David Nichol

Work on Forrest City streets will begin soon, but the order in which the work will be done is not yet set.

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It’s time to start making plans for the St. Francis County Fair — either to attend or enter in the various opportunities for competition.

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Two possible city laws — one dealing with tractor trailers and the other with a parks committee — took up most of the discussion during Monday’s meeting of the Forrest City City Council.

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The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission recently announced that a loan of up to $500,000 has been approved for the Larkin Creek Improvement District.

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The possibility of a second charter school in the area — this one for all male students, concentrating on math and business — was the topic of a meeting held in Madison Saturday.

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The board of the St. Francis County Housing Authority on Thursday accepted a bid for repairs to the roof of the agency’s headquarters on South Izard Street.

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With the coming of fall, young Forrest Citians — and their parents — are reminded that they will be subject to not one, but two curfews, once school starts.

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“Spaded,” as in, “Our dog Lucy Belle has been spaded,” is what I called it when, as a child, I first heard about it.

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Working with animals can sometimes be frustrating, particularly when so many pets aren’t cared for properly. But not all the news is bad.

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There will be two fewer polling places in St. Francis County beginning with the Sept. 21 school election, the county Election Commission decided Monday.

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