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'Scratching backs' in Coffeeville with local purchases Coffeeville Police Chief Clint Harrell was told he needed to purchase gas for the patrol car from more than one business in town. Town Councilman Sammy Shields brought a complaint from local gas station owner Jeff Jordan to the council's attention during last week's town council meeting. "Are we buying our gas through the service stations here," Shields asked Harrell. Harrell responded that he was and that he purchased gas at the GoCo station. He explained that in order to get a break on taxes he had to use a branded gasoline. "Well, Jeff Jordan complained to me that he had seen you buying gas in Jackson," Shields said. "I have bought gas in Jackson on a few occasions, like when I would have to go to Mobile," Harrell said. The chief lives in Jackson and added that he bought the fuel there, rather than going to Coffeeville to buy gas and then going to Mobile. Shields explained that Jordan had helped the town and he felt "we need to scratch the backs of the people who scratched ours, even if it does cost us a little more money." Harrell agreed to rotate gas purchases among the stations in town. New Town Hall Work is progressing on the new Town Hall. Mayor Faye Cotten reported that they needed to begin work on the parking lot and a handicap ramp. The county had agreed to let the town borrow equipment to prepare the parking lot site, but retired road and bridge supervisor Grady Gould would have to be the one utilizing the equipment. Gould, who serves as a town councilman agreed to perform the work if needed. Council members agreed to contact paving contractors about the job. Coffeeville police news Chief Harrell informed council members of various equipment purchased through the E Citation Program. A drivers license scanner and portable printer used to print traffic tickets was purchased. With this equipment, citation information is automatically sent to the state's computers and other law enforcement officers on the program have the same information at their disposal instantly. "So if I stop someone for speeding here in Coffeeville and give them a warning and then 15 minutes later a state trooper stops them for speeding, they can pull their license up and see that they just got a warning," Harrell explained. Other equipment purchased, at no cost to the town, included two GPS units for the patrol cars, additional radios for the cars and other radio equipment.
Over the past month Coffeeville Police Department made two non-traffic arrests, one of which was for a felony drug charge, 23 traffic arrests, two of which were for DUI; and took one incident report.
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