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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Memorial Day service

Members of the American Legion Post 4 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2869 held their annual Memorial Day service at the St. Francis County Memorial Wall in front of the Forrest City Civic Center on Monday. James “Bud” Brown, third from left, VFW Quartermaster and District 7 Commander, reads a prayer to those gathered. Also pictured, from left, are: VFW Commander Harold Campbell, American Legion Commander Jimmy Varner and Margaret Busby, president of the American Legion Auxiliary. Photo by Alan Smith.

 

 

 

Monday, May 27, 2013

Flags honoring veterans

On Saturday, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2869 and American Legion Post 4, with the help of volunteers, placed American Flags at the graves of veterans in local cemeteries. Flags are placed at the graves each year on Memorial Day weekend. Susan Berry places a flag on the grave of Carl J. Beasley. Beasley was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Photo by Alan Smith.

 

 

Moving day

The shed on the Vandiver property, located at the corner of Hill and Forrest streets, was loaded and moved to a new location on Friday. From left, Chris Sutton, Willie Watson and Jason Hudson, with Mark’s House Moving of Stuttgart, prepare the building for transporting on a large flatbed truck. Photo by Alan Smith.

 

 

Help for tornado victims

Everything from food to clothing for victims of the Oklahoma tornado was being collected on Saturday at Mustang Arena by a group of local Facebook friends. Representatives from the Forrest City Police Department, the department’s Explorer Youth Program and the St. Francis County Sheriff’s Department joined volunteers. Amanda Moffett, left, and Shellie Hastings sort donated clothing as other volunteers work in the background. Photo by Alan Smith.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Roofing work

Workers were busy Friday morning on the roof of the AT&T building on Dillard. Some roof work was needed on the building. Photo by David Nichol.

Vacant structure fire

Forrest City firefighters were called to 212 Bertha Owens Circle Thursday night after a vacant home, owned by Dozier Bolden, caught fire. The fire report reveals there were multiple ignition points found around the structure. The fire is under investigation. Firefighters spent more than two hours extinguishing the blaze. Photo by Kendall Owens.

 

 

Little graduates

Kindergarten graduation for students in the Forrest City School District was held this morning in the Fine Arts Center at East Arkansas Community College. Thirteen classes of kindergarten students took part in the ceremony, becoming next school year’s first graders. Photo by David Nichol.

 

 

 

Spring scrimmages

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Fun in the sun

It was a beautiful morning and the children at local day cares were taking advantage of the sunshine to play. Four-year-old Landon McIntosh crawls in a tunnel on the playground at his day care. Photo by Alan Smith.

Taking it down

A large oak tree in front of the First Baptist Church on North Rosser Street was taken down by W.L. Laws Tree Service on Wednesday. Chris Banks cuts a notch in the trunk of the tree so it can be removed. Photo by Alan Smith.

 

 

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