Forrest City Times-Herald

12/11/2025

12/09/2025

🎅 Letters to Santa Wanted! ✉️
The Times-Herald is now collecting letters to Santa! Kids can drop off their letters at 222 N. Izard St. in Forrest City or email them to [email protected]

All letters will be published in our special Christmas edition on Dec. 23 in both the Courier-Index and Times-Herald.
📅 Deadline to submit: December 12

🎄 Businesses & Organizations:
If you’d like to place a holiday “Thank You” or “Merry Christmas” message in this special issue, call 870-633-3130 for rates and to reserve your spot. Ads will be featured in both the Times-Herald and Courier Index.

12/05/2025

Tonight! ✨
The FC Christmas Parade kicks off at 7 p.m. All participants should begin lineup at the FC Civic Center and be in place at 6 p.m. for float judging and 6:30 p.m. if you do not wish to participate in the float competition.
For a full parade lineup, visit thnews.com 🎄🎅

12/05/2025

✨ Join us after the Christmas Parade tonight for a Very Inflatable Christmas! ✨
Bring the whole family for giant inflatables, hot cocoa and a visit with Santa!
The Times Herald staff will be on-site helping kids write letters to Santa and mail them in our special North Pole mailbox. 🎅📬
Best of all? Your child’s letter could be featured in our special Christmas edition!
Come make holiday memories with us! ❤️🎄

12/04/2025

Due to inclement weather After-School has been CANCELLED!

Please stay tuned for further updates and rescheduling information. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time.

Stay safe and check back soon for more details.

12/04/2025

The holiday season is here, and we have so many great events happening this weekend through next week!

12/03/2025

An advisory committee has been named to assist in the search for the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College.
Current UA-EACC Chancellor Cathie Cline, Ed.D., announced in August her plans to retire July 1 after more than 25 years of service to the institution.
Chris Thomason, vice president for strategic and community college partnerships for the UA System, is leading the search for the UA System President’s Office and will coordinate the recommendation of a short list of final candidates cultivated by the committee for US System President Jay B. Silveria to consider before ultimately making his recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas for final approval.
The 14-member search committee includes key members of the campus community, alumni, and regional education, business and municipal leaders from the campus’s service areas. To keep interested parties, the campus and community up to date, UA-EACC will also launch a search web page that will be updated with news regarding the search and the process.
Members of the search committee include Judge Ann Hudson and Dr. Florine Milligan, members of the college’s board of visitors; UA-EACC Foundation Board members Anna Howton, director of marketing and communications at Woodruff Electric and Michelle Wilson, retired vice president of academic affairs; Ty Griffin, Wynne Economic Development Commission; Ed Adams, UA-EACC Associate Vice President for Computer Services; Pete Cross, UA-EACC Director/Instructor of Workforce Training; Sam Harris, UA-EACC Human Resources Support Analyst; Yolanda Smith, UA-EACC Humanities Instructor and Academic Advisor; Jerry Stegall, UA-EACC Director of Recruiting and Student Activities and Christine Williams, UA-EACC Dean of Career and Technical Education.
Three area superintendents will also serve on the committee. They include Dr. Tiffany Hardrick, Forrest City School District; Ryan Halbert, Palestine-Wheatley School District and Dr. Kenneth Moore, Wynne School District.
Members of the advisory committee’s non-voting leadership staff include Thomason, UA System Search Lead; Anne Kelso, UA-EACC Assistant to the Committee, and Lindsay Midkiff, UA-EACC Search Communications Coordinator.
Thomason said the hope is for finalists to be named in late spring. Once finalists are named, campus visits will be organized for each individual and public forums held to keep students, faculty, staff and the public informed.

12/02/2025

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Visit arkansaspress.org/product/anfdonation/ to donate online. Checks may be mailed to the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation, 411 S. Victory Street, Little Rock AR 72201.

11/30/2025

The Christmas season has officially kicked off! The annual tree lighting ceremony hosted by the Forrest City Downtown Revitalization Project took place tonight on Front St. Be sure to go by and check out the beautiful display. 🎄

11/29/2025

UPDATE: Forrest City Medical Center is no longer on OB diversion.
One of the local physicians is now on call and available should a mother arrive in labor.

We want to sincerely thank our community for your patience, your understanding, and your continued trust. Our top priority is and will always be the safety of our patients and their babies. We make diversion decisions carefully and only when it is the safest option for those who may need care.

We appreciate you supporting your local hospital as we work every day to provide compassionate, quality care!

11/28/2025

‼️Event update:
The F.C Downtown Revitalization annual Christmas Tree Lighting event has been moved to Sunday, Nov. 30 from 4-6 p.m.