Tamara Johnson

The Road to Recovery

FOGG RECEIVES SECOND HEART TRANSPLANT IN JANUARY SURGERY

Not many people get a second chance at life; it’s even more rare to get a third, but Allison Fogg of Forrest City, a 1999 heart transplant recipient, got just that in January.

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Expulsion hearing results in student returning to school

BOARD HEARS TESTIMONY FROM TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS WHO WITNESSED FIGHT

The Forrest City School Board voted along racial lines Wednesday night to deny a recommendation from Superintendent Dr.

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FCSD using ARRA funds to cover shortfall

BOARD MEMBERS SHARE IDEAS TO ADDRESS FISCAL DISTRESS DESIGNATION IN DISTRICT

Money the Forrest City School District received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stabilization program is being transferred into the district’s operating budget to cover a

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Police arrest 4 teenagers for capital Murder in Joplin case

Four teenagers are charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a Forrest City man earlier this year.

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Suspect arrested in FC woman's death

Information gathered in Lowe case ties suspect to several murders in St. Louis area

A Forrest City woman whose body was found in a ditch in September is believed to have been killed by a St. Louis man with an extensive criminal history that includes several murder charges.

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QCourt approves purchase of new cars for deputies

Vehicles, new dump truck being financed through Bancorp South

The St. Francis County Quorum Court this week approved the purchase of new vehicles for the sheriff’s department.

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Weapons trial for 2 area men continued

Parker and Brogdon case set for March 8 at federal courthouse

A trial for two Eastern Arkansas residents facing federal weapons charges has been continued a fourth time.

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2 children, woman die in house fire

CRIME LAB TO PERFORM AUTOPSIES, IDENTIFY VICTIMS IN MORNING BLAZE

A woman

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Shackleford resigns as director of 21st Century program

Following a brief executive session Thursday evening, the Forrest City School Board voted 6-1 to accept the resignation of Estella Shackelford as the director of the district’s 21st Century Comm

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High school principal committed to controlling discipline

 

Forrest City High School Principal Charles Earle believes if he can control the few students who are causing problems at the high school, everything else will fall into place.

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