Category Archives: Arkansas Online

Holly Grove homecoming

It resembled a family reunion. While there were plenty of family members there, the crowd that Sunday afternoon last month in the Delta community of Holly Grove consisted mostly of friends of Raymond and Mockie Abramson. We came together to celebrate the 150th anniversary of R. Abramson Co., an event first scheduled for the spring of 2020. Read more » »

ARKANSAS A-Z: Irene Rosenzweig — Benefactor of arts for Pine Bluff

The Rosenzweig and Sarason children pose at the Sarason home in Conway, circa early 20th century. (Irene Rosenzweig is seated on the horse, second from left. Read more » »

OPINION | REX NELSON: The Helena blues

Walter Morris Jr. remembers the boom days at Helena-West Helena. His father, who died in October 2017 at age 96, returned home after serving in the Navy during World War II. He went to work for the family business, Twin City Transit, which operated buses and taxis in what were then the bustling cities of Helena and West Helena.Morris Sr. Read more » »