Palestine News

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Palestine - A senior at Palestine-Wheatley High School who is a letter grade short of graduation is giving his classmates a lesson in the power of the courts.

Palestine-Wheatley High School will hold its graduation exercises at 7 p.m. Friday, May 22, in Palestine.

The National Weather Service has said there may be some flooding of the L'Anguille River in the Palestine area, and the local Office of Emergency Management is watching the situation.

Senior circle: Forrest City Medical Center kicked off its Senior Circle program Thursday with a registration event at the Forrest City Civic Center.

Voters in the Palestine-Wheatley School District will soon head to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed millage increase to build a new elementary school in Palestine.

The Forrest City Planning Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at city hall. Commissioners will consider a request from Custom Sign Company of Batesville, Miss., for a set-back variance for a sign at the BP convenience store at 1221 N. Washington.

Afternoon wreck: Two people were taken to Forrest City Medical Center Thursday for injuries they suffered in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Washington and East Buford streets.

St. Francis County had sales tax receipts of $145,103.12 in March, up from $130,325.70 in March of 2008.

The Palestine-Wheatley School District will hold Arkansas Better Chance preschool program and kindergarten registration for the 2009-2010 school year Wednesday at the elementary school in Palestine.

Outfielder: Practice has started for several teams in anticipation of the upcoming Forrest City youth baseball and softball summer leagues.

Donna and Charles Randy Jones of Palestine, Ark. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Michele Garner, to Erik Steven McMullen, son of Steven and Marsha McMullen of Monroe, La.