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Council sets another meeting to consider passage of budget

Members of the Forrest City City Council will once again attempt to adopt an official 2012 budget next week during a called meeting set for Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m., at city  hall.

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King Disposal ending contract with city

Garbage collection in Forrest City will soon change hands after officials with King Disposal, Inc., notified the city council on Tuesday that the company will discontinue its services when its cont

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Asbestos at fire site poses no threats to public's health

Arkansas Department of Health officials are saying there is no threat to public health from asbestos found in some of the debris left after the May fire on Front Street. 

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Council members weigh in on garbage collection woes

As problems continue in regard to garbage collection in Forrest City, members of the city council may soon be faced with having to make a decision on the matter.

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Residents asked to place trash on curb on regular schedule

Officials with King Disposal, Inc., are asking residents to put their garbage carts on the curb on their regularly-scheduled days this week as the company works to get garbage collection back on

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Property owners working with city on debris cleanup

Samples have been taken from all of the buildings destroyed in the May fire on Front Street, a

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Bids for I-40 cable barrier, county roads approved by state Highway Department

Several road improvements in St. Francis County will move forward after state officials received bids late last month.

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AG: Dual office holder poses possible conflict of interest

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel recently handed down an opinion in regard to the dual service of County Judge and Caldwell Mayor Gary Hughes as it relates to the county’s Intergovernmental Coun

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Problems for KDI continue; landfill considers filing suit

Officials with the Helena-West Helena Landfill are planning to seek legal action against King Disposal Inc., for unpaid bills that have prohibited the company from dumping garbage at the site fo

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Committee tells clerk to follow city policy

The Forrest City City Council personnel committee took no official action Tuesday, but they did, however, instruct City Clerk Derene Cochran to follow city policy after questions were raised regard

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