August 9th, 2005
By Michele Page //
The Strategic Community Plan for Phillips County 2005-2010 was officially unveiled Monday at the Historic Malco Theater during a news conference with banners announcing “Together We Can.”
Several guest speakers gave their plans for the future of the county to a full house. The primary plan centers on economic development for tourism, business and job establishment, housing development and redevelopment, education, leadership development, and health care.
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Archive: August 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
July 29th, 2005
Ben Steinberg, president of Southern Financial Partners, a Southern Bancorp affiliate, chats with Wilma Gill following his presentation at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Arkadelphia.
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Archive: July 2005 | Section: Clark County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners
July 25th, 2005
By Michele Page //
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority has many programs for Phillips County residents who are interested in home ownership. The American Dream Down-payment Initiative is now available to any person meeting the income limits set forth by HUD.
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Archive: July 2005 | Section: First Bank of the Delta, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
July 14th, 2005
The Asset Builders IDA Program allows families with low incomes and low assets to save for the asset of their choice - buying a home, repair or renovation to their home, post-secondary education for themselves or their children or starting or expanding a small business.
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Archive: July 2005 | Section: Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
July 13th, 2005
Helena’s Code Enforcement Officer has put yellow caution tape around an old building being demolished on Cherry Street. The building most recently housed an annex to T-Shirts Plus and was damaged when the ceiling in the back part of the building gave way and fell in.
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Archive: July 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
July 5th, 2005
By Lynn Jones //
A Mississippi main Street project has transformed the city of Drew from a mass of deteriorated building and boarded-up stores into a revitalized center of commerce.
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Archive: July 2005 | Section: Delta Southern Bank, Southern Bancorp, Sunflower County
June 26th, 2005
With its massive paddle wheel churning up the muddy waters of the Mississippi River - each revolution evoking the past - the steamboat seem an unlikely engine for progress in this Delta town.
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Archive: June 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
June 26th, 2005
Anyone driving past Wendy’s on Richmond Hill has likely seen a new sight at the Delta Fellowship Church. After nearly a year-and-a-half of careful planning and with the generous support of many in Phillips County and beyond, the Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County recently opened its doors to a capacity crowd and has maintained a full-house ever since.
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Archive: June 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
June 23rd, 2005
Robert Sanders construction Co. employees construct a new sidewalk in front of the Robert Hornor home on Beech St. in Helena. Landscaping is part of the renovation project going on at the house, which belongs to the Delta Cultural Center.
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Archive: June 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Southern Bancorp
June 21st, 2005
Phillip N. Baldwin, president and CEO of Southern Bancorp (Southern), announced today that three rural communities (Elaine, Arkansas and Lula and Lambert, Miss.) will be the collective beneficiaries of a $20,000 grant provided by Southern’s Small Cities Technical Assistance Program.
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Archive: June 2005 | Section: Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners, Sunflower County
