Citizen-Report

Arkansas Northeastern College Division of Arts and Sciences will present Songs of the Spirit concert April 30. The Spring choral concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Sullins Administrative Building on the Blytheville campus.
the concert is free and open to the public...

For the second year in a row, the stage of Riceland Hall at Fowler Center on the campus of Arkansas State University will be shared by a series of talented artists for the Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle. The event, presented by the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24. Featured performers include Rosanne Cash, who will host the event, joined by Brandy Clark and John Hiatt, accompanied by John Leventhal...

The Mississippi County 4-H Youth Leadership Program held its program finale on April 10 on the Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville campus. Students showcased their group service-learning projects while presenting to their peers, community stakeholders and presentation judges for the title of Best Group presentation...

The National Day of Prayer Luncheon will be held Thursday, May 2 at the First Baptist Church in Osceola. The event will begin at 12 p.m. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May bringing together people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman...

A Luxora City Wide Yard Sale will be held Saturday, May 4. The yard sale will begin at 7 a.m.

The Mississippi County Wide Clean up will be held Saturday, April 27. The City of Osceola will pick up debris from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. No tires, shingles, yard waste or household garbage will be picked up. To be placed on the pickup list call 870-549-2021...

The City of Keiser Police Department will hold a C.R.A.S.E. (Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events) class April 20. The class will be held at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 210 E. Main St., Keiser. The class is open to anyone that is interested and is open to individuals, churches and businesses...

Hulsey Amusements will bring their carnival to Manila April 18-20. The carnival will be set up in downtown Manila.

Carroll Smith Elementary School will hold a step-up day for kindergarten students and their parents that will be going into first grade. CSE will hold the “Poppin’ Into First Grade” at 9 a.m. April 26. Students and their parents will meet the first grade teachers and take a tour of the campus...

First Baptist Church in Wilson will hold a camp fundraiser by selling strawberries. The strawberries are from Holland Bottom Farms and will be $30 per box. Pick up will be Friday, April 19. If anyone would like to purchase a box message the church Facebook page or Natalie Henard before Friday morning...

Osceola Church of Christ, 421 W. Semmes Ave. will hold Gospel meeting Sunday, April 21-Wednesday, April 24. Services will be held at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. The guest speaker will be Jimmy Sloane, Jr. with 7th Street Church of Christ in West Memphis...

The Harlem Globetrotters 2024 World Tour will be at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro April 12. The Globetrotters are the world’s basketball team - touring over 400 cities in more than 25 countries. Each Globetrotters game features some of the best athletes on the planet, unmatched fan interaction, incredible ball handling wizardry, the famous Harlem Globetrotters 4 points® shot, rim-rattling dunks, and side-splitting comedy...

The Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce will hold Administrative Professionals Day luncheon Wednesday, April 24. The luncheon will be held in the Harold Ohlendorf Civic Center, 116 N. Maple, Osceola from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. This year’s guest speaker is Diana Davis with Region 8 News...

Oliver Anthony will bring his Out of the Woods Tour to the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro on April 13. Anthony made music history this year by becoming the first artist in history to debut at number one on the Billboard charts without previously having a song on the charts. He is also the first living male songwriter to chart 13 songs simultaneously in Billboard’s Top 50 Digital Song Sales...

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz, but at a different angle, will be at the Orpheum Theatre April 3-21. WICKED tells the story of a young woman that came long before Dorothy arrived. She was born with emerald-green skin-smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. ...

Hulsey Amusements will bring their carnival to Manila April 18-20. The carnival will be set up in downtown Manila.

Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC) CSFP will distribute monthly commodities for seniors 60 and over to those who are already receiving the food. Food will be distributed from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Distribution will be held Monday, April 15 at the Osceola Neighborhood Service Center, 404 School Street and Wednesday, April 17 at the Wilson Neighborhood Service Center, 9 N. Jefferson St...

