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Man charged with attempted murder for shooting at ex-wife
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
A 41-year-old Dyer County man was charged with attempted first-degree murder Thursday for allegedly shooting at his former wife with a sawed-off shotgun Wednesday. Burnice "Speck" Boone, of 333 Fisher Circle, was arrested at 11:45 a.m. Thursday in a closet in an abandoned trailer off Burgess Chapel Road. Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Holt and Capt. Larry Bell found Boone asleep in the closet after an exhaustive manhunt...
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Student health fair finds vision, weight problems as well as a need to refine screening techniques
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
A significant number of Dyersburg students suffer asthma, weight problems, high blood sugar levels and poor vision, according to the results of a health fair. While some of the statistics appear to correspond well with national averages, some have notable departures from the norm. ...
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Share the spirit of Christmas
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
"Once there was a tree," wrote the late Shel Silverstein in 1964. In his book "The Giving Tree," Silverstein wrote of the friendship between an apple tree and a boy. When the boy was little, he would come to the tree every day to eat her apples, swing from her branches and slide down her trunk. But as the boy grew older, the tree was often left alone...
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City Board to consider equipment purchases
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider several major purchases of new equipment when they meet Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Courtroom. According to City Recorder Gleyn Twilla, the board will vote on awarding a bid for a backup system for the equipment at the Emergency Operations Center located on Harrell Avenue. ...
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Forgery, failure to appear pleas result in six-year prison sentence
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
Forging checks for money to support a drug habit resulted in a six-year prison sentence Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court for a Dyersburg woman. Barbara R. Deyo, 31, of Room K, Courtland Square, pleaded guilty to one charge of forgery worth less than $1,000 and one of felony failure to appear and was sentenced to two years in prison, to be served consecutively on each charge. ...
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Krone wins statewide award
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
About 20 Dyer Countians are expected to attend the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation's convention Sunday through Tuesday in Nashville. The 80th annual convention, which has a "Grassroots Patriotism" theme, will feature special-interest conferences, top speakers and a variety of activities for youth and women...
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The project that never ends
(Local News ~ 11/30/01)
The city of Dyersburg has been pushing the state of Tennessee and its contractors for the earliest possible completion of the State Route 78/Lake Road extension project, which has bottled up traffic in the downtown area for more than a year. But on Thursday, City Engineer Ken Ladd asked the city's Street Committee to approve a letter he was drafting to the Tennessee Department of Transportation that would effectively delay the completion date until sometime next spring. ...
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DMS squads split a pair with visiting Union City
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/01)
The Dyersburg Middle School girls held off a late charge by Union City, but their male counterparts didn't have quite as much success with the visiting Tornadoes in a West Tennessee Athletic Conference twinbill Thursday night. The Lady Trojans got balanced scoring and shook off a late defensive lapse to take a 38-33 victory. ...
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Pearl McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 11/30/01)
Pearl McClanahan, of Newbern, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001 at Wesley Care Center in Dyersburg.
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Mary Imogene Huffstutter
(Obituary ~ 11/30/01)
Mary Imogene Huffstutter, 87, of Newbern, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 at her residence. She was educator and librarian at Dyersburg High School, a member of Main Street Church of Christ, ADK Teacher's Sorority, Retired Teacher's Association and Daughters of the American Revolution...
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DC Schools to help with Toys for Tots
(Community News ~ 11/30/01)
Holice Powell Elementary and Three Oaks Middle School are teaming up with Triple T Tire and Napa Auto Parts to help the U.S. Marines in the "Toys for Tots" drive. Students will help to collect toys that will be distributed in the Dyersburg area through the Union Mission and Northwest Safeline...
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Adopt an Angel to help make Christmas brighter
(Community News ~ 11/30/01)
Want to make this Christmas season brighter for 130 children? The Newbern Housing Authority and its Resident Council are organizing the annual Adopt-an-Angel program and Christmas party for the children of NHA residents. "In the past few years, we've been very fortunate in receiving assistance from churches, community organizations and industries in our area," said Jane Norsworthy, NHA executive director. "We again need your assistance to ensure the success of the 2001 Christmas party."...
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