Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2003

On Jan. 14 the Trumann City Council met for the first time with a new mayor and several new aldermen. Present at the meeting were Mayor Ronnie Harrison, returning aldermen Joe Hillis, Larry Henderson, Brad Parrish, James Baker and Rick Atkins and new aldermen Cecil Passmore, Pam Daniel, Russell Cravens and Edward "Shorty" Hargrove...

Pauline Wigginton Brown, 66 of Harrisburg died Sunday, Jan. 19 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Athens, Ala. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Monroe Wigginton and Lucille Davis Wigginton; her husband, Kelly Edward Brown and one brother, Bobby Lee Wigginton...

Mr. Bobby Gene Pippinger of Trumann, passed away January 20, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro due to natural causes. He was 69 years old. Mr. Pippinger was born and had lived most of his lifetime in Harrisburg before moving to Trumann 10 years ago. He was a farmer and member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Stella Smith Pippinger in 1986 and his parents, Harry Lee and Alma E. Hunt Pippinger...

Rev. Wesley Lynn Greer of Trumann passed away January 20, 2003, at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, due to natural causes. He was 32 years old. Rev. Greer was born on May 5, 1970, in Lepanto, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past four years and was formerly of Harrisburg. He was a minister for the Trumann Living Water Ministries. Rev. Greer was preceded in death by his father, Wesley Odell Greer...

Ms. Dorothy Jean Galloway of Trumann died January 14, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., of natural causes. She was 71 years old. Ms. Galloway was born in Trumann and had lived in Trumann all of her life. She was a former employee of the Singer Company in Trumann, a quilt maker and a member of the First Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Sarah Richardson Pipkin...

Mrs. Aileen Lillian Barger of Trumann passed away January 15, 2003, at the family residence due to natural causes. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Barger was born in Sturkie, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 23 years and was formerly of Peoria, IL. ...

Funeral services for Charles Garris, 76, of Trumann who died Thursday, Jan. 9 at his residence, were Monday, Jan. 9 at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Gerald Vickers officiated. Burial followed in the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery...

Teddy Evans of Batesville, formerly of Trumann, has spent 30-years ensuring the chicken we put on our plates is safe for human consumption. He received a pin and certificate from the government Friday, Dec. 13. When asked why he chose to work at Batesville, he responded, "It was a choice between Batesville, Springdale and some other places. This was the closest to my hometown."...

At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Bay School Board expelled an eighth-grade student for bringing a pellet rifle onto the school campus and firing the rifle. The student shot at a car and the fired pellet went through the side window of the car. The board voted to expel the student for one calendar year...

Constance Grayson recently began work as the District Prosecuting Attorney and City Attorney for Trumann and Harrisburg. Her office is located on Hwy 463. Grayson received her Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science and a minor in business administration from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ky. ...

TRUMANN - Going into last Tuesday night's game with Trumann, most prognosticators were expecting a letdown from EPC after the Warriors win over Osceola Jan. 11, snapping a 42-game winning streak of the Seminoles. However, after a sluggish start, EPC turned on the press to pick up a 70-35 victory over Trumann, in 3AAA-South district play...