The Arkansas State Highway Commission has awarded about $1.8 million in funding to applicants for Recreational Trails Program projects. Arkansas Highway and Transportation acting director Scott Bennett says the agency received 38 applications requesting more than $3...

Southern Bancorp is offering special low interest loans to assist teachers become nationally board certified. Their effort is an incentive to encourage teachers to achieve national board certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards...

Entergy Arkansas partnered with Channel Seven Thursday to help raise money for homeowners struggling to pay high energy bills. Coupled with advance fundraising Entergy raised $88,000 to help Arkansas families in need through the "Power to Care" fund. For every dollar...

In a day-long effort, KATV--along with Entergy Arkansas--is hosting a 'Spirit of Arkansas Telethon' to help raise money for the Arkansas Energy Network and The Power to Care Fund. Both entities offer financial assistance to utility customers on fixed incomes who need...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a $1.99 million grant to help fund an economic development project in Helena-West Helena in Arkansas. HUD officials said Tuesday the grant from the Rural Innovation Fund will be given to Southern Bancorp...

Thanks to a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, affordable housing and economic development in Helena-West Helena will receive a real shot in the arm. HUD announced Tuesday that it had awarded a $1,998, 621 grant to...

Weeks of running the air conditioner on high equals a high electric bill for most Arkansans who will need to make budget adjustments to pay the power company... As part of the initial corporate donation, McDonald presented a $130,000 check to the Arkansas Energy...

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) announces that Carol Brocato, of Helena-West Helena, has received an award being provided by Southern Bancorp.  Brocato is the 2011 recipient of the Southern Bancorp - Sarah Beth Taylor Scholarship. This...

...For example, in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, where 40 percent of the population is below the poverty level, the area is reportedly on the upswing in a big way, with credit going to nonprofit partners such as Southern Bancorp Capital, the Walton Family Foundation,...

...Southern Bancorp, a rural development bank with a Helena subsidiary, took action in 2003 by leading the effort to create a comprehensive strategic plan. Since then, Helena has made slow but steady progress.