”

Strategic Community Plan Revealed (.pdf)

“The Strategic Community Plan for Phillips County 2005-2010 was officially unveiled Monday at the Historic Malco Theater during a news conferece with banners announcing “Together We Can.”

Strategic Community Plan Charts Future for Phillips County (.pdf)

“Under the banner of “Together We Can” the Strategic Community Plan for Phillips County 2005-2010 today was unveiled, with the promise of restoring this Mississippi River county to properity and transforming it into a regional economic and cultural force.”

ADFA Program Could Help Make the ‘American Dream’ Come True for Some Phillips County Residents (.pdf)

“The Arkansas Development Finance Authority has many programs for Phillip County residents who are interested in home ownership. The American Dream Down-Payment Initiative is now available to any person meeting the income limits set forth by HUD.”

10 More Helena Properties Condemned (.pdf)

“Several properties were condemned at Thursday night’s Helena City Council meeting. The 10 properties were declared a nuisance to the city of Helena. The owners have been mailed over 100 letters concerning the properties and they have either failed or refused to comply.”

Neighborhood Clean-up Initiative receives $50,000
Grant from Southern (.pdf)

“Phillip N. Baldwin, President and CEO of Southern Bancorp (Southern), announced today an award of $50,000 to the City of Helena’s Properts Standards Board for the demolition of abandoned and deteriorating building and the elimination of debris within the city. Fund will be used for the further implementation of housing and redevelopment goals as set out in the Phillips County Strategic Plan.”

Groundbreaking Held for New Health Center (.pdf)

“In front of a standing room only crowd with many dignitaries on hand including U.S. Senator and Helena native Blanche Lincoln, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new $4 million Dr. P Vasudevan Delta Area Health Education Center took place.”

Helena-West Helena Celebrate By Breaking Ground For $4 Million UAMS Health Education Center: Helena Health Foundation Center To Open In Early 2006 (.pdf)

“Helena-West Helena and residents from surrounding counties celebrated today with the groundbreaking for a new $4 million Delta Area Health Education Center (Delta AHEC). Expected to be completed in early 2006, the center, one of seven AHECs in Arkansas operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will provide classrooms, meeting rooms, a youth center, a medical library, and both indoor and outdoor walking tracks.”

Helena Getting Serious About Unsightly Property (.pdf)

“Ten houses in Helena were condemned and will be torn down thanks to the city council unanimously passing a resolution after hearing chairman of the Property Standards Board John King’s recommendation. From the time the ordinance is published in the newspaper, the owner will have 15 days to act on it.”