USDA Food Distribution
NOW HIRING: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
City of Forrest City – Street Department
The City of Forrest City is currently seeking a qualified and dependable Heavy Equipment Operator to join our Street Department team.
🔹 Position Summary:
Under general supervision, this position operates heavy equipment such as bulldozers, dump trucks, backhoes, road graders, and other equipment used in the construction and maintenance of city streets and drainage systems.
🔹 Key Responsibilities Include:
• Operating heavy equipment for street construction and repairs
• Assisting with drainage work, culvert installation, and ditch cleaning
• Preparing sub-grade for street patching
• Performing minor equipment repairs and maintenance
• Following all safety procedures
• Assisting with storm sewer maintenance and right-of-way cleanup
• Serving in the foreman’s role when necessary
• Performing other assigned duties
🔹 Minimum Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Valid Arkansas Class A CDL (required and must be maintained)
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• Experience with equipment repair and maintenance
🔹 Skills & Abilities:
• Ability to safely and skillfully operate heavy equipment
• Knowledge of traffic laws and safety standards
• Ability to perform physical labor (lifting up to 100 lbs.)
• Ability to weld and perform metal work (preferred)
• Strong communication skills
🔹 Working Conditions:
Position may require working outdoors in various weather conditions, operating heavy equipment, working after hours or weekends, and exposure to environmental elements.
📍 This is an at-will employment position with the City of Forrest City.
If you are hardworking, dependable, and experienced in heavy equipment operation, we encourage you to apply!
City of Forrest City – Street Department
The City of Forrest City is currently seeking a qualified and dependable Heavy Equipment Operator to join our Street Department team.
🔹 Position Summary:
Under general supervision, this position operates heavy equipment such as bulldozers, dump trucks, backhoes, road graders, and other equipment used in the construction and maintenance of city streets and drainage systems.
🔹 Key Responsibilities Include:
• Operating heavy equipment for street construction and repairs
• Assisting with drainage work, culvert installation, and ditch cleaning
• Preparing sub-grade for street patching
• Performing minor equipment repairs and maintenance
• Following all safety procedures
• Assisting with storm sewer maintenance and right-of-way cleanup
• Serving in the foreman’s role when necessary
• Performing other assigned duties
🔹 Minimum Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Valid Arkansas Class A CDL (required and must be maintained)
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• Experience with equipment repair and maintenance
🔹 Skills & Abilities:
• Ability to safely and skillfully operate heavy equipment
• Knowledge of traffic laws and safety standards
• Ability to perform physical labor (lifting up to 100 lbs.)
• Ability to weld and perform metal work (preferred)
• Strong communication skills
🔹 Working Conditions:
Position may require working outdoors in various weather conditions, operating heavy equipment, working after hours or weekends, and exposure to environmental elements.
📍 This is an at-will employment position with the City of Forrest City.
If you are hardworking, dependable, and experienced in heavy equipment operation, we encourage you to apply!
🐾 Meet Sable! 🐾
The Forrest City Area Humane Society is now accepting adoption applications for this sweet girl.
A home visit is required to adopt Sable.
Appointments are required to meet her, so please reach out to schedule a visit.
Adoption Fee: $100
The adoption fee includes:
* Spay/Neuter
* Heartworm test (if of age)
* 5-way vaccine
* Rabies vaccine (if of age)
* Bordetella vaccine
* Basic deworming
* Microchip
Contact for Adoption:
Ruth Ann Vowan
ravfcahs@gmail.com
Sable is ready to find his forever home
The Forrest City Area Humane Society is now accepting adoption applications for this sweet girl.
A home visit is required to adopt Sable.
Appointments are required to meet her, so please reach out to schedule a visit.
Adoption Fee: $100
The adoption fee includes:
* Spay/Neuter
* Heartworm test (if of age)
* 5-way vaccine
* Rabies vaccine (if of age)
* Bordetella vaccine
* Basic deworming
* Microchip
Contact for Adoption:
Ruth Ann Vowan
ravfcahs@gmail.com
Sable is ready to find his forever home
USDA Food Distribution February 19, 2026
The City of Forrest City is helping spread the word about a Drive-Through Food Donation Event Honoring Mother Ernestine Weaver’s 88th birthday. All non-perishable food donations will support the St. Francis County Food Pantry and help serve families right here in our community
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The City of Forrest City is helping spread the word about a Drive-Through Food Donation Event Honoring Mother Ernestine Weaver’s 88th birthday. All non-perishable food donations will support the St. Francis County Food Pantry and help serve families right here in our community.
Council meetings are now held on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 PM.
225 North Washington St.
225 North Washington St.
On this day in history
May 7, 1878 — Joseph Winters patented the fire escape ladder, a life-saving invention that changed firefighting forever.
Winters created a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder for the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, helping firefighters rescue people from burning buildings more safely and efficiently.
In 2005, a historic marker was placed at Junior Hose and Truck Company #2 in Chambersburg honoring Joseph Winters for:
• His patents for the fire escape ladder
• His invention of the hose conductor
• His courageous work on the Underground Railroad
The marker lists his life span as 1816–1916, marking a century of impact, innovation, and service.
May 7, 1878 — Joseph Winters patented the fire escape ladder, a life-saving invention that changed firefighting forever.
Winters created a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder for the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, helping firefighters rescue people from burning buildings more safely and efficiently.
