Jim Frazier

The bridge crane at Helena Harbor is used for loading and unloading barges, said spokesman John Edwards.

Quest for Helena Port Tenants Took 20 Years

In 1993, Helena’s slackwater harbor was completed and county officials promised it would attract manufacturing jobs to the crumbling, poverty-ridden Mississippi Delta region. But it’s taken 20 years for that promise to ring true: Last year, the harbor welcomed its first-ever industrial client. read more >

by Luke Jones - April 29, 2013, 12:00am