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Stabbing suspect still unidentified
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
A man accused of stabbing his dinner companion in the Touchdown Club Thursday night had still not been positively identified Saturday. But he is not going anywhere any time soon. City Judge Lyman Ingram set bond for the man at $50,000 Friday morning on a charge of aggravated assault. ...
- Hundreds of Dyer Countians attended a candlelight prayer vigil Friday evening at the courthouse. (Local News ~ 09/17/01)
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In wake of terrorist attack, Guard unit drops plans for Bulgaria mission
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
The two-week active duty mission of 32 soldiers from the Dyersburg unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard was altered in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in the U.S. The group was to arrive in Sophia, Bulgaria today to be part of a multinational humanitarian task force dealing with earthquake preparedness...
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Police question Nite City dress code
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
Nite City's dress code for black patrons may be stricter than its attire policy for white individuals, according to a police report. Last week, Dyersburg police officers reported that a doorman at the club at 405 U.S. Highway 51 Bypass refused to let several black men in the club on the basis of failing to meet the dress requirements, but then allowed several white males to enter "dressed in a manner similar to the black males who were turned away," a police report states...
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Still grounded, last of the pilots head home
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
With no indication that general aviation planes will be allowed to fly soon, the last two pilots who were stranded in Dyersburg found alternate routes home on Friday. Three pilots flying near here were ordered Tuesday to land in Dyersburg after the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked with hijacked planes. ...
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Donations headed Tuesday to World Trade Center workers
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
Touched by horror they saw on television last Tuesday, Dee Clifton and Mona Ozment decided they needed to do something to help. Now, they're inviting everyone to join them. They're collecting supplies for the people working in the remains of the toppled World Trade Center in New York City. The supplies will be picked up Tuesday and trucked to a distribution site set up in New York. The following items are needed:...
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Preliminary Gatlin autopsy report indicates heart attack: Bivens
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
A preliminary autopsy report from the Shelby County medical examiner's office on the body of Earl S. "Duke" Gatlin has been received, District Attorney General Phil Bivens said Friday. "The medical examiner said there is evidence of a massive heart attack," Bivens said. ...
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Convicted murderer seeks new trial
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
A motion for a new trial for a Dyersburg man convicted in March of first-degree murder was taken under advisement Friday by Dyer County Circuit Judge Lee Moore. Randall B. Tolley, Memphis attorney representing Raymon Haymon, argued before Moore Friday that there were several errors by prosecutors and witnesses in the case against Haymon, 29, who was convicted of the 1997 murder of Jody McPherson in a farm field near the Middle City community...
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Students encouraged to explore the vitamin-packed benefits of fruits, vegetables
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
Fourth-graders at Fifth Consolidated School got to play with their food last week. They fondled mashed potatoes, twisted the carrot and smelled the corn - all of which were rubbery models of the real thing. Lisa Ford, a nutritionist with the Dyer County Health Department, brought the fake food to school to help students understand just how big a serving size should be. Children and adults need three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit each day, she said...
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W. TENN. 731 code effective Monday
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
Effective Monday the telephone area code 731 will be required for phone calls in most of West Tennessee. Telephone customers in the Memphis metropolitan calling area (Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties) will keep the 901 area code, but residents of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion and Weakley counties received the 731 calling code...
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Town hall meeting focuses on the plight of higher education
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
"We need some visionaries in this state. We need some leaders who aren't looking at the next election, but the next generation." No words could better have summed up the feelings of the crowd of 200 people who gathered at the Lannom Center Thursday night for a Town Hall Meeting focusing on the plight of higher education in Tennessee. ...
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Cloar honored as 8th district Statesman of the Year
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
Bill Cloar of Dyersburg pretty much shrugs off his latest honor from the Tennessee Republican Party. "When you've been in the trenches for a while and you get a little older people recognize you," he said modestly after returning from Nashville and the 2001 Republican Statesmen's Dinner, where he was recognized as the Statesman of the Year from the state's 8th Congressional District...
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DMS students add 2 cents worth to relief effort; penny drive to round up funds for Red Cross
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
Dyersburg Middle School students plan to show their patriotism this week by wearing red, white and blue and collecting money for the American Red Cross. The Student Council and the Trojan Troopers, a new service club, organized the "Count Your Blessings" penny drive, which will be held all week. Proceeds will be given to the Red Cross to help the victims of terrorism attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C...
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Commission must reconsider redistricting plan
(Local News ~ 09/17/01)
The Dyer County Commission will be asked to reconsider its recently adopted redistricting map during a called meeting Monday night. After the commission passed a new electoral district map by a vote of 17-2 last Monday night, a computer software error was discovered, prompting the commission to change the map before it is submitted to the Tennessee Secretary of State's office...
