Mississippi County

Rosanne Cash to announce Cash Festival line-up Monday

DYESS, Ark. – An event full of history will launch its new chapter in 2017 as the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival and on Monday, the lineup will be revealed. The daughter of the late iconic Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, will be in person to announce the talent lineup regarding the Johnny [read more…]

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Mississippi County

Man who robbed, kidnapped veteran gets 30 years

District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announces: On Friday, December 8, 2016, an Osceola District, Mississippi County, jury convicted Terrell Harrell, 25, of Luxora, Ark., for the March 2, 2015 Aggravated Robbery and Kidnapping of Robert Birmingham, 68, also of Luxora, and a decorated disabled Vietnam veteran. Ellington credited the great [read more…]

Mississippi County

Reward offered in Osceola murder

OSCEOLA, Ark. – A reward is being offered in the murder of an Osceola man. The Facebook post by the Osceola Police Department says a $1,000 reward, paid for by the family, will go toward anyone providing information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual (s) responsible [read more…]

Mississippi County

Johnny Cash signs now on I-55

DYESS, Ark. – You may notice a new addition to I-55 at Exit 41. This week, new signs were finished and erected at the exit pointing to the Historic Dyess Colony and the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home project. Photos of the sign were posted to the Facebook page for the [read more…]

Mississippi County

Osceola millage passes Tuesday

OSCEOLA, Ark. – A millage increase for the Osceola School District passed by a decent margin Tuesday night. The 1.5 mill increase passed with 488 voting for and 321 voting against. Those results are still unofficial until certified by the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office. Several posted happy thoughts about the passage [read more…]