Community blood drives planned

February 28, 2018 at 3:11 a.m. | Updated February 28, 2018 at 2:56 a.m.

by Gazette Staff

This Aug. 20, 2013 file photo shows blood donated in Indianapolis. On Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration recommended that all U.S. blood banks start screening for the Zika virus, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne disease.
This Aug. 20, 2013 file photo shows blood donated in Indianapolis. On Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration recommended that all U.S. blood banks start screening for the Zika virus, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne disease.

LifeShare Blood Center has the following community blood drives in March:

  •  2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Brookshire's, 1623 E. Main St., Magnolia, Ark.
  •  8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cass County Health Fair, 600 High School Lane, Atlanta, Texas.
  •  3:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Walmart, 4000 New Boston Road, Texarkana, Texas.
  •  11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 8 at Greg Orr Classic Auto Mall, 4333 Mall Drive, Texarkana, Texas.
  •  2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. March 9 at Walmart, 201 Hwy. 59 S., Atlanta, Texas.
  •  2 p.m. to 6 p.m. March 9 at Walmart, 1710 S. Fourth St., Nashville, Ark.
  •  2 p.m. to 7 p.m. March 16 at Walmart, 926 E. Collin Raye Drive, De Queen, Ark.
  •  1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. March 16 at Tractor Supply, 5001 N. State Line Ave., Texarkana, Texas.
  •  11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 17 at Jonquil Festival, 1874 Courthouse, Washington, Ark.
  •  3 p.m. to 6 p.m. March 22 at Walmart, 4000 New Boston Road, Texarkana, Texas
  •  1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 23 at Price Hardware, 302 N. William, Atlanta, Texas.
  •  3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 30 at Best Buy, 4210 St. Michael Drive, Texarkana, Texas.
  •  2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 30 at Walmart, 800 James Bowie Drive, New Boston, Texas.
  •  11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 30 at Robbins Toyota, 6233 Mall Drive, Nash, Texas.
  •  2 p.m. to 6 p.m. March 31 at Walmart, 2311 S. Jefferson Ave., Mount Pleasant, Texas.

LifeShare Blood Centers is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. To sign up to donate or for more information, call 903-794-3173.

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