On January 19 at approximately 11:08 p.m. the City of Forest Fire Department responded to Sherman Hill Road for a report of a structure fire.
The members at the local Web Memorial VFW Post 4974 in Forest will sponsor and host a free lunch program on the fourth Thursday every month beginning tomorrow. VFW members believe in giving back to the community and came together to offer this program to bring veterans and community members together for food and fellowship.
A record number of people braved the cold to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the 22nd annual MLK Walk in Forest on Monday. The temperature was near freezing but the sun was out and the mood was jovial as more than 100 walkers turned out to celebrate the life of Dr. King and to keep his dream alive.
February is Library Lover’s Month and the Forest Public Library is announcing one of its most ambitious promotions of the year: Show Us Your Books!
We fried fish Monday afternoon at my mom and dad’s house in Newton. The occasion — if there need be an occasion to fry fish — was a birthday celebration.
The politically correct police and self-proclaimed “social justice warriors” are at it again. Well, that’s an understatement seeing as how frenzied progressives disseminate irrational nonsense on a daily, maybe even hourly, basis.
Abigail Drake is a sixth grader at Sebastopol Attendance Center who loves to read. With only one semester left in the school year, she has already earned 283.7 points in Accelerated Reading.
The following individuals were entered into the docket at the Scott County Detention Center January 10 – January 16. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Frederick Deontrey Fountain, 23, 537 MLK, Forest, MS, Disturbing the Public Peace.
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 12, 2019 for Mattie Geneva Duckworth Evans at Boone Funeral Home in Bossier City, LA with Rev. Dave McKinney officiating. Interment followed the service at Pease Cemetery. Visitation was held from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at the funeral home chapel.
After a brief illness, Mildred Myers McCravey Clarke departed this life on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in Jacksonville, Florida. She was a woman of considerable intelligence, imagination, and creativity whose life was a reflection of her Christian faith.
The 2019 Scott County Basketball Tournament is in the record books and this year’s tournament... READ MORE
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