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Dye, Trojans run to win over Munford
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/01)
MUNFORD - Dyersburg's football team may not be what you'd call a well-oiled machine, but it was sure running well in its Region 7-4A contest Friday night. The Trojans ran past Munford 24-10 in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score might indicate. ...
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DHS harriers cut time at Tennessee Classic
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/01)
Going into Saturday's race at the Tennessee Classic in Nashville, Dyersburg cross country coach George Hancock was concerned about how his team would react to the 300-or-so on the course. He found out that he had no reason to worry. Most of Dyersburg's runners improved on their career times or at least their season times in the prestigious event held at Percy Warner Park, home of the Iriquois Steeplechase and the TSSAA state cross country meet. ...
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It appears the early-season collapse is something head coach James Counce and the DHS defense don't want to happen again.
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/01)
The Trojans improved their season slate to 3-1 Friday night with a dominating, 24-10 triumph at Munford. Since losing the 16-14 decision to rival Dyer County in Week 1 of the campaign, Dyersburg has allowed a total of just 16 points. Bolton, a 5A opponent, is next on the Dyersburg schedule. ...
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Garner collapses after game, taken to hospital
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/01)
Dyer County head football coach Lynn Garner was taken to Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg after collapsing, following his team's 21-14 victory over Ripley Friday night in Newbern. Garner complained of being unable to breathe and said for a time, he experienced a bit of tunnel vision and almost fainted...
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Tribe snaps back after loss
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/01)
After suffering a horrible loss to a team that could have been beaten, Dyer County went back to work with a vengeance. And it's that businesslike attitude that helped the Choctaws secure a 21-14 Region 7-3A victory over Ripley Friday night. The win secured a spot in the Class 3A state playoffs...
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DC purges six turnovers from Ripley
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/01)
Dyer County may want to put a tree skirt around its goal posts and ornaments on the uprights. Ripley left the Choctaws a lot of presents Friday night. Dyer County took advantage of six Ripley turnovers as it claimed a 21-14 victory and, more importantly, a playoff-ensuring Region 7-3A decision...
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James Calvin Ozment
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
James Calvin Ozment, 85, of Nashville, formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001 at IHS of Nashville Nursing Facility. He was a retired employee of Ford Construction Co. and a mason. Graveside services were Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. ...
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Mary Alline Tredo
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
Mary Alline Tredo, 90, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2001 at Oakwood Manor in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Hawthorne Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenhill Memorial Gardens in Halls. ...
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Grover Cornelius Bing Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
Grover Cornelius Bing Jr., 59, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, September 16, 2001 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was assistant manager of Computer Services at Dyersburg Fabrics and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Services will be at 11 a.m. ...
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Emma P. Crissom
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
Emma P. Crissom, 80, of Newbern, died Saturday, September 15, 2001 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was a avon representative and a retired food service employee for Methodist Healthcare and attended Fair Havens Church of Christ. Services will be at 11 a.m. ...
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Bobby Cumberland
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
Bobby Cumberland, 45, of Kenton, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a former employee of R.S. Reed & Sons. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton with the Rev. James Barber officiating. ...
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Alta Lorene Moore Daniel
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
Alta Lorene Moore Daniel, 83, of Horn Lake, Miss., died Sunday, September 16, 2001 at Baptist East Hospital. She was a retired employee of Lowenstein Department Store and a member of Church Road Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Forest Hill South Chapel Funeral Home. ...
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Clyde Norris
(Obituary ~ 09/17/01)
Clyde Norris, 64, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a farmer. Graveside services were Saturday at Church Grove Cemetery in Newbern with the Rev. Waymon Hogue officiating. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ...
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Life Choices is born
(Community News ~ 09/17/01)
"It's like having a baby being born." That's how Life Choices board member Reni Bumpas felt about Friday's ribbon cutting, which officially opened the Pregnancy Support Center of Dyersburg. For Bumpas and other Life Choices board members, the opening of the center has been a long two years coming. ...
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Winners of a series of drawings at the Dyer County Fair's Kids Day program
(Community News ~ 09/17/01)
Winners of a series of drawings at the Dyer County Fair's Kids Day program include Brad Czecholinski, who won a boy's bicycle; Samantha Granno, who won a $500 savings bond; and Hannah Stewart, who won a girl's bicycle. Three Oaks Middle School also won a $500 cash award. First Citizens National Bank and Burks Beverages sponsored the drawings...
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