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Time to take the gloves off
(Local News ~ 12/06/01)
Students and teachers at Dyersburg High School have suffered extremes of heat and cold for too long, according to city superintendent Lloyd Ramer. It is time to completely renovate an HVAC system that has been reduced to shambles by 30 years of tinkering...
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Accused killer held without bond
(Local News ~ 12/06/01)
Dyersburg City Judge Lyman Ingram declined to set a bond Wednesday for accused murderer Derry Lovins. Lovins, 29, of Compress Street, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Geoffrey Burnett. Burnett, 24, was found in his car on Jordan near Fair Street at 6:45 p.m. ...
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'I thought he deserved it'
(Local News ~ 12/06/01)
For years, people have known that Jerry Edmundson gladly puts on his running shoes for a good cause. There was his run across the state in 1998 to raise funds for the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission's youth programs. There was his first marathon in 1999, which he also used as a fund-raiser for the Mission...
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Floodwaters begin to fall
(Local News ~ 12/06/01)
Floodwaters in Bogota and Southtown are expected to continue falling today, despite weather forecasts calling for rain and thunderstorms. James Medling, Dyer County's emergency management director, said weather forecasters expected the region would receive no more than a quarter-inch of rain. That should have little or no effect on the flooding...
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Taste of Dyer County raises more than $1,000
(Local News ~ 12/06/01)
Two organizations gathered the benefits of the inaugural Taste of Dyer County on Wednesday when Jimmy Dean Foods presented checks to Matthew 25:40 Inc. and Dyersburg State Community College. The Nov. 17 event, held at DSCC, raised approximately $1,050. ...
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Uncertain economy apparently leads to steep increase in early property tax payments
(Local News ~ 12/06/01)
Current uncertain economic conditions have apparently led to a nearly 14 percent increase in early Dyer County property tax payments, figures released by County Trustee Judy Patton show. Through Nov. 30 Patton's office had collected $1,540,780 in current-year property taxes, a 13.8 percent increase over the $1,353,542 collected through Nov. ...
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DMS girls rally past Humboldt
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/01)
Despite a slow start at Humboldt, the Dyersburg Middle School girls recovered to take a 53-48 road win Monday night. Down 11-4, the Lady Trojans settled down and played what head coach Bubba Cobb called "great basketball" to claim the hard-fought victory. After taking a 12-11 lead to close out the first quarter, DMS had the advantage the rest of the way. "We fell behind as Humboldt beat us downcourt for easy layups," Cobb said. "Then we settled down and played some great basketball."...
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Strayhorn scores 34 to boost Three Oaks
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/01)
Shaunda Strayhorn established a new Three Oaks Middle School basketball scoring record in the team's 63-35 victory Monday night at University School of Jackson. Strayhorn hit 11 two-point buckets, four shots from three-point range and tacked on a pair of shots from the charity stripe to finish with a 34 points in the Lady Eagles' lopsided win. ...
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Eston Orr
(Obituary ~ 12/06/01)
Eston Orr, 80, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center.
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Eddie White Simpson
(Obituary ~ 12/06/01)
Eddie White Simpson, 98, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001 at Wesley of Dyersburg Nursing Care. She was a retired employee of F.W. Woolworths and a member of First United Methodist Church.
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Elvis Junior Putman
(Obituary ~ 12/06/01)
Elvis Junior Putman, 68, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a farmer.
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Mary Ruth Nale
(Obituary ~ 12/06/01)
Mary Ruth Nale, 67, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 at her residence. She was a homemaker, a member of Springhill Baptist Church and former co-owner of Sutton's Fashions in Dyersburg.
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Joy C. Morgan
(Obituary ~ 12/06/01)
Joy C. Morgan, 70, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 at his residence. He was a retired small engine mechanic and a Methodist.
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City of Friendship announces Christmas parade winners
(Community News ~ 12/06/01)
While other area parades were dodging rain last week, the City of Friendship had a beautiful night for a Christmas parade. If you missed it or would like to see it again, the parade will be shown at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 on CableONE Channel 53. "We had a very good turnout," said Friendship City Recorder Debra Butler of the Nov. ...
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