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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Loose ball: Forrest City’s Gavon Glandton (24) and Stephon Weaver (11) go after a loose ball. Photo by Fred Conley.

Loose ball: Forrest City’s Gavon Glandton (24) and Stephon Weaver (11) go after a loose ball. Photo by Fred Conley.

Healthy choices: All kindergarten teachers in the Forrest City School District will attend the Food, Fun and Reading workshop at the Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas today and Wednesday. The workshop is being conducted by Ashley Johnson, standing. Johnson is the St. Francis County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. The teachers attending the workshop, which is partly funded through a $10,000 grant from Coordinated School Health, learned about teaching their students about healthy eating and providing healthy snacks. Photo by Alan Smith.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Preparing meals: Betty Sanders, a volunteer at the Forrest City Senior Citizens Center, puts the top on a portable meal to be distributed through the Meals on Wheels program. According to Willie Smiley, site manager, there are 55 meals sent out a day, Mon

Preparing meals: Betty Sanders, a volunteer at the Forrest City Senior Citizens Center, puts the top on a portable meal to be distributed through the Meals on Wheels program. According to Willie Smiley, site manager, there are 55 meals sent out a day, Monday through Friday, plus 100 frozen meals a week. Photo by Kendall Owens.

Chilly work: It may be cold outside, but there is still work that has to be done. From left, Marland Brown, Ivory Jones and Leotis Haggins, with the Forrest City Water Utility, work to unclog a sewer line on Forrest Street. Photo by David Nichol.

Chilly work: It may be cold outside, but there is still work that has to be done. From left, Marland Brown, Ivory Jones and Leotis Haggins, with the Forrest City Water Utility, work to unclog a sewer line on Forrest Street. Photo by David Nichol.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Major religions: Heather Spencer, a student at the school of theology at Southern Methodist University, speaks to Linda Spencer’s geography class at Forrest City Junior High School about five of the world’s major religions, comparing and contrasting them.

Major religions: Heather Spencer, a student at the school of theology at Southern Methodist University, speaks to Linda Spencer’s geography class at Forrest City Junior High School about five of the world’s major religions, comparing and contrasting them. Linda Spencer said the class is currently studying the Middle East, the cradle of three of the world’s major religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Buddhism and Hinduism are the other two major religions being studied. Photo by David Nichol.

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Up and in: Forrest City Mustang sophomore guard Jesse Mitchell (5) goes airborne through traffic to get the layup basket against West Memphis Tuesday. Forrest City will host Sylvan Hills Friday night at Mustang Arena. Photo by Fred Conley.

Up and in: Forrest City Mustang sophomore guard Jesse Mitchell (5) goes airborne through traffic to get the layup basket against West Memphis Tuesday. Forrest City will host Sylvan Hills Friday night at Mustang Arena. Photo by Fred Conley.

Major religions: Heather Spencer, a student at the school of theology at Southern Methodist University, speaks to Linda Spencer’s geography class at Forrest City Junior High School about five of the world’s major religions, comparing and contrasting them.

Major religions: Heather Spencer, a student at the school of theology at Southern Methodist University, speaks to Linda Spencer’s geography class at Forrest City Junior High School about five of the world’s major religions, comparing and contrasting them. Linda Spencer said the class is currently studying the Middle East, the cradle of three of the world’s major religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Buddhism and Hinduism are the other two major religions being studied.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Patrolman honored: Forrest City Mayor Gordon McCoy, left, presents a plaque to Patrolman James E. Tucker as Interim Police Chief Dwight Duch looks on. Tucker was honored for his actions on the morning of Jan. 9, when he was credited with saving the lives

Patrolman honored: Forrest City Mayor Gordon McCoy, left, presents a plaque to Patrolman James E. Tucker as Interim Police Chief Dwight Duch looks on. Tucker was honored for his actions on the morning of Jan. 9, when he was credited with saving the lives of two people when he saw their house on fire and got them out safely. McCoy commented that while it could be said that police and firefighters are doing their job when they save someone, “we shouldn’t take them for granted.” Photo by David Nichol

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Landing zone: The recent rains have turned local farm fields into lakes, which is just perfect for thousands of snow geese. This very large group of the birds were along the Highway 1 Bypass on Monday. Photo by Alan Smith.