Mar 19, 2009 | News
HELENA-WEST HELENA — Orlando Jones of the Boys and Girls Club of Phillips County has been named the Youth of the Year for the state of Arkansas by Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Jones, a 17-year-old senior at Central High School in Helena-West Helena, will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Reader’s Digest Foundation. He is among hundreds of Youth of the Year winners across the country recognized by Boys and Girls Clubs of America for sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.
Mar 18, 2009 | News
Orlando Jones, a 3-year member of the Boys and Girls Club of Phillips County, has been named the Youth of the Year for the state of Arkansas by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). In addition to winning this prestigious title, Jones will also receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Reader’s Digest Foundation. He is among hundreds of Youth of the Year winners across the country recognized by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for his sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.
Mar 17, 2009 | News
Actions are being taken to bring high-speed Internet service to everyone in Clark County, from Arkadelphia to all rural areas.
Members of the Economic Development Sub-committee of the Clark County Strategic Plan met at noon Monday to hear a presentation from Kim Tran of Connect-Arkansas, a private, non-profit organization designed to “link all Arkansans, especially in rural areas, to the Internet.”
Mar 16, 2009 | News
Paul Harvel, chief executive officer of the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance, gave the Clark County Quorum Court an annual report Monday on the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County.
Mar 15, 2009 | News
How do you start a profile of Scott Shirey, the founder and force behind the Delta College Prep charter school in the historic ruins of Helena, a once-hopping river town?
You could start with Shirey the teacher. Picture him in his small classroom of 11th-graders, their desks arranged in a loose circle, their attention on the day’s assignment, an interpretive look at Arc of Justice, a book about a civil-rights trial in 1920s Detroit by Kevin Boyle.
Delta College Prep is a member of the successful Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter system. The 11th-graders are on schedule to becoming the school’s first graduating class. Twelve of the 13 students in Shirey’s classroom are black, one is white, an only slightly skewed representation of the demographic breakdown of this Phillips County seat.
Mar 13, 2009 | News
Funding for computers, software part of Southern Bancorp initiative
Mayors and their representatives from throughout St. Francis County got a look at a computer accounting system Thursday that Southern Bancorp may help them get.
Mar 11, 2009 | News
Orlando Jones is a true example of an extraordinary young man. At the age of 17, he has just been selected to compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the state of Arkansas Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 scholarship from the Reader’s Digest Foundation.
Mar 10, 2009 | News
Southern Bancorp, the banking organization that has partnered with the Ross Foundation to fund the Clark County Strategic Plan, recently received a national bank award for its efforts in revitalizing rural communities. Southern received the American Bankers Association Community Bank award at the ABA national conference in Phoenix, Ariz.
Mar 10, 2009 | News
Five KIPP Delta College Preparatory and KIPP Delta Collegiate students were recently accepted into enrichment programs, scholarship programs and other schools. “Due to their hard work in and outside the classroom, these students are receiving accolades around the state and nation,” said Sarah Cambelll, college counselor for KIPP Delta Collegiate.
Mar 3, 2009 | News
Dreams are what life is made of and the students at KIPP have seen one of them come true with the completion of the gymnasium. Several hundred friends and supporters of KIPP turned out Saturday afternoon for the ribbon cutting ceremony inside the spacious gymnasium that still has that freshly completed lacquer finish and glossy appearance.