🌱 Which Forrest City leader just joined a national rice program?

Morning Forrest City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Forrest City leader just joined a national rice program?
• How a regional pantry kept helping Forrest City after a break-in

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 60 and low of 30 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 37.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2025 USA Rice Outlook: Great attendance in The Big Easy (farmprogress.com) — A Forrest City resident, Matt Howton, was named to the 2026 Rice Leadership Development Class during the national USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans. The event drew record attendance, celebrated top growers and industry leaders, and highlighted future leadership that will help shape rice farming across Arkansas and other key producing states.
   

• Community rallies around Hickory Ridge food pantry after break-in (kait8.com) — Donations from a Hickory Ridge food pantry and clothes closet are once again reaching communities as far as Forrest City after the facility was hit by its third break-in in recent years. Community members quickly rallied with new contributions, and organizers say they’d rather help anyone in need than see more thefts, especially during the holidays.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Providence Assisted Living - Monthly Support Group
  Providence Assisted Living , 2323 S Main St , Searcy
  12:00 pm
• Winter Wonderland
  Downtown Jonesboro Alliance , 407 Union St , Jonesboro
  4:00 pm
• BK Basketball 7GJGSGB @ Pangburn
  Bald Knob School District Bald Knob, AR 72010
  4:00 pm
• Searcy Cubs 7A-GB vs Wynne
  Ahlf Junior High School , 308 W Vine Ave , Searcy
  4:30 pm
• Girls Basketball @ Osceola
  Harrisburg School District Harrisburg, AR 72432
  5:00 pm
• PeeWee Basketball Boys vs Bay
  Trumann Middle School , 221 N Pine Ave , Trumann
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• BK Basketball JGBSGB - Beebe @ Bald Knob - Pink Out
  Bald Knob School District Bald Knob, AR 72010
  4:00 pm
• Bald Knob Bulldogs vs Beebe Badgers
  Bald Knob High School , 901 N Hickory St , Bald Knob
  4:00 pm
• Boys basketball @ Osceola
  Harrisburg School District Harrisburg, AR 72432
  5:00 pm
• White County Varsity DU Bingo Night
  Judsonia Box Factory , 106 Van Buren St , Judsonia
  5:30 pm
• PeeWee Basketball Girls vs Riverside
  Trumann Middle School , 221 N Pine Ave , Trumann
  5:30 pm
• Studio- Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe
  Bald Knob School District Bald Knob, AR 72010
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Performance Food Group Company posted a job opening for Warehouse Associate - Cycle Counter in Forrest City. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (9625) - Forrest City, AR in Forrest City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forrest City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wynne

• Wynne High School rebuild shows steady progress, on track for 2027 completion (thewynneprogress.com)
• Wynne Music Club to host second annual ‘Christmas at the Club' tomorrow (thewynneprogress.com)
• City, county offices to close for Christmas, New Year's holidays (thewynneprogress.com)

Helena-West Helena

• New felony counts for failure to file taxes filed against former Helena-West Helena mayor (thewynneprogress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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