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…]
JONESBORO — A pair of experts who have researched and authored publications about legendary singer Johnny Cash and the New Deal era will be the keynote speakers at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Symposium, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 19-21, in Dyess. Michael Streissguth, a professor of communication and film studies [read more…]
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…]
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, Ark. – A tragic vehicle accident claimed the lives of two residents of Northeast Arkansas on Friday. The crash happened at 10:22 a.m. Friday morning, according to the Arkansas State Police crash report. It says a 2009 Mini Cooper driven by Becky M. Blevin, 41, of Brookland, was [read more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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