Stories from Friday, October 26, 2012

Mr. William David Gossett, 66, of Trumann died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He served as mayor of Trumann from 1991-1994. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Dr. Tad...

HARRISBURG - Mr. Ellis Ray Gibbs, 77, of Harrisburg departed this life Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in Harrisburg at Woodbriar Nursing Home. Ellis was born Nov. 12, 1935, in Waterloo, Ala. He was the son of Emms and Ruthie Mae (Smith) Gibbs. Ellis was preceded in death by his parents, Emms and Ruthie Gibbs; one son, Danny Gibbs; two daughters, Laura Gibbs and Gail Blansett; two brothers; one sister and one grandson, Kevin Allen Peridore...

Representatives of Cops on Top were in Trumann this week to meet with the family of Officer Jonathan Schmidt following a climbing expedition earlier this year in Schmidt's honor. Cops on Top is a group a volunteer climbers, mostly made of of law enforcement officers, who organize climbing expeditions in honor of fallen officers. ...

Rescue crews worked the scene of a crash in Trumann Friday on Highway 463 at the entrance to Regions Bank after two vehicles collided. The Trumann Fire Department reported no serious injuries and that Louise George was transported to a local hospital as a precaution...