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A major development
(Local News ~ 12/14/01)
A multi-million dollar Dyersburg commercial development once thought dead and buried rose from the grave Thursday when the Dyersburg Municipal-Regional Planning Commission approved a new site plan for Dyersburg Crossing. David Alexander, owner of the property at the intersection of Interstate 155 and Highway 78, told the State-Gazette he already had a lease in hand from a primary occupant, Cracker Barrel restaurant. ...
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Hinman hopes training session sufficient for Olympic run
(Local News ~ 12/14/01)
When he was in high school, Roy Hinman ran track and cross-country and he played on the basketball and baseball teams. Despite his athletic endeavors, he said he never envisioned himself as an Olympic athlete. On Saturday, he'll become one. Well, sort of. ...
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Byars participates with 'the best in the nation' at national cross-country championship
(Local News ~ 12/14/01)
Tim Byars has always said that until his second oldest daughter says she doesn't want to run anymore, he'll let her. After competing in the 2001 Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships in Lincoln, Neb., on Dec. 8, it doesn't sound like Sarah Beth Byars will be giving up running anytime soon...
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Tigrett housing rehabilitation target of grant application
(Local News ~ 12/14/01)
Some of the most rundown housing in Dyer County is due for rehabilitation under a Community Development Block Grant sought by a private Jackson company to assist the Tigrett area. "There is no match required for housing rehabilitation," Randy Nelson, of the Jackson consulting firm Nelson and Thornton, told 11 members of the Dyer County Commission and 14 citizens who attended a public hearing Tuesday night. ...
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Gas rates to drop
(Local News ~ 12/14/01)
Dyersburg Mayor Bill Revell told the State Gazette Thursday that he expects residential gas customers will get a significant break in their bills soon. Revell said that at the next meeting of the Gas, Water and Sewer Committee as much as a 20 percent reduction in rates will be proposed...
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Stafford in unique position with DC to host Dyersburg
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/01)
When Angie Stafford wore the Dyer County High School basketball uniform, she had a knack for handing out assists, driving the lane and tickling the twine from behind the three-point line. Tonight, she'll be coaching an orange-and-white clad team against rival Dyersburg with hopes that they'll be able to do the same things. The Lady Choctaws and Lady Trojans tip off what is expected to be a night of big thrills and high intensity at 6:30 p.m. in Newbern. The boys will tangle in the nightcap...
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Sallye Lyon Yarbro
(Obituary ~ 12/14/01)
Sallye Lyon Yarbro, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2001 at her residence.
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Randall Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 12/14/01)
Randall Kitchen, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2001 at Wesley of Dyersburg.
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William Adkins
(Obituary ~ 12/14/01)
William Adkins, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2001 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis.
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James E. Thurmon Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/14/01)
James E. Thurmon Jr., 75, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. He was a retired chief master sergeant for Tennessee Air National Guard in Memphis for 35 years and a member of Rehoboth Church of Christ.
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Larry L. Crum
(Obituary ~ 12/14/01)
Larry L. Crum, 66, of Walled Lake, Mich., formerly of Friendship, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001.
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