Sports@helena-arkansas.com Many people in Phillips County - tourists and residents - see the same road sign in various spots of Helena - a bicycle above three letters, "MRT " - and are all left wondering the same question? What is MRT? Explaining that sign and the purpose of MRT - the Mississippi River Trail - to the Helena Rotary Club Wednesday was MRT Executive Director Terry Eastin. Sports@helena-arkansas.com Many people in Phillips County - tourists and residents - see the same road...

Pat Monks made an appeal in September for people to donate teddies after African doctors told her that cuddling a bear can help poorly youngsters get better more quickly. Some 150 bears were taken to comfort youngsters, but the larger teddies were sold to raise funds for children who could not go to school because their parents could not afford the annual 2.50 fee. The generosity also meant Pat could give the remote village, where many of the men have died of AIDS, a corn-grinding machine,...