Johnny Cash

Arkansas Roots' Marty Scarbrough spoke to Dr. Adam Long, the executive director of the A-State Heritage Sites, ahead of a musical fundraiser at the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home featuring an appearance by Joanne Cash Yates.

Each afternoon through Thursday, people can meet sculptor Kevin Kresse and see the eight-foot statue of Cash at UA Little Rock.

Benjamin Victor is working on a clay model of the civil rights leader this week at UA Little Rock. Statues of Bates and singer Johnny Cash will eventually represent Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol.

The public can watch work being done on the Bates statue, while approval has been given for the design of the Cash statue. Both will represent Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol.

Ahead of an expected decision Monday, five artists who want the honor of making statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and music legend Johnny Cash that will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol presented models Wednesday of what they envision their works would look like.

Arkansas is poised to change its sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Nov. 12) the two statues in the Hall, those of U.M. Rose and James P. Clarke, will be replaced with civil rights icon Daisy Gatson Bates and hall-of-fame musician Johnny Cash.

Fifteen people applied to design and cast Bates' statue, and Cash's statue received 16 applications, which were submitted to the secretary of state's office.

JONESBORO – Eight regional acts will take the stage Thursday and Friday nights, Oct. 17-18, during “KASU Music Nights” at the Johnny Cash Heritage…

JONESBORO – Beginning Thursday, Dyess Colony and the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home will be a bee hive of activity with the opening of the 2018 Johnny Cash…

JONESBORO – Grammy award-winning artists Shawn Camp and Bill Miller will open the entertainment lineup for the Saturday, Oct. 20, field concert during the…