Forrest City News

Close call: A Monday morning accident on East Broadway left a homeowner shaken after a tractor trailer lost control, coming to a stop a few feet from his front door.

An attempted robbery failed Wednesday when the would-be robbers found nothing to rob.

There are nine fire departments that serve St. Francis County residents, but only the Forrest City Fire Department is not considered a volunteer fire department.

To many people, it's just not the Fourth of July without fireworks, and many will be shot this year, including in Forrest City.

A fire on Crawford Avenue is being treated as suspicious, mainly because it involved three separate fires.

Mayor Gordon McCoy said that much of what he got out of last week's Arkansas Municipal League Convention were things that he and other city leaders needed a reminder on.

A request to rezone property on North Rosser from residential to commercial was denied on Tuesday by the Forrest City Planning Commission.

Authorities say visits with inmates have temporarily been suspended at the federal prison in Forrest City because of an illness outbreak.

An Earle man has been arrested on charges of capital murder and residential burglary in connection with the death of a Forrest City woman last week.

St. Francis County is one of 37 counties statewide that will receive federal disaster assistance thanks to a disaster declaration signed this week by President Barack Obama.

King snakes, moccasins, and even rattlesnakes. If you live in Forrest City, Arkansas they could be making an appearance at your house.

Mayor Gordon McCoy said actions he has taken are the beginning of the break he wants between the City of Forrest City and the Forrest City Area Humane Society.

Forrest City Police today are investigating a pair of incidents that resulted in injuries at public housing complexes.

The Forrest City Public Works Department had its hands full over the weekend, with big storms on Friday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Railroad safety: The Forrest City Police Department assisted the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department is reminding motorists to stop for crossing lights and arms at railroad crossings.

The oldest fire truck in the city of Colt is back up and running, but Mayor Joe Kerr said Thursday that the city must consider purchasing a newer vehicle.

Two Forrest City women were arrested last night following an incident on South Division Street.

The rural St. Francis County home of two people recently arrested on felony drug charges in a pair of Eastern Arkansas counties burned this morning while the couple was awaiting a court appearance today in Crittenden County.

Bosses at animal rights group PETA want rapper T.I. to bare all after he's released from jail - for their famous I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign.

A bridge at Caldwell, nominated in April for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, has been included, it was reported by the Arkansas historic Preservation Program.