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State's fiscal crisis solvable without new taxes: Bredesen
(Local News ~ 11/07/01)
Tennessee's current fiscal crisis could have been solved without proposing new taxes, a leading contender for the Democratic Party nomination to run for governor next year said in Dyersburg Monday. "I believe this crisis could have been dealt with without putting new taxes on the table," former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen said during an interview following an appearance here. ...
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Dyersburg Country Club now at The Farms
(Local News ~ 11/07/01)
Dyersburg Country Club has a new home and a golf course. Legal documents were finalized Sunday creating the Dyersburg Country Club at The Farms, according to Mark Bowers, president of the club's advisory committee. Bowers said he thinks the new entity will be an asset to the city...
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Get your speed dial set to 286-8033
(Local News ~ 11/07/01)
Residents of Dyer County are known for their giving spirit. They'll have the chance to demonstrate that spirit again next week as the Dyersburg Jaycees host the 54th Annual Chimes for Charity. Chimes will be on the air from 7-10 p.m. Nov. 12-17 and from 2 p.m. until midnight Nov. 19. The live broadcast can be seen on CableONE Channel 4 and heard on WTRO 1450 AM...
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Lakewood standpipe repairs estimated at $22,000
(Local News ~ 11/07/01)
Lining the standpipe at Lakewood subdivision's main dam will cost $22,414.85, the West Tennessee River Basin Authority has learned. The 23-year-old corrugated metal standpipe is corroded and leaking. The basin authority hopes to coat the pipe's interior with a cured-in-place liner. This technique has been used on several other basin authority dams in recent years...
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Fallow deer among those harvested at Hatchie refuge
(Local News ~ 11/07/01)
A 12-point fallow deer was one of 127 deer harvested last month on the Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge near Brownsville "Fallow deer aren't normally found around here," Assistant Refuge Manager Randy Kipley said. "They have been imported in some areas of the United States by game ranches and individuals...
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Jimmy Dean Foods gives $2,500 scholarship
(Local News ~ 11/07/01)
Jimmy Dean Foods presented a scholarship check for $2,500 to the Tennessee Technology Center of Newbern on Tuesday. Eugene Smith, general manager for Newbern-based Jimmy Dean, expressed his hope that this would be the first of many such scholarships offered to the training center by area industries and businesses. ...
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Three Oaks scraps at Trenton
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/01)
Three Oaks split a pair of middle school basketball games at Trenton Monday. The Golden Eagle girls won in the opener while the Bears topped the Three Oaks boys in the nightcap. Three Oaks girls 41, Trenton 25 Shaunda Strayhorn launched 23 points to lead Three Oaks to a big win over Trenton. The Lady Bears led 10-7 after one, but Three Oaks rallied to lead 18-15 at the half. After three, the Lady Eagles led 28-23 and took over the game in the final quarter...
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Choctaws hope to continue storybook of last year
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/01)
Last season was a storybook whirlwind for the Dyer County Choctaw basketball team. The Tribe won the school's first district boys' basketball title, followed that up with a regional championship and then captured a thrilling substate battle over a very athletic Memphis-Ridgeway team...
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Woodrow Godwin
(Obituary ~ 11/07/01)
Woodrow Godwin, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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