Anyone driving past Wendy’s on Richmond Hill has likely seen a new sight at the Delta Fellowship Church. After nearly a year-and-a-half of careful planning and with the generous support of many in Phillips County and beyond, the Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County recently opened its doors to a capacity crowd and has maintained a full-house ever since.
Robert Sanders construction Co. employees construct a new sidewalk in front of the Robert Hornor home on Beech St. in Helena. Landscaping is part of the renovation project going on at the house, which belongs to the Delta Cultural Center.
Phillip N. Baldwin, president and CEO of Southern Bancorp (Southern), announced today that three rural communities (Elaine, Arkansas and Lula and Lambert, Miss.) will be the collective beneficiaries of a $20,000 grant provided by Southern’s Small Cities Technical Assistance Program.
A nearly $1 million, 10-unit condominium complex for people with developmental disabilities opened in Arkadelphia last week.
The community development efforts of Delta Southern Bank, a Community Development Financial Institution based in Ruleville, Mississippi, continues with additional grants for the revitalization of downtown Ruleville and downtown Drew, Mississippi.
One by one, nine Group Living Inc. clients approached the microphone, said a few words of thanks, and were then escorted to a ribbon stretched among nine plants prepared for hanging. Each client then cut a piece of the ribbon, accepted a plant, and walked to his or her new condominium to hang the plant.
The symbolic gesture brought an end to the grand opening ceremonies at Lucas Gardens in Arkadelphia Friday afternoon.
Nine Group Living Inc. clients gathered last week at the Honeycomb Restaurant to sign the papers to purchase their own condominiums. Lucas Gardens on S. 7th Street includes nine units for clients and one for a Group Living employee, who will coordinate maintenance and provide services for the condominium owners.
On Tuesday, the Southern Good Faith Fund (SGFF) hosted an event for families enrolled in the SEED program.
This 60-ton, 80-foot span bridge crane has been put in place on the loading and unloading the terminal at the slack water harbor. Souter Construction Co. is in charge of construction. They also are cutting a road that will accommodate loaded 18-wheelers. Other construction plans include scales and a scale house.
Several properties were condemned at Thursday night’s Helena City Council meeting. The 10 properties were declared a nuisance to the city of Helena. The owners have been mailed over 100 letters concerning the properties and they have either failed or refused to comply.