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- City to host MLK parade on Jan. 17
Plans are being made for the city's first parade honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Winter weather advisories ...
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for parts of central and northeast Arkansas, including Batesville, Heber Springs, Searcy, Beebe, Mountain View, Jonesboro and Forrest City.
- FC man charged in recent shooting
A Forrest City man is being held in the St. Francis County Jail for his alleged involvement in a shooting last month.
- Building projects decline
Three building permits were issued by the City of Forrest City in December, with a total value of $22,100. That brings the total value of permitted projects for the year to $5,702,329. That is down from the ...
- Three resuced from Burnt Cane Lake during storm
The training received by local emergency personnel came in handy on Saturday when three people, including an amputee, were trapped in a boat while fishing on Burnt Cane Lake off of St.
- Thieves take electronics in weekend burglaries
Televisions and DVDs were apparently hot items for thieves this past weekend as several residences were reported burglarized in Forrest City.
- Mayor says airport commission's days may be numbered
For all practical purposes, the Forrest City Airport Commission has ceased to exist, and its demise may be made official soon.
- Child says stranger gave him gun
Posted by Kelly Hessedal Child says stranger gave him gun Child says stranger approached him near his home Child says stranger gave him Jennings 9mm handgun Police are still investigating A gun in the hands of ...
- Post Offices reveal holiday schedules
Several East Arkansas Post Offices, including the Forrest City branch, will close their lobby doors early on Christmas Eve.
- SF County to receive close to $25,000 for emergency food and shelter program
Making sure: Forrest City residents awoke this morning to extreme cold as temperatures dipped into the teens.
- Students to begin holiday breaks
Area students are nearing the end of the first semester of school and are ready to begin their holiday break.
- ASP focusing on drunk driving as holiday travel gets off to rough start
Holiday motorists heading to visit family and friends had a rough start yesterday as freezing temperatures turned drizzle and rain into ice on area bridges and slowed traffic to a crawl in some areas.
- Independent Living Center construction to begin soon
Construction could begin as early as February on a Forrest City Independent Living Center.
- City hall, courthouse closings announced
The Forrest City City Hall and the St. Francis County Courthouse will be closed the majority of this week for the Christmas holiday.
- Police seize ephedrine, adult videos from store
An employee at a local convenience store is facing felony charges for allegedly selling obscene movies from a storage room inside the business.
- Power outage affects about 400
Close to 400 Entergy customers found themselves in the dark Thursday night after a problem with a circuit located on Old Madison Road.
- Four men arrested on drug charges
Four local men are facing narcotics charges following an investigation by the Forrest City Police Department.
- Senator shares ideas, promotes Delta during annual EAEC meeting
Annual meeting: Senator Blanche Lincoln was the featured guest for the East Arkansas Enterprise Community's annual public meeting held Tuesday at the Forrest City Civic Center.
- Winter weather creates problems
Winter weather created havoc on Interstate 40 through St. Francis County Tuesday, and led to the early dismissal of students in the Forrest City School District.
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City DescriptionForrest City is a city in and the county seat of St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It was named for General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who used the location as a campsite for a construction crew completing a railroad between Memphis and Little Rock, shortly after the Civil War. The population was 14,774 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 14,078 in 2006.
Forrest City is located at 35°0′36″N 90°47′19″W / 35.01, -90.78861 (35.010131, -90.788716). Technically Forrest City is in Northeast Arkansas using standard navigational methods.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.2 km²), of which, 16.3 square miles (42.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.37%) is water.
Forrest City is located on Crowley's Ridge, a geological phenomenon that rises above the flat Mississippi Delta terrain that surrounds it. This north-south running highland is some three miles wide and 300 feet above sea level. Several species of trees not indigenous to Arkansas are found here, including Beech, Butternut, Sugar Maple, and Cucumber trees.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,774 people, 4,581 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- St. Francis County
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