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The naked truth
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
A Dyersburg group has hired Memphis attorney Wayne Emmons to explore a way to open an adult entertainment establishment in Dyersburg, the State Gazette has learned. "I can confirm I have spoken to people in city government on behalf of my clients," said Emmons. "I do represent people in Dyersburg, but cannot confirm to you who they are. They are people who want to put an erotic dance club in Dyersburg."...
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TML supports tax reform
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Fearing legislators will attempt to resolve the state's budget crisis by holding on to state-shared revenues, the Tennessee Municipal League came out strongly in favor of tax reform for Tennessee at its regional meeting Friday in Jackson. Dyersburg Mayor Bill Revell and several members of the Dyer County Commission and City Board of Aldermen attended the district meeting at the Garden Plaza Hotel along with more than 150 officials from around the region...
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Hughlett UMC's new era begins
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
As the New Year is in its beginning stages, members of Hughlett United Methodist Church are beginning a new history in a new building. To mark the event, members are holding Celebration Week services at 6:45 p.m. today through Friday with different churches and ministers from the Dyersburg and Crockett County area coming to celebrate with the members. ...
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Flood-washed debris fills rivers; long recovery expected
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
David Salyers worries that it may take years to clean the debris that washed into West Tennessee rivers during the torrential November/December rains. Salyers, executive director of the West Tennessee River Basin Authority, said the river levels are just beginning to drop enough that crews can document problems. ...
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Renovation begins to Dyer County Civic Center
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
There are several people with sore muscles but happy hearts roaming around Dyer County today. Members of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Arts Council Inc. and community volunteers spent much of Saturday as a workday on the Dyer County Civic Center, the former Dyersburg Middle School auditorium...
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Five guilty pleas to burglary bring six-year probation sentence
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
A Dyersburg man was sentenced to serve six years probation after pleading guilty Tuesday to five counts of burglary in Dyer County Circuit Court. James Thomas Parson, 18, of 1212 Knapp Ave., pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated burglary, two of burglary of an auto and one of burglary other than a habitation...
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates pledge support of primary winner
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
NASHVILLE -- In a rare show of solidarity, all four candidates for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination pledged Saturday to support the winner of the party's Aug. 1 primary election. Former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen, Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols, former State Board of Regents Chancellor Dr. ...
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McCord elected to seven-state flood control group
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
A Dyer County man could help determine which projects the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers undertakes in Tennessee. Dr. Jim McCord, the Dyer County executive, will represent the state in the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association. A vice president is selected to represent each of the seven states in the association. ...
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Lake County hits home run with drug bust
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
The name Willie Mays is often associated with hitting a home run. But in the case of Willie Mays, 44, of 335 Wynn in Tiptonville, the more appropriate analogy may be a strikeout. Tiptonville police, along with agents from the Northwest Tennessee Drug Task Force, arrested Mays just after midnight Friday and recovered nearly three ounces of cocaine and crack cocaine from the address, Tiptonville police Chief Bryan Avery said...
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Judge denies condemned killer's claim
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Dyer County Circuit Judge Lee Moore earlier this month denied a claim on behalf of a condemned murderer that he received ineffective trial counsel. Glen Bernard Mann, 31, was convicted June 4, 1994, in Dyer County Circuit Court of raping, brutally beating and murdering his 62-year-old neighbor, Annie Wilson. After Mann was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary, a jury sentenced him to death...
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Cold night dooms DHS girls
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
HENDERSON - Dyersburg's girls have had some ups and downs during the ongoing basketball campaign, but the Lady Trojans' roller coaster may have bottomed out Saturday night against Chester County. Just one night after earning a hard fought, District 13-AAA victory at Hardin County, the Lady Trojans followed it up with an awful outing, a 17 percent shooting night from the floor and a 36-28 loss to the Class AA Eaglettes. ...
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Furious finish topples Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
The number "13" certainly held no luck Friday night for the Dyersburg Trojans. In a District 13-AAA affair at Hardin County, the host team netted 13 three-point buckets, including the game winner in the closing seconds, to topple the Trojans 68-65...
