Stories from Wednesday, January 7, 2004

Dec. 1- Darrell Edwards of Bay was charged with no drivers license, driving left of center line, no seat belt, no tags, no proof liable insurance. Dec. 4- Karrie Thomas of Trumann was charged with violation of hot check law. Jimmy Coker of Trumann was charged with no proof of liable insurance...

Trumann Fire Chief Rick Winkles released the following report for the month of December. Dec. 1 - Responded at 7:43 a.m. to a cotton field off Patsy Street in reference to a two cotton modules on fire. Engine 4 and four men responded with a service time of 1 hour and 8 minutes...

Poinsett County Circuit Clerk Claudia Matthews has released the names drawn as prospective petit jurors for the January 2004 session of Poinsett County Circuit Court Criminal/Civil Division. Judge John Fogelman of Marion and Judge Victor Hill of West Memphis will be presiding...

Trumann Fire Chief Rick Winkles recently released the department's year end report. The department answered a total of 231 fire related calls with a total damage estimate of $450,500. The majority of the calls, 66, were rescue calls. There were 26 house fires, eight business fires, 23 vehicle fires, 28 grass fires, four tree fires, 31 miscellaneous fires, nine trash fires and 18 out-of-town calls...

Robert Rex Kirkland, 72, of Trumann died Friday, Jan. 2, at Regional Medical Center of NEA. Born at Belmore, he lived most of his life in Trumann. He was retired from the City of Trumann Street Department and was of the Baptist belief. Survivors include two sons, Bobby Kirkland and Stanley Kirkland, both of Trumann; one sister, Bernell Holloway of Gideon, Mo.; three brothers, Charles Kirkland of Kennett, Mo., J.C. ...

Pauline Florence Tippitt, 88 of Rector, died Dec. 30 at Rector Healthcare. She was a member of the Post Oak Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey Leon and Rosa Strait Henry; her husband, Clarence Columbus Tippit; two sons, Ira Tippitt and Don O'Dell; two brothers and two sisters...

Funeral services for J.C. Clayton, 77, of Payneway, who died Dec. 30 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center, were Friday, Jan. 2, at the First United Pentecostal Church in Harrisburg. Clayton was born in Bassett. He was a farmer and a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Harrisburg. He was a WWII Army Veteran. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with family and friends...

Adam Blade Gosa, 1 month old infant, passed away on Dec. 25 in Paragould of natural causes. He is the son of Christy Bates Reeves of the home; his father, Charles Adam Gosa of Trumann, three sisters, Miki Nose and Saya Nose of Japan and Heather Reeves of Harrisburg; one brother, Noah Haygood of Myrtle, Miss; three grandparents, Debra Gosa, Charles Gosa and Donna Bates all of Trumann; two great-grandparents, Sue Sims and Ruby Gosa, both of Trumann and one great-great-grandmother, Dora Brooks of St. ...

BY CARIN MCCLUNG, Democrat News Staff The Trumann Police Department has added a new officer to the staff. Ptl. Dale Parker's first official day on the job was Sunday, Jan. 4. He is now in training and has been riding with other officers to learn the city streets and residents...

The Bay Lady Yellowjackets entered the Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament last week as the number one seed in the A-AA girls division. And the Bay Yellowjackets proved the experts right as they defeated the Weiner Lady Cardinals 44-36 to pick up the 2003 A-AA girls championship last Tuesday afternoon...