Official student enrollment figures reported by area school districts show that Forrest City and Hughes each experienced decreases while Palestine-Wheatley reported an increase.
The St. Francis County Tax Collector’s Office is reporting that tax collections for 2011 are over $300,000 above the total that was collected for 2010.
Within the first few hours of early voting, which opened at 8 a.m. on Monday, there were over 50 votes cast. This morning, the total was climbing toward 400 votes.
Autumn and stew go hand in hand, and for more than five decades, the First United Methodist Church in Forrest City has been serving up stew for good causes during their annual stew week.
An increase in calls regarding animals is prompting the Forrest City Animal Control (FCAC) to enforce all city ordinances concerning animals with “no exceptions,” according to a press release.
The annual L’Anguille River Festival in Palestine is a crowd pleaser every year, and many of the events the festival has come to be known for will be held once again on Friday and Saturday at Pales
Sue Anne McCoy, an art instructor at Central Elementary School, has been named the 2012-13 Arkansas Art Educator of the Year by the Arkansas Art Educators (AAE).