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Fast start powers DCHS
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
Dyer County got off to a fast start and coasted past visiting Union City 57-36 in a District 13-AA tussle Friday night in Newbern. The Lady Choctaws scored the first eight points in the game, raced ahead 18-6 and built a 28-12 halftime cushion on the way to the victory. Union City turned the ball over on four of its first five possessions and didn't find an offensive groove until late in the game...
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Poor outing by Choctaws good enough to top UC
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
Knowing his team wasn't playing particularly well in Friday night's District 13-AA clash with visiting Union City, Dyer County mentor Butch Hopkins suggested it focus on a defensive effort that would limit the guests to less than 40 points. Since the Choctaws were struggling to reach that number themselves, it sure sounded like a good idea...
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'Twin Towers' lift DHS girls past Hardin County
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
Dyersburg's "twin towers" had a powerful night at Savannah. Stacey Huff and Victoria Seaton posted "double doubles" to carry the Lady Trojans to a 54-40 triumph over Hardin County in District 13-AAA competition Friday night. Huff, a 6'1 junior, scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Victoria Seaton, a 6'0 senior, scored 10 points and snagged 10 boards. ...
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Dyer County girls best Haywood
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
A good shooting night, combined with a balanced scoring effort, turned a road trip to Brownsville into a non-district victory for the Dyer County girls Saturday night. The Lady Choctaws put double digits on the scoreboard in each quarter, outscored Haywood County in three of the four frames and avenged an early-season loss by taking a 57-46 triumph over the Lady Tomcats. When the teams met in Newbern on Dec. 4, Haywood County raced to a 27-9 lead and held on to win 62-52...
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Trojans rally to force overtime, win another thriller
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
HENDERSON - Regardless of how the campaign goes, no one will be able to say that Dyersburg's hardwood campaign hasn't been exciting. The Trojans bounced back from a double-digit deficit and beat Chester County 66-59 in overtime Friday night, adding to a season already filled with fantastic finishes...
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Choctaw streak moves to 18
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/02)
Dyer County built a big lead and made it stick on the way to a 72-66 triumph at Haywood County Saturday night that improved the team's record to a perfect 18-0 for the campaign. The Choctaws had a 17-point advantage, at 48-31, with four minutes to play in the third quarter. ...
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Lena May Deal
(Obituary ~ 01/14/02)
Lena May Deal, 96, of Dickson, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at National Health Care in Dickson.
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Edwin Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/14/02)
Edwin Johnson, 91, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002 at Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala.
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Bonnie Louise Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/14/02)
Bonnie Louise Roberts, 76, of Fowlkes, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. She was a retired employee of Tupperware and a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church.
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Charles 'Charlie' Shanklin
(Obituary ~ 01/14/02)
Charles "Charlie" Shanklin, 74, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics after 40 years and a member of the VFW.
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Neely Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/14/02)
Neely Smith, 75, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at his residence. He was a retired construction-equipment operator and a charter member of Independent Free Holiness Church.
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Ollie Lee 'Doll' West
(Obituary ~ 01/14/02)
Ollie Lee "Doll" West, 96, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. She was a seamstress, artist, multi-talented musician and gardener and a member of Main Street Church of Christ.
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Living a dream
(Community News ~ 01/14/02)
Look closely at David Haggard's hands and you'll find the remains of scratches and puncture wounds. Scars? No. Call them evidence of a dream come true. Souvenirs from a job he loves. As the interpretive specialist at Reelfoot Lake State Park, it's Haggard's job to look after the eagles, hawks and owls living at the park's visitor center. He feeds them, trains them to sit on perches and then uses them to teach people about nature, wildlife and the ecosystem's delicate balance...
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Quilters pass along unique coverlet
(Community News ~ 01/14/02)
Some people store their memories in photo scrapbooks or keepsake chests. Some keep them on videotape. But Maxine Bufford can actually wrap herself in them, thanks to the efforts of several ladies from the Bogota area. It all began in 1936. Maxine, who was 18 years old at the time, had a number of dresses her mother had made for her when she attended grammar school near Rutherford. ...
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Habitat No. 12 is 'looking good'
(Community News ~ 01/14/02)
Ever since work began on his house, Larry Caldwell has said he wants it done right, not quickly. Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Tennessee board members and volunteers agree and are happy to oblige with that philosophy. And after almost 20 Saturdays and a few weekdays of working to get Caldwell's house completed, the light at the end of the tunnel is emerging. ...
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