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Board Member Hugh Arant Featured in EatY’all.com
Eat Y'all: Southern Grown and Fed By Marianne Chapman Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a multi-part series profiling Delta Blues Rice, Mississippi-grown and artisan milled rice products produced on a multi-generational family farm operated by brothers Hugh...
Biscuit on a roll
29th King Biscuit Blues Festival to kick off in Helena SEAN CLANCY ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE 29th King Biscuit Blues Festival When: Wednesday-Saturday, various times Where: Cherry Street, Helena-West Helena Admission: Main Stage, $30 single day ticket, $50 three-day...
Renovations add energy to sluggish Helena-West Helena downtown
Arkansas Democrat Gazette By Chris Bahn Honestly, Matt Inman has no idea what sort of financial reward might be generated by the three buildings he now owns on Cherry Street in Helena-West Helena. Inman, a 27-year-old native of the Phillips County town, lives in a...
Southern Bancorp Acquires Eudora Branch From Simmons First
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Southern Bancorp today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Delta Trust & Bank (“Delta Trust”) branch located in Eudora, Ark. The branch was acquired through a donation by Simmons First National Corporation (“Simmons First,”...
Southern Bancorp Announces New Executive Leadership
Dominik Mjartan appointed CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, EVP of Southern Bancorp, Inc. Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams today announced that Dominik Mjartan has been named Chief Executive Officer of Southern Bancorp Community...
Southern Bancorp to acquire Bank of Bolivar County
Arkadelphia, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“Southern”), a rural-focused Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced it had signed an agreement to acquire the Bank of Bolivar County, which...
Helena Start-Up Challenge Runner-Up Announced
HELENA-WEST HELENA, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced that Helena’s new boutique clothing store, Bella, has been named runner-up in the Helena Start-Up Challenge business plan competition. Currently operating out of the gift store, Handworks, located on historic...
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SOUTHERN BANCORP ANNOUNCE DEAL FOR DELTA TRUST BRANCH IN EUDORA
Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons First National Corporation (“Simmons First,” NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) today announced plans to donate the Delta Trust & Bank (“Delta Trust”) branch located in Eudora, Arkansas to Southern Bancorp Bank, a rural-focused Community Development...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners Announces College Completion Matched Savings Program
Helena-West Helena, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) is proud to announce a new product for non-traditional students in Phillips County. This new offering is available from SBCP’s Individual Development Account program and is part of SBCP’s ongoing...
Economic Development Incentives Target Downtown Helena, Ark.
Southern Bancorp project to provide matching funds for revitalization efforts in historic downtown corridor HELENA, ARK. – Southern Bancorp announced this week the launch of the Riverside Renewal Project, a program to accelerate the revitalization of historic downtown...