Forrest City Mayor · Nov 3, 2026

Lowry Astin

Candidate for Mayor

7 candidates · 2 seats4 sourced positions

Lowry Astin is running for mayor of Forrest City in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Cedric Williams, Kendall Pettus and D'Mari Curne.

Early voting begins · Mon, Oct 19, 2026

Retired Arkansas State Police trooper and Forrest City native. He said he has served five years on the Forrest City City Council.

Lowry Astin held the Ward 4, Position 1 council seat before filing for mayor, which left that seat open. Times-Herald · Aug 5, 2026

Where Lowry Astin stands: positions on the record

Business recruitment1 sourced position

Said his first-year goals include recruiting industries and businesses and cleaning up the town.
“clean up this town because we have to have enough individuals to fill those seats when businesses do come knocking.”
Forum answerTimes-Herald · Sep 10, 2026

Sports complex1 sourced position

Said the city should reevaluate its Sports Complex and involve youth and families in programs there.
“Immediately, we need to reevaluate our Sports Complex and make sure our youth are involved and establish some types of programs where families are also involved,”
Forum answerTimes-Herald · Sep 10, 2026

Police and fire1 sourced position

Said he does not expect to change police or fire leadership.
“To me, they do a fine job”
Forum answerTimes-Herald · Sep 10, 2026

Cloverleaf lighting1 sourced position

Called the I-40 cloverleaf lights very important.
“The I-40 lights are very important,”
Forum answerTimes-Herald · Sep 10, 2026

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