Work is beginning on the 2025 budget for Forrest City. Mayor Larry Bryant presented the council’s budget committee with a copy of the city’s current budget during the group’s meeting this week, asking members to review the budget and mark...
Designers for the new amphitheater park at the Forrest City Public Library are working with the contractor selected for the project in an effort to bring down the total cost. The library board selected the project’s lowest bidder, C&M...
The Forrest City Police Department has made an arrest in a recent robbery at a local convenience store. Dealo Jamarion McLaurin, 20, is charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, terroristic act and theft of property in connection with...
Tonight: Patchy frost after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind. Saturday: Areas of frost before 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south by southwest around 5 mph. Saturday night:...
The St. Francis County Quorum Court this week decided to allow County Judge Craig Jones to create a three-month budget to get the county through the first of the year before revisiting the budget in March. Following a budget committee...
Students in school districts across the area will be out of classes next week for the Thanksgiving holiday break. The Forrest City School District and the PalestineWheatley School District dismissed students today for the break. FCSD...
The Forrest City Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday night on Sherwood Drive in the Forrest Hills neighborhood. Officers recovered 23 shell casings believed to have been fired from an AK-47. The city’s...