New Helena board picked after release from state control

     (AP) – Voters have picked a new school board for the

Helena-West Helena district but rejected a property tax measure to pay for

improvements to the high school.

     Tuesday’s election was the first for the Helena-West Helena School District

since the district was released from state control earlier this year. The state

took over the district in 2011 because of financial mismanagement and dissolved

the local school board.

     The Daily World reports that the millage increase to fund construction and

renovation to Central High School failed narrowly. Voters also decided to reduce

the city’s wards from five to three and cut the number of city council members

from 10 to 6.

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