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Group wins state award for DIS health fair
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
A children's health fair held in Dyersburg last spring is attracting attention statewide. It won the Public Health Program of the Year Award from the Tennessee Public Health Association. The award was presented Nov. 2 to the health fair organizers, Le Bonheur's Comprehensive School Health Program. Sharyn Thompson, assistant director of the health program, said the award included a $500 gift, which will be put back into the program...
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Tennessee Technology Center launches scholarship drive
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
All too often high school graduates find themselves in an economic vise. They need to continue their education at a college or trade school in order to have a chance at more meaningful employment, however their families lack the necessary funds for tuition and fees but still have too much income for them to qualify for financial aid...
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Unique Spanish course offered
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern is offering a unique language course designed to help personnel in specific service jobs, especially emergency services, understand critical Spanish phrases. "The demographics of Dyer County are changing," said Jerry King, spokesman for the TTC-N. "Increasingly there are more residents in the area of Hispanic descent. There is a growing need for workers involved with community services to be able to communicate to Spanish-speaking residents."...
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
Diabetics who control their blood sugar levels live longer, more enjoyable lives. That's a message the Tennessee Department of Health hopes everyone learns this month as the state observes Diabetes Awareness Month. "If you have diabetes, there are a number of reasons you should work to control your blood sugar," Dr. ...
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Dietitian offers tips for healthy holiday eating
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
When you fill your car's gas tank, do you stop when the tank is full or do you routinely let the gasoline overflow onto the ground? It sounds like a stupid question, but Kerri Carmack uses it to make a point. If people stop pumping gas when the tank is full, why don't they stop eating when they're full?...
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Deere named state Health Educator of Year
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
As the Dyer County Health Department's health educator, Nancy Deere will do anything to help people make wise health decisions. She dressed in a grape costume to teach people about nutrition. She donned a red cape, a black mask and golden wings to become Nutra-Woman, an advocate of fruits and vegetables...
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Dyersburg firm pleads guilty to dumping tires in river, gets $50,000 fine
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
A Dyersburg firm that was caught dumping shredded tires into the Mississippi River in 1997 agreed Thursday to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to a single count of violating the federal Clean Water Act. Half the fine was paid to the informant who assisted the government in the prosecution, said Joe Murphy, the assistant U.S. ...
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Florida election problems unlikely in Tennessee: state coordinator
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
Florida's election problems in the 2000 presidential election are unlikely to happen in Tennessee, the state's coordinator of elections said here Thursday. "First of all, there is no provision for an automatic recount in Tennessee and a candidate can't just ask an election commission for one," Brook Thompson told members of the Dyersburg Noon Rotary Club. "In Tennessee we don't have recounts unless a court orders one."...
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Hoping to make a difference
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
Election Day for the city of Newbern will be November 20. Three aldermanic seats and the mayor's office are up for grabs. Two candidates are seeking the office of mayor. Although seven aldermanic candidates are listed on the ballot, one of them has asked to withdraw from the race...
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DC hopes to stop Covington's offense
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/01)
Since losing a 55-27 contest to Covington in the regular-season football finale, Dyer County head coach Lynn Garner and his troops have yearned for a rematch with the mighty Chargers. They get their wish tonight. The Choctaws, 7-4, visit Covington tonight for a second-round clash in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association post-season playoffs with revenge on their minds. ...
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Frances Geraldine Perry
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
Frances Geraldine Perry, 89, of Friendship, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001 at Bells Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Friendship United Methodist Church.
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Dr. William L. Phillips
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
Dr. William L. Phillips, 91, of Newbern, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a family practice physician for 45 years in Newbern, a graduate of the University of Mississippi and the University of Tennessee Medical School, a captain in Medical Corp of the U.S. ...
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Louise Woodside
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
Louise Woodside, 79, of Merrillville, Ind., formerly of Friendship, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001 in Munster, Ind. She was a retired employee of the Anderson Co. and a member of 73rd Avenue Church of Christ.
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Lela Ervin
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
Lela Ervin, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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'For the betterment of Dyersburg'
(Community News ~ 11/09/01)
It has been an organization that generations have shared. It is an organization that has provided thousands of dollars for numerous area causes. It has influenced friendships that have lasted for years. The Dyersburg Cotillion Club Inc. will celebrate its 60th anniversary Nov. 17 with a reunion party at the Lannom Center...
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