Promiseland Church of God in Christ, 2141 S. US Highway 61, Osceola will present First Lady Appreciation Day on Sunday, April 21. The public is invited to honor First Lady Anita Moore. Morning services begin at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Lady Niki Nelson with Life Changing Outreach Ministry in Jonesboro...

By STEVE KNOX Times Staff Family and friends of Jimmy Wright, of Osceola, will hold a Bake Sale Fundraiser Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. at Faith Chapel, 555 Ermen Lane, Osceola. Wright is battling cancer and is unable to work. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to Wright to help pay travel expenses for he and his family as they make trips to Little Rock for his doctor appointments and soon to begin chemo treatments...

Intro to Diamond Art will be held the Arkansas Northeastern College Osceola Center Saturday, April 20. The class will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. with Rhoda Yost as the instructor. Students will learn the diamond art painting technique while create decorative coasters. Students will keep their finished projects, as well as the trays and tools to take on their own future projects...

Arkansas State university’s Department of Theatre will present its final production of the 2023-2024 season with the play “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson. Performances will be held at the Fowler Center Drama Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 12-13 and April 19-20, Sunday, April 14 and April 20 at 2:30 p.m...

By DAVID PIERCE NEA Town Courier OSCEOLA – The Mississippi County Quorum Court appropriated one-half million dollars for site preparation at the Arkansas Aeroplex at its monthly meeting Tuesday, March 26. The Blytheville-Gosnell Regional Airport Authority (BGRAA) submitted the request to fund the clearing of a 21-acre plot and market it as a site ready location for warehouse or hangar space...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Arkansas Northeastern College and Great River Economic Development Foundation hosted the annual industry appreciation breakfast on Thursday morning. The event was held at the ANC Center for Allied Technologies. Guests were welcomed by ANC President Chris Heigle and President GREDF Clif Chitwood. Guest speakers discussed the partnership programs joining local industries and ANC employee training and preparing future employees working with area high schools...

By SANDRA BRAND Times Editor The message was clear... Women need a village! LaKristen Spiller, a maintenance clerk at Nucor-Yamato Steel, was the keynote speaker at last week’s Arkansas Northeastern College women’s luncheon and she drove home the message...

Main Street Osceola has announced its opening day for its Farmers Market will be April 18. The market will be open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the Osceola Courthouse Square There will be local vendors, food trucks, activities and more each week. If anyone is interested in being a vendor or you are a nonprofit looking to create more awareness about your organization send Main Street Osceola Farmers market a message...

The Mississippi County Hospital Auxiliary has reopened its gift shop in the front lobby of the South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center. Hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The 19th annual Arkansas Northeastern College Career Fair will be held Thursday, April 4. The career fair will be held in the Wellness Center on the Blytheville campus from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. This is an opportunity to market your skills face-to-face with working professionals, complete job applications, turn in resumes, and network with area employers...

The 2024 Northeast Arkansas Rural Business Development Conference will be held Friday, March 22. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in Room T212 in the Allied Technologies Building on the Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville campus...

A Resume Workshop will be held Wednesday, March 27 at Arkansas Northeastern College in Osceola. The workshop will begin at 1:30 p.m. Participants can create or refresh their resume in anticipation of the upcoming ANC Career Fair. in addition to optimizing your resume, you’ll learn tips for making a great first impression and setting yourself apart from other applicants...

The Mississippi County Literacy Council and Adult Learning Center will hold a Tutor Training Workshop Saturday, March 23. The workshop will be held at the Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce, 116 N. Maple St., Osceola from 10 a.m.-2 p.m...

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center on the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus will offer a Startup Summit in Osceola on Tuesday, April 9. The summit will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce, 116 N. Maple St...

A community prayer and celebration is being hosted Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. at The Garden, 204 W. Calhoun St. in Luxora. The community is invited to come together and worship for Jesus Christ as was done on the first Palm Sunday in Jerusalem...

In recognition of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders proclaiming March 18 as Arkansas Arbor Day, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division will host giveaways of bare root seedlings at various locations across the state each Friday from March 22-April 26...

