Forrest City News

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District announced earlier today that it has indicted 16 people on conspiracy charges, including Idalia Ramos Rangel, aka "Big Momma" or "La Tia," a "high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel" who directed a drug operation out of Matamoros, Mexico, for distributing "hundreds of kilograms of cocaine" in ... (more)

REYNOLDS, LONG AGREE OFFICERS ON CAMPUS DETER SOME ACTIVITIY For several years, the Forrest City Police Department and Forrest City School District have worked to make campuses safer, and part of that initiative involves a pair of School Resource Officers ... To continue reading this story, subscribe now.

Northwest Arkansas Community College is the latest institution to opt out of a state law that allows faculty and staff to carry concealed guns on campus.

Another Arkansas college has opted out of a new state law that allows faculty and staff members to carry concealed guns on campus.

PROJECTS FOR EXTRA REVENUE WOULD BE LISTED ON BALLOT The Forrest City City Council agreed Tuesday to allow Mayor Larry Bryant to move forward with a proposal to ask voters for a sales tax increase later this year.

The Forrest City Police Department has arrested a second man in the November murder of Diabre McCraw, 30, a crime the suspect's brother has already pleaded guilty to committing.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark -- Adrian Batts is wanted for escape from the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correction Complex in Forrest City, Arkansas.

FORREST CITY, AR - Authorities say a kerosene lamp appears to be the cause in a house fire that killed a Forrest City man.

MAYOR SAYS LAW WILL BE ENFORCED Forrest City officials are advising motorists, young and old, to be mindful of others and turn down the volume.

CRAWFISH, BBQ AND MUSIC DRAW OVER 500 TO FC MUNCIPAL AIRPORT It was no secret on Saturday that the party for a good cause was at the Central Arkansas Turbines at the Forrest City Municipal Airport.

FORREST CITY, AR - A July trial has been set for a man charged in the 2010 shooting death of a Forrest City man.