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Terrorism recovery costs may cause trimming of tax cuts
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
Costs associated with last week's terrorism may cause all or part of the 10-year tax cuts approved earlier this year to be trimmed, Congressman John Tanner said Thursday. "Depending on the size of the economic stimulus we have to have, part or all of the tax cuts may have to be rescinded," Tanner, D-Union City, said by telephone from his Washington office. ...
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Board refuses to rehear Hobson housing appeal
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
The Dyersburg Substandard Housing Board has declined a request from the Rev. William Hobson for yet another hearing on the condemnation of four of his properties on Meeks Street. "The Substandard Housing Board unanimously agrees that another hearing is unwarranted and that the city should take the necessary steps to remove the properties for the safety and protection of all involved," board member Hughes Clardy wrote in a letter to city building official Gleyn Twilla dated Sept. ...
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Ridgely church opens its door to ousted literacy class
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
Mary Rachel of Ridgely went to Tiptonville's National Guard Armory on Monday to teach her scheduled adult literacy course only to learn that the terrorist attack on New York City left her class on the homeless list. Rachel was told that National Guard armories around the U.S. have been placed on a state of alert indefinitely. That means access to the Tiptonville facility is restricted...
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Bugged!
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
It is days like Wednesday that make John Moore, vice president for technology at Dyersburg State Community College, wish the federal courts had broken up Microsoft. The cause of his frustration is a new worm virus that has infected DSCC computers, shutting down the computer labs, e-mail capability, the on-line course curriculum and office workstations. ...
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Compassion patriotism, prescience
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/01)
Hopefully this week, things will return to normal in the sports world. And so far, we are off to a good start. Baseball is back; America's game and it carried the flag. We'll see more evidence of patriotism this weekend when college and pro football teams return to action...
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DHS golfers split at Troy
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/01)
In golf action on Tuesday, Dyersburg won one and lost one on both the boys' and girls' side at Troy. Obion Central edged DHS 151-161. Martin-Westview took third with a 164. The girls played a tight match with the Lady Rebels and Lady Chargers. Central squeaked past DHS 115-117 while Martin was close behind at 120...
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Lady Trojans hold off Trenton
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/01)
Part of the strategy for Dyersburg soccer coach Donnie Jones this year has been to control the ball and the clock with a strong offensive attack. Putting the ball in the net helps, too. Three second-half goals broke open a surprisingly tight contest and carried the Lady Trojans to a 4-1 triumph Wednesday over visiting Trenton at Dyersburg Middle School...
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Omeda Moore
(Obituary ~ 09/20/01)
Omeda Moore, 73, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ridgely First Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Rachel officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. ...
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Norma Jean Eaves
(Obituary ~ 09/20/01)
Norma Jean Eaves, 55, of Hornbeak, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001 at her residence. She was a former employee of Troy Manufacturing and a member of New Covenant Church in Hornbeak. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with the Rev. ...
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Grace Lorraine Webb
(Obituary ~ 09/20/01)
Grace Lorraine Webb, 86, of Milan, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. She was a homemaker, a member of First Assembly of God in Milan and worked many years in child evangelism fellowship. Services will be at 2 p.m. ...
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Rubye Evelyn Anderson Pearson
(Obituary ~ 09/20/01)
Rubye Evelyn Pearson, 76, of New Albany, Miss., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was a retired customer service employee of Mohasco Upholstered Furniture and was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. Services were at 11 a.m. ...
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Tigrett nature trail nearly complete
(Community News ~ 09/20/01)
The Tigrett nature trail should be completed within 30 days, providing a unique 2.1-mile walk through Tigrett Wildlife Management Area. Bob Dean, president of the Volunteer Conservation Club, can't help but smile. The club has been working steadily on the trail since February 2000. ...
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See Ya at the Pole
(Community News ~ 09/20/01)
Over 150 Dyersburg High School students gathered Wednesday morning for the annual See Ya at the Pole. Timm Johnson, area director of Young Life in Dyersburg, leads the students in a devotion. See Ya at the Pole began in Texas in 1990 and became an international event in 1991. Held on the third Wednesday in September, the student-led, student-initiated movement revolves around students praying together around the school's flagpole before school starts...
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