Arkansas Northeastern College Community Relation will present a Dress for Success Fashion Show Wednesday, April 3. The fashion show will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in The Sunshine Grille on the Blytheville campus. For more information contact Willie Williams at 870-762-3178...

The First Baptist Church in Wilson and the Wilson Cooperative Club will sponsor the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt and Parade Saturday, March 30. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 1 Jackson St. Children may bring their bicycles, scooters, golf carts, etc. and join in the parade. After everyone makes it back from the parade, the egg hunt will begin...

Joiner Baptist Church youth will hold a Fish Fry and Live Auction fundraiser on March 29. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Joiner Baptist Church, 101 Main Street. Plates are $15 each and include three pieces of fish, fries, hushpuppies, cole slaw, dessert and a drink. Dine-in or carry-out will be available...

An Easter Egg Hunt will be held in Wilson Town Square Sunday, March 31. There will be two egg hunts. The first is for children ages three-six. This will begin at 2 p.m. The second will begin at 2:30 p.m. and is for children ages six and up.

The Town of Etowah’s annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, March 30. The hunt will be held at 10 a.m. at the Etowah Park, 980 S. State Highway 136.

The Osceola Parks and Recreation in partnership with Junior Auxiliary of South Mississippi County will host its annual Community EGGstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Osceola Sports Complex (behind the community center)...

The Arkansas Roots Music Festival will be held Saturday, April 6 at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess. Live music will begin at 12 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. Performers will include Nightwing, Posey Hill, Marty Ray Project and Rockin’ Jason D. Williams...

The Wilson Music Series will kick off April 6 with multi-platinum hit makers Matt Stell and Josh Mirenda. Stell is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter from Center Ridge, Arkansas. Among his hits include “Prayed For You,” “Everywhere But On,” “Shut The Truck Up,” “This One’s Gonna Hurt” and “Roots In This Ground”...

The Mississippi County Museum Coffee Shoppe will be open for one day only on Friday, March 15. The coffee shoppe will be open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser for the Mississippi County Museum. The coffee shoppe will be serving Z’s Reuben sandwich, while supplies last...

Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund, or ASPSF, congratulates the Spring 2024 scholarship recipients from the counties of Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph in Northeast Arkansas. Thanks to the support of local donors and state funding, ASPSF awarded scholarships to 56 single parents pursuing associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and skilled-trade certificates. Twenty of those recipients were from Mississippi County...

Ritz Civic Center will present Nashville Blues Review Saturday, March 9. Two of the Music City’s hottest bands will perform Al “Piper” Green and The Hard Times and Memphis and The Mistfits. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $20.

he Manila Food Pantry will hold a Daddy/Daughter Dance fundraiser March 9 at the Manila Community Center. The dance will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per couple and $10 extra per child. Tickets may be purchased through Paypal @manilafoodpantry or Cash App at $manilafoodpantry...

The Mississippi County Library System will holds its bi-monthly board meeting Tuesday, March 12. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. at the Blytheville Public Library.

Osceola South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting at the new location for the Mississippi County Literacy Council at 104 North Baltimore Ave. in Manila, on Thursday afternoon. An open house was held providing information on the services offered and the opportunities available. Members of the board, members of the Chamber of Commerce and guests were present...

Intro to Zumba and Yoga will be offered by the Department of Community Education at Arkansas Northeastern College on Tuesdays, March 12-April 16. The class will be held from 5-6 p.m. in the aerobics room in the Briggs/Sebaugh Wellness Center. The fee for the five session class is $25...

A Building Financial Security: Understanding Your Financial Capabilities class will be held Tuesday, March 26 at the Osceola Public Library. The class will begin at 5:30 p.m. In this financial literacy session participants will learn banking basics, how to save money and tips for building and restoring credit...

The Osceola Public Library will offer a Privacy and Safety Online: Learning More About Digital Literacy class. The class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. Participants will learn how to protect their privacy and safely use the internet.