The Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library will kick off National Library Week with a visit by someone who knows a lot about books.

Mary Gay Shipley, the former owner of That Bookstore in Blytheville (TBIB), will be the library’s guest speaker at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in the Round Room.

Shipley opened TBIB in 1976.  For years it was a hot spot for visiting authors, including John Grisham who was a regular visitor to the book store on Blytheville’s Main Street.

They'll be serving up beans and bluegrass at the First Baptist MAC Center tonight and it's all for a good cause.

The Beans, Cornbread and Bluegrass Music Benefit will start at 5 p.m. with dinner at the MAC Center, 322 SW Front St. in Walnut Ridge. 

Everyone is invited to load up on homemade beans, cornbread, dessert and drink.

Rev up your engines and motor your way to the 24th Annual Jonesboro Auto Show.

Presented by the University Heights Lions Club, the show will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7, at the ASU Convocation Center.

In addition to all makes and models of cars and trucks, there will also be a one-of-a-kind carbon fiber Corvette specially built for and autographed by NASCAR driver Mark Martin.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, with the awards ceremony at 4 p.m. Sunday.