July 15th, 2008
Shepherd Delta Alliance partnership designed to build capacity of local community based organizations (CBOs) to engage in community development activities
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Archive: July 2008 | Section: Phillips County, Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Southern Bancorp
July 3rd, 2008
Source: Southern Financial Partners
Grant and additional financing will fund $196,215 redevelopment of substandard housing, coordinated with city clean-up program funded in 2007 through Delta Bridge
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Archive: July 2008 | Section: Phillips County, Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Southern Financial Partners, Southern Bancorp
December 7th, 2007
Source: The Helena Daily World
During his recent trip to Phillips County, Gov. Mike Beebe made a stop at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) in Helena. Accompanied by PCCUA Chancellor Dr. Steven Murray, he looked in on high school students in their Career & Technical secondary Center classes, spoke with officials in the Career Pathways program, and met with Phillips College nursing administrators and faculty.
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Archive: December 2007 | Section: Phillips County, Southern Financial Partners, Southern Good Faith Fund, Southern Bancorp
November 26th, 2007
By Jessica Dean / KATV Channel 7 News
What happens when parents, students and teachers all commit to a student’s success? If the KIPP Delta College Preparatory School in Helena-West Helena is any indication, that combination can be powerful and productive.
The KIPP charter schools began in 1994 in Houston when two young teachers, frustrated with the public school system, decided to do something about it.
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Archive: November 2007 | Section: Phillips County, KIPP School, Video, Media, Delta Bridge Project, Southern Bancorp
November 21st, 2007
By Michele Page // The Helena Daily World
Two years have passed since the Phillips County Strategic Plan’s wheels started turning and Tuesday at the historic Malco Theater on Cherry St., a progress report was given before a packed house with Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe giving the keynote address.
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Archive: November 2007 | Section: KIPP School, Phillips County, Delta Bridge Project, Southern Financial Partners, Southern Bancorp