Southern Bancorp, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and most impactful Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), has announced plans to change its name to Uplift Bank, pending regulatory approval. “Since our founding four decades ago, we have worked alongside people and places often overlooked by traditional financial institutions, helping create pathways to financial stability, opportunity, and generational wealth,” said Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc. “That mission and impact will be the same guiding force behind our work, now with a name that better reflects our 40-year history of creating economic opportunity and lifting individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and neighborhoods…
No matter where you are in the Arkadelphia area on July 4, you’ll be able to find fun and a community fireworks display in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The Arkadelphia Aquatic Park is promising a full day of fun activities, contests and games at the city pool. An activity will commence every hour from noon until 5 p.m., with trivia contests throughout the day. Activities include a watermelon race, frozen T-shirt contest, hot dog eating contest/saltine challenge, a diving competition, a dad’s-only biggest splash contest, and a slide race. CLICK HERE for the full schedule. Ahead of the…
Throughout the month of May, readers of arkadelphian.com were given the opportunity to cast a vote in our third annual Readers Choice Awards. There were some surprises this year in a few of the 100+ categories, as some former runners up claimed the top honor in 2026, and some new names and businesses made the list. We contacted winners for a chance to further boost their recognition by way of thanking readers via advertising and inclusion in the photo gallery below. We’re proud to present the winners, listed below in (mostly) alphabetical order in four main categories: Food & Dining;…
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced the upcoming auction of tax-delinquent parcels located in Clark, Dallas, Nevada and Ouachita Counties on July 16, 2026. The regional auction begins at 10 a.m. and will be held at the Garrison Activity Center Banquet Room, located at 1045 McKnight Drive on the Henderson State University campus in Arkadelphia. Registration begins at 9 a.m. “Regional auctions have been a popular and efficient adaptation,” Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land said. “Bidders can be at the sales for multiple counties at a single event.” Auctions are conducted alphabetically by county. Prospective bidders can…
The final step of the Arkansas Legacy Lunker program’s first year is in the books, and roughly 295,000 fingerlings spawned from donated 10-pound-or-better largemouth bass have been stocked in lakes throughout Arkansas
It was the words of one man who wrote the sentence that defined the cause and announced to the world that America had become an independent nation
“Let facts be submitted to a candid world,” the declaration states before outlining the litany of offenses by the king that prompted the colonies to seek independence.
The majority of applicants charge rates exceeding state funding, Advocate’s annual analysis shows
As of July 1, 2026, there were 350 people listed as Clark County inmates by the Arkansas Department of Corrections website
The Arkansas Department of Human Services launched a new mobile app Monday to help food stamp beneficiaries navigate a new ban on junk food purchases that will go into effect this week
Would a two-year budget process and another 18-member commission help the federal government stop spending so much money it doesn’t have?
The Arkansas Legislature is the only entity that can create or remove a monument, according to a law in response to an effort to put a Satanist statue near the Capitol
The University of Arkansas honored its most recent graduating class with a series of spring commencement ceremonies at Bud Walton Arena and Barnhill Arena
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced that the Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program and the Southeast Arkansas Hardwood Reforestation Program
Since last year, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Utah have enacted similar laws that give greater power to politically appointed boards and administrators while weakening tenure protections and faculty sway over curriculum and university leadership
Arkansas’ public television network drew frustration this week when it announced it will no longer air a PBS news program starting July 1
Parties, protests, displays of historic documents, odes to the Founding Fathers — and a massive political rally by the president — will mark a deeply polarized nation’s 250th anniversary on this Fourth of July
Southern Bancorp, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and most impactful Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), has announced plans to change its name to Uplift Bank, pending regulatory approval
Henderson State University’s commitment to academic excellence and student success was reinforced last week when its accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) was continued by the organization’s Institutional Actions Council
No matter where you are in the Arkadelphia area on July 4, you’ll be able to find fun and a community fireworks display in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary
The nation’s 250th birthday will be a hot one in Arkadelphia and across Arkansas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in support of America’s 250th birthday celebration, July 3-5, 2026
