A newly minted highway sign will be unveiled today on U.S. 49 at the Arkansas Delta’s eastern edge, revealing the name “Helena-West Helena” and signaling a new start for a community beset by political infighting and saddled with a lifeless economy.
The Tourism, Recreation and Quality of Life Committee met Monday night at the Delta Cultural Center Museum to discus the future of tourism, economic development and preserving the past.
As emergency relief gives way to long-term rebuilding in areas hit hard by hurricane Katrina, those who send money now could in
certain cases get their money back and then some.
While the region aims to attract bullish investors, the situation raises ethical questions about how much profit is acceptable to reap from a disaster zone.
The Diamond Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross has distributed more than $200,000 in aid to persons displaced by hurricanes, provided casework to more than 400 families and fed more than 8,000 meals and snacks. The shelter at the Arkadelphia Recreation Center is still open, and took care of 37 people Wednesday night, according to Debra LeMay, director of the chapter.
Nine proud homeowners are settled into their brand new condominiums at Lucas Gardens. Not only are they first-time home buyers, they are all over 40.
The residents of the project are clients of Group Living Inc., and they are fulfilling Group Living’s goal to help developmentally disabled persons reach their highest level of independence.
Jefferson Bancshares, the Pine Bluff bank holding company that owns Pine Bluff National Bank, plans to invest $5.1 million in a new “community bank” to be chartered in Hot Springs, CEO John Garrison said.
Officials at several area banks say they are doing whatever can be done to assist persons who are in Clark County due to Hurricane Katrina.
Elk Horn Bank and Trust, Regions Bank and Summit Bank have all agreed to waive the fees for ATM use and check-cashing services for those people who have been displaced by the hurricane.
A three-day lobbying trip to Washington by politicians and civic leaders from the Delta region this spring was so successful it will become an annual event, organizers said Thursday.
Three weeks shy of his first day of kindergarten, Austin Sambrano is the only person in his family who has a savings account.
Living with his parents and older brother in a trailer park near Pontiac, Mich., he is part of an experiment called the SEED Initiative that is opening investment accounts for children…
Live in these latitudes long enough, and you’ll get used to seeing headlines like this one: Phillips County’s last gasp?/ Many pray revival plan, funds are Delta county’s Moses.
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