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.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
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.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
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.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Southern Bancorp
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.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners, Sunflower County
A nearly $1 million, 10-unit condominium complex for people with developmental disabilities opened in Arkadelphia last week.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Clark County, Elk Horn Bank, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners
The community development efforts of Delta Southern Bank, a Community Development Financial Institution based in Ruleville, Mississippi, continues with additional grants for the revitalization of downtown Ruleville and downtown Drew, Mississippi.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Delta Southern Bank, Southern Bancorp, Sunflower County
One by one, nine Group Living Inc. clients approached the microphone, said a few words of thanks, and were then escorted to a ribbon stretched among nine plants prepared for hanging. Each client then cut a piece of the ribbon, accepted a plant, and walked to his or her new condominium to hang the plant.
Archive: June 2005 | Section: Clark County, Southern Bancorp
Nine Group Living Inc. clients gathered last week at the Honeycomb Restaurant to sign the papers to purchase their own condominiums. Lucas Gardens on S. 7th Street includes nine units for clients and one for a Group Living employee, who will coordinate maintenance and provide services for the condominium owners.
Archive: May 2005 | Section: Clark County, Southern Bancorp
On Tuesday, the Southern Good Faith Fund (SGFF) hosted an event for families enrolled in the SEED program.
Archive: May 2005 | Section: Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
This 60-ton, 80-foot span bridge crane has been put in place on the loading and unloading the terminal at the slack water harbor. Souter Construction Co. is in charge of construction. They also are cutting a road that will accommodate loaded 18-wheelers. Other construction plans include scales and a scale house.
Archive: May 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
