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Virtual Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Tickets to Go On Sale

JONESBORO — Tickets will go on sale Sunday, Aug. 15, for the virtual 2021 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival according to the Arkansas State University Heritage Sites and The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Boyhood Home. The festival, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15-16, returns after the COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellation [read more…]

Craighead County

St. Bernards Announces Additional Clinics, Partnerships to Boost Vaccination Rates

St. Bernards clinics that now provide the vaccine include two Urgent Care facilities open seven days a week, three primary care clinics open five days a week and a dedicated vaccine clinic operating every Friday. While the initial clinic expansion is limited to Jonesboro, St. Bernards said it plans to expand offering the vaccine elsewhere in coming weeks. Furthermore, it will begin vaccination partnerships with Jonesboro and Nettleton Public Schools as well as Blessed Sacrament Church and Southwest Church of Christ in Jonesboro throughout the month of August. [read more…]