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Arkansas State University's Music Department will start classes this Saturday in the formation of a Youth Orchestra.  The orchestra is for those in grades six to 12 who have had at least one year of instruction.   KASU's Marty Scarbrough talks to new faculty member Guy Harrison, who is a professor of violin and viola at ASU, and talks about the youth orchestra during this Spotlight on the Arts feature. 

A 64-count indictment was unsealed yesterday after an 11-month long investigation took place in Jonesboro.   A methamphetamine distribution ring was broken up Wednesday morning.  27 people were arrested and three are still on the loose.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves files this report.

In this edition of Making a Difference, KASU's Johnathan Reaves visits City Youth Ministries in Jonesboro. Learn how this organization is changing the lives of at-risk youth in the community.  The program serves children in grades one through 12 with after school activities, homework help and support. 

In the conclusion of his interview with Stan Perkins, KASU's Mike Doyle asks Perkins about his own musical career.  Perkins, son of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Carl Perkins, performs this Saturday in downtown Walnut Ridge as part of the Beatles At The Ridge festival. Perkins will perform with the Beatles tribute band the Liverpool Legends and with Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers.

In anticipation of this Saturday's Beatles On The Ridge festival in downtown Walnut Ridge, KASU's Mike Doyle spoke with headlining musician, Stan Perkins.  In this portion of the interview, Stan tells more stories of the travels of early rock-and-roll musicians along what is now the Rock And Roll Highway.