The Henderson State’s “A Day with the Duke” Golf Tournament presented by Southern Bancorp is scheduled for September 18-19 at DeGray State Park Golf Course.

US Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and US Representative Marion Berry Friday announced that Southern Bancorp in Helena-West Helena has been selected to receive $700,000 through the US Treasury Department’s Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program. The funds will help First Bank provide affordable home mortgages, affordable housing development loans, education loans, and small business loans.

The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival Unveiling Party hosted by Southern Bancorp will be held Thursday, Sept 10 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 502 Cherry St. in Helena.

Arkadelphia, Ark. –

The Arkadelphia City Board of Directors met Monday to consider an ordinance assessing a five mill tax against real and personal property; bids on 10 in-car video systems; a resolution accepting a USDA grant for police units; an ordinance approving financing of the police units and an ordinance waiving competitive bidding.

The KIPP charter schools, which have proved a success story in Helena, have chosen Blytheville as the location for the next KIPP school in Arkansas.

Southern Good Faith Fund, a nonprofit that has helped businesses and families in Pine Bluff since 1988, moved this week from 2304 W. 29th Ave. to the Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center, 211 W. Third Ave.

Sarah Higgins and J.B. Mooney, who work for Southern Bancorp, checked on the hamburger/hot dogs prepared for participants in the 21st annual KFFA/MDA Charity Golf Tournament Sunday at the Helena-West Helena Municipal Golf Course.

The Arkadelphia City Board of Directors will meet today at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall boardroom.

The first item of business is the consideration of an ordinance assessing a five-mill tax against real and personal property in the city limits. This is a yearly ordinance that is adopted and given to the Clark County Quorum Court before the first November meeting each year.

Henderson State’s “A Day with the Duke” Golf Tournament presented by Southern Bancorp is scheduled for September 18-19 at DeGray State Park Golf Course.
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The Alcoa Foundation presented Clark County Charitable Health Services a check for $15,000 Wednesday in a “continued effort to provide health services for the citizens of Clark County.”