Mississippi County

Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Wins ‘Best of the South’ Award

JONESBORO — The Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, a Heritage Site of Arkansas State University, was recently selected as the winner of the 2016 Best of the South award. The honor is bestowed each year on behalf of the “Best of the South: Preserving Southern Architecture” committee for the Southeast Chapter, [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…]