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Notable locations in Helena: Helena City Hall (A), Arkansas Street Fire Station (B), Cherry Street Fire Station (C), Estevan Hall (D), Phillips County Museum (E), Delta Cultural Center (F), Phillips County Courthouse (G), Phillips County Community Center (H), Fern Hill Fire Station (I), Helena Public Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Helena include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Centennial Baptist Church (B), Springdale Church (C), Silver Cloud Church (D), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First United Methodist Church (G), Morning Star Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Maple Hill Cemetery (1), Magnolia Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Heritage Hill Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Helena include: Beech Street Historic District (1), Perry Street Historic District (2), Eliza Miller Park (3), Cherry Street Historic District (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Helena Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Super 8 Motel (1007 Martin Luther King J), Edwardian Inn (317 Biscoe Street), Magnolia Hill Bed & Breakfast (608 Perry Street).
Courts: U S Government - Judge District Court (617 Walnut), Helena City - Municipal Court (226 Perry Street), U S Government - Clerk District Court (617 Walnut).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Helena and their reported violations in the past:
HELENA WATER SEWER (Population served: 6700, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Helena that have no violations reported:
- LONG LAKE WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  41.4% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 17.5% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Helena compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Helena (2007 data):
- Helena National Bank: at 302 Cherry Street, branch established on 1940-04-01; Mid City Branch at 623 Oakland Avenue, branch established on 1973-05-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $148.7 mil, Deposits: $129.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Helena Bancshares, Inc.
- First Bank of the Delta, National Association: Cherry Street Branch at 502 Cherry Street, branch established on 2003-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $193.6 mil, Deposits: $165.1 mil, headquarters in West Helena, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancorp, Inc
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2004 Presidential Election results in Phillips County Arkansas:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
4 | $7,920 | $23,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $32,219 | $38,663 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,708 | $32,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $4,171 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $7,920 | $23,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $7,920 | $23,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 | $21,054 | $22,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
13 | $29,567 | $27,293 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $4,583 |
| Totals for Government |
47 | $109,308 | $27,908 | 16 | $8,754 |
Helena government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $460,000
Solid Waste Management: $347,000
All Other: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $737,000
Financial Administration: $527,000
Regular Highways: $499,000
Water Utilities: $484,000
Sewerage: $484,000
Fire Protection: $355,000
Solid Waste Management: $345,000
Parks & Recreation: $137,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $513,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $930,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,159,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,994,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $165,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $509,000
General Revenue, NEC: $136,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $104,000
Regular Highways: $30,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $372,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $636,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,994,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $457,000
General Support: $169,000
All Other: $28,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $520,000
Public Utilities: $354,000
Property: $332,000
NEC: $43,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,851,000
4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,437 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.08% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,407 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Helena:
- KFFA (1360 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, AR; Owner: DELTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Helena:
- KFFA-FM (103.1 FM; HELENA, AR; Owner: DELTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJIW-FM (94.5 FM; HELENA, AR; Owner: ELIJAH MONDY,JR.)
- KCLT (104.9 FM; WEST HELENA, AR; Owner: WEST HELENA B/CASTERS)
- WAID (106.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
- WWUN-FM (101.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KVRN (90.7 FM; MARVELL, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WKXY (92.1 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CLARKSDALE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KAKJ (105.3 FM; MARIANNA, AR; Owner: L.T. SIMES II & RAYMOND SIMES)
- WKDJ-FM (96.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
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