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House won't get resolution on new name (03/30/08)
State Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, who represents the geographic area that includes the main Dyersburg State Community College campus, said he is "in no rush to judgment" to vote on the college's name change. The Tenn-essee Board of Regents on Friday voted to change DSCC's name to "Tennessee Western Community College."...

Newbern board approves rezoning Highway 77 corridor to spur growth (03/20/08)
The Newbern City Board on Tuesday approved rezoning a strip along Highway 77 from residential to commercial to encourage retail development. A public hearing at 6:30 p.m. drew little comment, though the board -- aldermen Mary Dycus, Robert Hart, Bill Parks, Larry Fesmire, Olen Parker and Kathy Clements -- discussed the two residential houses currently occupied in the rezoning area...

Alderman voted to approve rezoning of his son's land (03/20/08)
Newbern alderman Bill Parks voted to approve rezoning land his son owns along Highway 77. "I didn't even think about it," said Parks. "He does own that land." Parks's son, farmer and building contractor John Parks, owns 53.59 acres on the north side of 77 immediately east of the Graystone Subdivision. Of that parcel, 7.2 acres is inside the Newbern city limits; the northern remainder lies in the county...

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