Bruce Burrow Appointed to Pocahontas Bancorp Board of Directors

Pocahontas Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFSL), the holding
company of First Community Bank, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Bruce Burrow to the Board of Directors. Mr. Burrow, who
currently serves on the Board of Directors of First Community Bank, is
also a Governor appointed Commissioner to Arkansas Department of
Economic Development.
   Mr. Burrow's has over 40 years experience in the commercial real
estate business and is partner of the Jonesboro-based MBC Holdings,
LLC (formerly Belz-Burrow Development Group); is president of Realty
Associates Development Group and chairman of Burrow Halsey Realty
Group, Inc. He also serves on the board of directors for the Craighead
County Jail, Jonesboro Unlimited and Cardiology Associates Foundation.
   "We're delighted to have Bruce join the board," said Pocahontas
Bancorp CEO, Dwayne Powell. "His leadership helped set our course and
it continues to be a very successful trip."
   Burrow's has been a leader in the commercial development of
Jonesboro and other areas of Arkansas specializing in shopping centers
and hotel properties. Successful development projects are numerous,
recent ones include: Peabody Hotel - Little Rock, Little Rock Hilton,
Air Park Commons (Wal-Mart) Center - Jacksonville, Caraway Plaza
Shopping Center - Jonesboro, West Pointe Shopping center - Paragould
and the Mall at Turtle Creek - Jonesboro.
   First Community Bank is a community-oriented financial resource
headquartered in Northeast Arkansas and is among the region's fastest
growing banks. First Community Bank operates 20 full-service branches
located in eight Northeast Arkansas counties and a twenty-first full
service branch located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. FCB's services are
provided by people known and trusted in all the counties they call
home, making decisions at the local level. "Because we treat our
customers like family, they feel at home here," said Powell. "That
makes for a very comfortable banking relationship."