ARKADELPHIA, ARK – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Arkansas County Bank. The acquisition, which was announced in January 2021, closed on May 14
th, adding three new bank branches to the Southern Bancorp network, two in Arkansas County (DeWitt and Stuttgart) and one in Sevier County (Lockesburg), bringing the total number of locations in Arkansas and Mississippi to 52.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to join the DeWitt, Stuttgart, and Lockesburg communities and introduce our new team members and customers to Southern Bancorp’s mission-driven style of banking,” said Southern Bancorp Inc. CEO Darrin Williams. “Our blend of traditional banking products and financial development services such as credit and housing counseling and financial education are desig
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This year the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will celebrate 45 years since the Arkansas General Assembly enacted legislation making it the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. This also marks the law school’s 55th year as the night program of the University of Arkansas Law School.
Event co-chairs are Michelle Ator (’95), a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, and The Honorable Dustin McDaniel (’98), a founding partner at McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC.
“It has been two years since the alumni have hosted an event to raise money for Bowen due to COVID-19. Since then, our faculty and administration had to reinvent legal education using virtual technology for everything from staff meetings to classes to clinics. We should all be extremely proud of the creative and unwavering dedication they demonstrated during this unprecedented time,” McDaniel said. “Our current graduates will never know what it was like to practice b
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The Razorback Foundation and former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema have settled their dispute over Bielema s 2017 buyout.
According to a joint statement issued Friday, Bielema has agreed to a final $3.5 million payment from the foundation foregoing an additional $3.85 million he sought under a federal lawsuit he filed in June. We believe the resolution of this matter is in the best interest of the Razorback Foundation and our membership, said Scott Varady, executive director of the Razorback Foundation. We wish Coach Bielema and his family the best moving forward. I am pleased to announce the resolution of our differences with the Razorback Foundation, Bielema said. We wish everyone in Razorback Athletics nothing but the best in the years to come.
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Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP announced Monday that it had established the Friday Forward Fellowship, a program created by its diversity, equity and inclusion committee to increase the number of law school students from diverse backgrounds.
The firm said diversity includes race, ethnicity, sexual and gender identity, military service, socioeconomic status, faith and beliefs, disability status and immigrant upbringing.
The firm said it s committed to seeking those populations in Arkansas colleges and universities to provide financial support and mentorship. The effort aims to inspire a more diverse representation in the Arkansas legal profession, according to the firm.
Up to 10 students will be selected for the program each school year, beginning in the spring. These Friday Fellows will be provided financial aid to attend an LSAT prep course and a personal mentorship from a firm attorney.