School board members heard an update at their meeting last week about Virtual Arkansas which teaches 22 courses at Forrest City High School. John Ashworth, executive director and superintendent of ...

Half of all proceeds from the 2025 pet calendar, put together by the Times-Herald with pictures submitted by readers to our Facbook page, were donated to the Forrest City Area Humane Society. Hilary ...

The St. Francis County Election Commission recently agreed to change the Widener polling site from the Widener Community Center to the Widener Grove Church for the May 13 school election. In addition, ...

A burn ban has been issued for St. Francis County starting Tuesday, March 25 at 9:00 a.m. The ban will last for 120 days unless otherwise reported.

The Forrest City School District had the “highest value added growth” among gifted and talented students of all medium sized school districts in the state, according to superintendent Dr. Tiffany ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

of March 24 through 28. Students and staff in the Forrest City and Palestine Wheatley school districts. In Forrest City, students will return to classes on March 31. Classes for students in the PWSD ...