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Monday Dec 14 | Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Friday night chase that originated in Palestine ends in FC

Two men wanted in connection with a late October aggravated robbery in Marianna led local law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase Friday night.

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Tue Aug 11, 2009

Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

P-W Board agrees to join national program for free lunches

The Palestine-Wheatley School Board agreed, Monday, to join a program which will allow all students in the district to receive free lunch.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Cities offering air-conditioned buildings to help residents beat summer heat

With heat indices exceeding 100 degrees, area agencies are taking precautions to help residents beat the heat.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Former M*A*S*H student teaches current campers how to suture pig's feet

Doctors in training: Dr. Brandy Davis, standing right, a former M*A*S*H camper and Palestine-Wheatley High School graduate, shows current campers how to suture a wound on a pig's foot at Forrest City Medical Center.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

SFC woman escapes injury when tree falls across path near Palestine

A St. Francis County woman had to be transported to Forrest City Medical Center following an accident Thursday morning on County Road 107.

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Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Palestine Council creates water commission

Employees in the Palestine Water Department will now answer to a five-person water commission after a unanimous vote Tuesday night by the city council.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Baxter Bulletin

No diploma for student who sued, judge says

PALESTINE - A Palestine-Wheatley High School student who sued the school district last month so that he could participate in the school's graduation ceremony, despite a failing English grade, won't get a diploma, a judge says.

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