Honor students from Central High School, DeSoto School and KIPP School were recognized at a reception hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Helena – West Helena. After a brief meet – and – greet period and dinner, the students received gifts, certificates of...
Saturday, April 14, marks the first Live on the Levee concert series, a partnership between King Biscuit Blues Festival, Sonny Boy Blues Society and the Delta Bridge Project. The concert features music by 2 Mule Plow and Lisa Haley & the Zydekats. The concert...
Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock said Thursday that it had hired Andrea Parnell as its new senior vice president and director of human resources. In the role, Parnell will oversee the human resource functions for SBI, Southern Bancorp Bank, a wholly owned...
The Phillips County 4-H Program hosted their first Downtown Helena Community Clean-Up on March 30. Krystal Johnson, the 4-H Program Assistant for Phillips County, along with Julia Nordsieck of the Delta Bridge Project, organized this event with the help of several...
Mark your calendar now for the first Live on the Levee concert series featuring Lisa Haley (left) and 2 Mule Plow on April 14. The music concert series is a partnership between King Biscuit Blues Festival, Sonny Boy Blues Society and the Delta Bridge Project. Gates...
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) recently made a grant of $9,450 to the McGehee Desha Alumni Community Center (MDACC), which provides educational programs and workforce training to students in McGehee, Arkansas. “MDACC helps youth to develop an...
The Okolona School demolition project is complete. The building was abandoned decades ago when Okolona and Gurdon consolidated. Through a $19,000 grant from Southern Bancorp, the large building containing asbestos was demolished and safely removed from the site....
The grant The City of Okolona was awarded a beautification grant from Southern Bancorp in the amount of $18,972. Purpose The award will be used to remove the Okolona High School to provide safety to area residents and extend the current city park area which is used...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $64,521 in housing counseling grants to three organizations in Arkansas. Officials announced Friday that the money, part of $42 million awarded nationally, will help families find housing and prevent...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners was among three Arkansas organizations to receive housing counseling grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants are part of HUD’s continuing effort to help families find decent housing and to...
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