Happy Halloween

Since Halloween falls on Sunday, most cities are asking trick or treaters to be out tonight.

Happy Halloween to everyone, a day early.

The Heat Softball Team

Carly's team, The Heat, played their final game yesterday afternoon.

The team and their coaches are pictured.

We hope this same team will play together again in the Spring.

Mrs. Gooch

I visited with Mrs. Gooch yesterday; she looks well, and we had a nice conversation; I ran into Bobbie on the way out. As I mentioned in a previous post, the young man responsible for Leigh Anne's death will not be tried until July.

State Fair

The Mississippi State Fair closed yesterday in Jackson after a twelve day run with the best weather in years. Last year the fair was extended an extra day due to excessive fair. No rain this year leading to what may be a record crowd.

I remember when the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, see picture, was the biggest event of the fall. We picked cotton to have money to spend there, and Wednesday was school day; we marched to the fair and spend most of the day there.

My step-father, Raymon Stovall, worked for Pure Oil which was located by the second entrance, and we always had a parking space and free admission.

The Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly

There was a hearing yesterday for the nineteen year old man who was driving the truck that ran head on into the car being driven by Leigh Anne Ward, Bobbie Gooch's daughter.

The hearing lasted only three minutes with the young man pleading not guilty to manslaughter. Frazier and Bobbie were present in the court room. Trial has been set for July 24, 2011.

Potpourri

The weather here finally feels like fall though it is supposed to warm up again this weekend. We have been busy with fall activities; Carly and her friends cheered for a quarter at a recent football game and then performed at the half, and will dance during the half time show this Friday night. Last Sunday, Carly played in her first softball game.

The lead story in this morning's paper stated that the young man responsible for the wreck that killed Leigh Anne Ward, Bobbie's daughter, was indicted for manslaughter.

I learned that Harry York died recently; belated sympathy to Peggy and Stephanie and all his family. Mr. York lived next door to Butch back when I spent much of my time at Butch's house. I understand that he lived in Dorsey. My next door neighbor who is full time with the National Guard and will deploy overseas soon grew up in Dorsey.

I know that some of you watch Calvary Baptist Church's televised services. The minister, David Eldridge, grew up in Clinton and attended First Baptist here, and the music minister, Doug Spires, is the son of friends of ours, Jerry and Joyce, who also attend our church while Steve Hurt another minister there is the son-in-law of another member at First Baptist. There's quite a Clinton connection at Calvary.