The Forrest City Advertising and Promotion Commission recently held a phone poll where they unanimously approved funding for a new fall event. The Forrest City Homecoming Committee submitted a $23,050 ...

The Forrest City City Council is planning to meet in special session this month to discuss the city’s nuisance abatement ordinance and imposing fines on those who violate it. At last week’s meeting, ...

Lowry Astin today announces his candidacy for mayor of Forrest City in the November General Election. “Forrest City is my home. I was reared here, graduated from Forrest City High School, built my ...

The St. Francis County Sheriff’s Department is hoping to make more arrests in a copper theft ring in the county. Sheriff Bobby May said farmers in the area are largely targeted due to equipment, such ...

The Forrest City Downtown Revitalization Project will host an Arts and Music Festival on Saturday, May 16, bringing an afternoon of live entertainment, local vendors and family friendly activities to ...

The 22nd annual Ride the Ridge Poker Run, benefiting Special Olympics Arkansas and the St. Francis Area Developmental Center, is set for Saturday, May 9. Developmental Center Executive Director Julie ...

The St. Francis County Sheriff's Department is hoping to make more arrests in a copper theft ring in the county. ...

Palestine-Wheatley High School has named its valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2026. Taylor Douglas is this year’s valedictorian, and McKinley Cleaves is salutatorian. Douglas is the ...

A pair of local law enforcement officers were recognized last week at Forrest City Medical Center for their life-saving actions following a shooting in April. The officers received Emergency Medical ...

The Forrest City Fire Department has been busy over the past several months responding to fires at the Planters Cotton Oil Mills located on East Davis Street. Forrest City Fire Chief Jeremy Sharp ...