The Forrest City School District will once again pay a private firm to audit the district’s finances after the superintendent failed to submit a timely request to Legislative Audit for the process to ...

A lot of volunteers and plans go into making sure there are enough toys to distribute to all the needy children in the area through the SFC Elves program. Groups gathered at the Forrest City Walmart ...

During a regular meeting of the Palestine-Wheatley School Board, members heard updates regarding students and faculty at both the high school and elementary campuses. PW High School Principal Dustin ...

Tommie Michelle Halbert, 2, visits with Mrs. Clause and Gingerbread the Elf during the annual Palestine – Wheatley Elementary School Christmas Extravaganza. The event featured visits with the Clauses ...

Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Forrest City held its annual live nativity featuring numerous members of the community. From left, Joseph, played by Dylan Vaughn, the Angel, played by Ava Davis ...

Members of the Forrest City City Council last week agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by family members of a man who reportedly used the bathroom inside the lobby of the police department. The lawsuit ...

City and county residents will see trash pickup delayed this week and some next week due to the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. In Forrest City, Monday’s garbage route was completed on schedule ...

The Forrest City City Council failed to take action on the city’s proposed budget for 2025 during Tuesday’s council meeting. The council’s budget committee held its first meeting last week to discuss ...

Buildings on the Forrest City Junior High School campus were broken into overnight on Sunday and again on Monday. Reports on file at the Forrest City Police Department show the first incident was ...

The Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School was recently awarded a grant from the Arkansas Forestry Commission through its S.T.O.P. (Shade Trees on Playgrounds) program, resulting in five new trees being ...

Smokey Bear was among the special visitors attending the Lee County Christmas in the Park on Saturday at Mississippi River ...

Smokey Bear was among the special visitors attending the Lee County Christmas in the Park on Saturday at Mississippi River State Park. Smokey and a youngster are pictured near a Christmas tree in the ...