Animals

'Bark in the Park' set for Saturday at Okeena (04/30/08)
Saturday's weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with daytime temperatures in the 70s -- a perfect day for people and people's best friends to gather at Okeena Park for the annual 'Bark in the Park' celebration. The event coincides with National Pet Week. The Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society, Animal Care Hospital, and Dyer County Animal Hospital are sponsoring the day and invite everyone to bring their dogs to the fourth annual festivities...

Board gets update on wireless gas meter reading (04/22/08)
Dyersburg utility chief Mike Morgan updated members of the city board on the benefits of the wireless reading of gas meters using the Datamatic company's "Firefly" technology at the regular meeting on Monday. Morgan said that about one-third of the city's gas meters have been converted to the wireless reading system. The rest are slated to be complete by mid-summer...

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