In 2005, a historic marker was placed at Junior Hose and Truck Company #2 in Chambersburg honoring Joseph Winters for:
• His patents for the fire escape ladder
• His invention of the hose conductor
• His courageous work on the Underground Railroad
The marker lists his life span as 1816–1916, marking a century of impact, innovation, and service.
We’re asking all residents to please place your trash cans at the curb so they can be emptied.
We will be running routes again starting tomorrow through Saturday. Please continue to be patient with us as we work to service everyone. Thank you for your cooperation!
We will be running routes again starting tomorrow through Saturday. Please continue to be patient with us as we work to service everyone. Thank you for your cooperation!
The City of Forrest City is helping spread the word about a Drive-Through Food Donation Event Honoring Mother Ernestine Weaver’s 88th birthday. All non-perishable food donations will support the St. Francis County Food Pantry and help serve families right here in our community.
Trash Pickup Update
Residents are asked to please bring your trash to the curb as soon as possible. Our crews are working hard to complete the majority of routes today, and having trash out will help us move efficiently.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience!
Residents are asked to please bring your trash to the curb as soon as possible. Our crews are working hard to complete the majority of routes today, and having trash out will help us move efficiently.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience!
🐾 Meet Mariah! 🐾
The Forrest City Area Humane Society is now accepting adoption applications for this sweet girl.
A home visit is required to adopt Mariah.
Appointments are required to meet her, so please reach out to schedule a visit.
Adoption Fee: $100
The adoption fee includes:
* Spay/Neuter
* Heartworm test (if of age)
* 5-way vaccine
* Rabies vaccine (if of age)
* Bordetella vaccine
* Basic deworming
* Microchip
Contact for Adoption:
Ruth Ann Vowan
ravfcahs@gmail.com
Mariah is ready to find his forever home
St. Francis County Clerk Brandi McCoy would like to remind county residents that today (Monday) is the last day to register to vote in the March 3rd Primary Election.
To register, stop by the County Clerk’s Office at the Courthouse in Forrest City. The office is open until 4:30 this afternoon.
Call 870-261-1725 for more information.
To register, stop by the County Clerk’s Office at the Courthouse in Forrest City. The office is open until 4:30 this afternoon.
Call 870-261-1725 for more information.
The City of Forrest City will begin trash pickup on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, weather and road conditions permitting. We will start with the Monday route (see map below).
We ask residents to please keep vehicles off the roads to allow garbage trucks to move safely and efficiently through neighborhoods.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we resume trash collection. Some areas are still in poor condition, and safety remains our top priority. Rising temperatures this week should help improve conditions.
Thank you for your cooperation!
We ask residents to please keep vehicles off the roads to allow garbage trucks to move safely and efficiently through neighborhoods.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we resume trash collection. Some areas are still in poor condition, and safety remains our top priority. Rising temperatures this week should help improve conditions.
Thank you for your cooperation!
The snow this week was absolutely beautiful. The view at the Multipurpose Center, with the lake completely covered in ice, was just stunning.
Citizens of Forrest City are advised to use extreme caution while driving. Standing water on roadways may freeze and create hazardous icy conditions, including black ice. Please reduce speed, remain alert, and travel only when necessary. Your cooperation is appreciated as we work to keep the community safe.
We are asking residents of Forrest City, to stay off the streets if possible. Streets will freeze overnight, and everything that thaws today will refreeze and remain frozen until Monday, when temperatures are expected to rise above 40 degrees.
Thank you for your patience as we work with limited resources to plow, sand, salt, and apply beet juice to clean and clear the streets.
Garbage bins/dumpsters are available at the old Rideout Building on Broadway, Civic Center back parking lot, and in the Grant Street parking lot. Dumpsters are for garbage ONLY. Please bag garbage if possible.
Forrest City Mayor Larry Bryant said city streets are still too slick for safe residential garbage pickup, and the landfill is also closed.
If you need somewhere to take your trash, you may drop it off at the City Shop, 377 Farr St., from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Please use caution when traveling.
If you need somewhere to take your trash, you may drop it off at the City Shop, 377 Farr St., from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Please use caution when traveling.
Debt Collector Scam Warning
Consumers receiving calls and texts from debt collectors face increasing difficulty determining whether the contact is legitimate or a scam. (InvestigateTV)
Debt relief attorneys say that the rise of robocalls and artificial intelligence calls make it confusing for people to know if they actually owe money.
They advise consumers to avoid giving out personal information and instead ask questions to verify the caller’s legitimacy.
Verify by asking for their full name, their contact phone number and the name of their company.
You should also ask if they have a file number identifying the original creditor, as in many cases, they’re collecting “on behalf of” another company.
Once you get the information, you should hang up and research the information provided before calling back.
It’s also suggested that you request verifiable information “in writing” through the mail to confirm whether the debt is legitimate
Consumers receiving calls and texts from debt collectors face increasing difficulty determining whether the contact is legitimate or a scam. (InvestigateTV)
Debt relief attorneys say that the rise of robocalls and artificial intelligence calls make it confusing for people to know if they actually owe money.
They advise consumers to avoid giving out personal information and instead ask questions to verify the caller’s legitimacy.
Verify by asking for their full name, their contact phone number and the name of their company.
You should also ask if they have a file number identifying the original creditor, as in many cases, they’re collecting “on behalf of” another company.
Once you get the information, you should hang up and research the information provided before calling back.
It’s also suggested that you request verifiable information “in writing” through the mail to confirm whether the debt is legitimate