City of Helena-West Helena Posts Calendar of After-School Programs, Meetings

Helena-West Helena maintains a public municipal calendar that centralizes City Council agendas, archived meeting videos and listings for community programs, including after-school offerings. The calendar is presented as a single point of access for residents looking for meeting schedules, minutes and live streams.

The municipal calendar listed the City Council meeting for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. and instructed residents that "The City Council will meet next on, Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to participate via Zoom." Zoom credentials published on the calendar are provided exactly as listed: "Meeting ID:843 0027 1077; Passcode: 666762 ; Dial-in +1 301 715 8592." The calendar also prompts users to "View the upcoming City Council Meeting Agenda," watch previous City Council meetings on the city YouTube channel, and "View Minutes from past City Council Meetings." The city page identifies the municipal office at 226 Perry Street, Helena, Arkansas 72342, lists a mailing address of PO Box 248, Helena, Arkansas 72342, and gives a primary phone number, 870-817-7400, with fax 870-338-7250. The site notes it was "developed in the Arkansas Delta by Thrive."

Helena Public Schools maintains its own 2025-26 calendar with a flipbook, district calendar, sports and concert schedules, a school bell schedule and a Board of Trustees calendar. The district calendar shows several February 2026 meetings of interest to parents and community members: a Board of Trustees Special Board Meeting on February 6, a Facilities & Technology Committee Meeting on February 9, a Budget & Finance Committee Meeting on February 10 and a Board of Trustees Full Board Meeting on February 10. The Teaching & Learning Committee Meeting originally set for February 11 is marked "\CANCELED". A community meeting titled "HHS + PAL Community Meeting" is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19 at the HHS Little Theater, Helena High School, 1300 Billings Avenue. A Board of Trustees Work Session at PAL is listed for February 24. The schools' events page carries a clear caveat: "PLEASE NOTE: All events are subject to change. To verify whether a meeting or event listed below will be occurring, please contact your neighborhood school or team coach."

The city calendar is presented as covering recurring community programs as well; an earlier short report on the calendar referenced after-school programs and included a truncated example: "The calendar lists recurring and upcoming items including after‑school programs (for example, an After‑School Chess Club sc", a fragment that appears incomplete in the public listing. Specifics such as locations, registration, times and age ranges for after-school programs are not provided in the material reviewed here.

For practical purposes, residents looking to participate in local governance or community programming should consult the city and school calendars directly for current agendas, exact meeting times and access instructions. For in-person details, agenda content or program registration, contact City Hall at 870-817-7400 or your neighborhood school. Keeping the municipal and district calendars in view helps Phillips County residents follow public meetings, weigh in on local decisions and find extracurricular opportunities for students.