Alan Smith

11th Poker Run features bikes, food and entertainment for all

Saturday will mark the 11th year that the Ride the Ridge Poker Run will offer fun, food and entertainment to benefit the Area 8 Special Olympics and the Forrest City Junior Auxiliary.

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FCSB reviews policy changes; approves work

HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCES TO BE REPAIRED

The personnel policy committee of the Forrest City School District asked board members to consider three policy changes during the board’s monthly meeting Thursday.

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Mooney Metcalf loses lawsuit against FC School District

The wife of a member of the Forrest City School Board has lost a lawsuit she filed against the school district in 2011.

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School board mulls ides of millage hike

The Forrest City School Board is faced with tough decisions regarding the financial state of the school district, and during a called meeting on Tuesday members continued to discuss ways to avoid f

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Library director taking leave of absence; interim named

Forrest City Public Library staff member René Ward will be running things at the library for a while as director Arlisa Price Harris takes a leave of absence.

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Documents sought by commissioners delivered

MEMBERS OF WATER GROUP TO REVIEW STACKS OF PAPERWORK; SET MAY 6 RETREAT TO DISCUSS INFORMATION

Members of the Forrest City Water Commission agreed to hold a retreat next month to discuss information included in a stack of documents presented to them Monday evening by utility manager Jim Beaz

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Food, Shelter Board modifies formula for disbursing funds

MONEY SUPPORTS LOCAL CHARITABLE GROUPS

The St. Francis County Emergency Food and Shelter Board this week agreed on a formula of percentages to distribute federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds.

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Troubles mounting for water commission

CHAIRMAN, TWO COMMISSIONERS VIOLATE FOIA BY DISCUSSING BUSINESS WITHOUT NOTIFYING MEDIA

Three members of the Forrest City Water Utility Commission have violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act in an attempt to receive copies of documents from FCWU manager Jim Beazley.

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Civic Center Commission, Duckworth agree to terms of contract

Members of the Forrest City Civic Center Commission and D&R Catering reached an agreement Tuesday that would allow the business to continue as the center’s caterer for one year.

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A&P lends support for beautification effort on cloverleaf

PLANTS WOULD BE NEAR RAMPS, HWY. 1

Members of the Forrest City Advertising and Promotion Commission unanimously supported a plan from the Forrest City Rotary Club to enhance the look of the Interstate 40 cloverleaf by agreeing to gi

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