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...

When a charitable donor wants to do “due diligence” on a potential grantee, there are a number of sources for researching potential recipients. Guidestar provides access to some basic information, largely drawn from grantees’ IRS Form 990 submissions. Rating services...

Glendell Jones Jr. has been named Henderson State University's 17th president. Jones, who is interim vice chancellor and provost at Arkansas State University, will officially assume presidential duties at Henderson on July 1, 2012. The announcement was made Tuesday,...

Main Street Helena and the Phillips County Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to present two forthcoming workshops according to Julia Nordsieck, community development officer for Southern Bancorp Community Partners. “One is focused on providing support for our local...

Southern Bancorp and the Delta Culture Center have formed a partnership to increase Civil War tourism in Phillips County and so far the continued effort has exceeded all expectations reports Cathy Cunningham community development director for SBCP. "We are so excited...

Without much money or fanfare, four small Delta towns in northern Bolivar County have spent the last two-and-a-half years meeting together and developing cost-effective, sustainable strategies that could transform the way they live. Duncan, Alligator, Shelby and Hope...