The millage rate for real and personal property in St. Francis County will decrease if the county is allowed to continue collecting a portion of a sales tax that was originally dedicated to ...

The Palestine-Wheatley School Board this week heard updates from elementary principal Tiffany Caldwell on ATLAS test results at the campus along with the establishment of a food pantry, called the ...

That portion of I-40 was closed for over four hours as crews worked to clean the interstate. A six-car pileup at the 242 mile marker on Interstate 40 Wednesday afternoon saw traffic backed up along ...

The Forrest City City Council this week agreed to invoke eminent domain to acquire the land necessary to expand Deaderick Road. “This is something we’ve been working on for years and years,” said ...

Karina Rovey, with Clearloop, discussing a proposed solar project in Forrest City with members of the city council during their meeting Tuesday evening. Black Spurgeon, with Silicon Ranch, is also ...

A pair of drive-through commodity distributions are scheduled for next week in St. Francis County. The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas plans to hold USDA food distributions on Thursday, March 20, at ...

The Forrest City Kiwanis Club recently heard from Mary Beck with the Mid-South Transplant Foundation regarding the importance of donating organs and tissue. Beck, center, holds a sign for Blue and ...

The Palestine City Council recently discussed rules for the new Palestine Community Center, which will be located in the former Wheely T’s skating rink building. During the meeting, the council ...

The Palestine Lady Patriots went searching for what could be described as a blowout victory last week with a scheduled nonconference game at West Memphis. The Lady Patriots got the blow out victory, a ...

Some work is being done behind the scenes on a couple of city improvement projects voters approved in a 2021 sales tax election although neither is anywhere close to getting started. In April 2021, ...

AR DOT Footage of MM 242 In Forrest City as of 2:15 p.m. All Eastbound lanes of 1-40 near mile marker 242 in Forrest City Arkansas have been impacted due to an accident involving multiple 18 wheelers.

Area schools will be taking spring break the week of March 24 through 28. Students and staff in the Forrest City and Palestine Wheatley school districts. In Forrest City, students will return to ...