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DBP announces $1.2 million grant for LEAD initiative - Program to increase student performance in P.C. public schools

February 20th, 2008
By Randy Hogan // The Helena Daily World

The Delta Bridge Project Tuesday awarded a $1.2 million, three-year grant to help fund an initiative to improve student performance in Phillips County’s three public school districts. Dr. Steven Murray, chairman of the Delta Bridge Project Steering Committee and chancellor of Phillips Community College made the formal announcement.

Check presented to B&G Club

February 19th, 2008
Source: The Helena Daily World

The Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County is a recent recipient of a grant from the Helena Health Foundation. The purpose of the grant is to assist the Boys & Girls Club in implementing programs in some of the club’s key areas of focus such as health education, fitness and health skills.

Unified plan needed says SBC officials

February 15th, 2008
By Mark Haney // The Helena Daily World

Black commented that people often tell him that they want jobs but do not realize just how much goes into bringing jobs to Phillips County.

“Without a good education system, jobs are not going to come here,” Black stated. “Without affordable housing, jobs are not going to come here. It all goes hand in hand. You can’t have one and not have the rest.”

KIPP receives a HHF grant

February 15th, 2008
Source: The Helena Daily World

The Helena Health Foundation has announced that the KIPP Delta Preparatory School is a recent grant recipient from the foundation. The grant was awarded to the KIPP School to help the school implement a five-year health improvement plan.

New program matches funds for college

February 12th, 2008
By Jessica Bauer // Log Cabin Democrat

The future of Arkansas is in the hands of the children and education officials, along with Sen. Gilbert Baker, visited Sallie Cone Elementary School Friday to present a new way to make the future a little brighter.

City receives another 30 days to provide the documents for state audit

February 12th, 2008
By Michele Page // The Helena Daily World

The city of Helena-West Helena have submitted most of a list of documents to state auditors who in turn gave the city another 30 days to finish compiling the list. Mayor James Valley said that only three documents deep the city from fulfilling the order.

CCSP’s economic panel updated on ‘parkway’ project

February 5th, 2008
Source: The Daily Siftings Herald

The economic development subcommittee of the Clark County Strategic Plan heard reports on the aviation program at Henderson State University and on a new university boulevard during its regular meeting Monday night.

Another Group Pitches New Severance Tax Ideas

January 29th, 2008
Source: KTHV Channel 11

The debate over increasing the severance tax on natural gas is building momentum in Arkansas.

Right now, gas companies pay Arkansas three-tenths of a cent for every 1,000 cubic feet taken from the Fayetteville shale play. The rate is one of the lowest in the country.

Southern Good Faith Fund proposes severance tax increase to finance trust fund for higher education

January 29th, 2008
Source: SGFF Press Release

LITTLE ROCK— Southern Good Faith Fund’s Public Policy program today released a report that proposes creating an Arkansas Promise Trust Fund to help more Arkansans go to college, financed by an increase in the state’s historically low severance tax on natural gas.

Construction starts on new Gurdon school complex

January 23rd, 2008
Source: The Daily Siftings Herald

It’s a process that has taken more than eight years, but construction has begun on a new auditorium and administrative complex on the Gurdon High School campus.

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