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Former deputy pleads guilty to two DUI charges
(Local News ~ 01/16/02)
Just two days before his scheduled trial, a former Dyer County deputy sheriff pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Danny Ray Sawyer, 41, of 1918 Sam Houston Drive, Dyersburg, was sentenced by Dyer County Circuit Court Judge Lee Moore to serve two consecutive jail sentences of 11 months, 29 days, each suspended to 10 days. ...
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Injured swan doing better; TWRA investigating
(Local News ~ 01/16/02)
A trumpeter swan that appeared to have a bloodstained neck Sunday at Lauderdale Waterfowl Refuge may be recovering. Memphis bird-watcher Jeff Wilson said the swan was actually seen flying Tuesday morning. The swan is one of three - two adults and an immature - Wilson discovered on the refuge Jan. ...
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Sanctity of Human Life week begins Sunday
(Local News ~ 01/16/02)
They are two tiny sets of footprints that speak volumes: they symbolize life; they symbolize a choice to provide life; they symbolize the future. It is a black ribbon that speaks volumes: it symbolizes the babies who died every 27 seconds as the result of abortion last year; it symbolizes the 1,180,000 times each year abortion stops a beating heart in America; it symbolizes the more than 40 million times a beating heart in America has been stopped as a result of the 1973 decision of Roe vs. ...
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DSCC dedicates auditorium to FCNB
(Local News ~ 01/16/02)
The Student Center Auditorium of DSCC was dedicated on Tuesday morning to First Citizens National Bank during a ceremony that preceded the college's spring update and training session for faculty and staff. DSCC President Dr. Karen Bowyer said that since DSCC's fund-raising efforts began in 1985, First Citizens has contributed nearly a half million dollars to the college, most of which has been used to provide scholarships for deserving students. ...
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Lady Trojans drop a heartbreaker
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
Visiting Bolton picked up a pair of points from the charity stripe with five seconds to play to hand the Dyersburg girls a heartbreaking, 53-51 setback in basketball action Monday night. The Lady Trojans had a chance to tie it or win, but a last-second shot missed the mark...
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DC girls built big lead, roll past Crockett Co.
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
It took a second-half scoring burst for Dyer County to put away the Crockett County girls when they met Dec. 17 in Alamo. On their home court Tuesday night, the Lady Choctaws didn't waste any time. The DC girls welcomed former mentor Lyle LaRue and his Lady Cavaliers into "Big Orange Country" with an early offensive explosion and rolled to a 63-40 win in District 13-AA action in Newbern...
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Choctaws dump Crockett County, improve to 19-0
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
Dyer County used some big buckets from long distance to win a District 13-AA contest with visiting Crockett County Tuesday night and improve their season slate to a perfect 19-0. The Choctaws hit seven three-point shots, six in the first half, on the way to a 56-42 triumph over the Cavaliers. In district play, Dyer County is 6-0...
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Explosive start boosts Trojans past Bolton
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
An early-season road contest at Bolton resulted in a loss, but Dyersburg wasted little time taking control of the rematch Tuesday night at DHS. The Trojans romped into a big lead and coasted to a 71-63 victory over the visiting Wildcats. Four players turned in double-digit performances for the Trojans as the squad improved their season slate to 12-8...
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William T. Fine
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
William T. Fine, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
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Opal Lorene White
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Opal Lorene White, 84, of Halls, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. She was a homemaker and a member of Halls First United Methodist Church.
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Peggy Moyers West
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Peggy Moyers West, 58, of Fulton, Ky., formerly of Newbern, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002 at Lourdas Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She was a former employee of Haws Nursing Home in Fulton, Ky.
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Robert Edwin Porter
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Robert Edwin Porter, 72, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. He was a graduate of Newbern High School, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and the School of Banking of the South at L.S.U., a retired baker, serving as an officer in correspondent bank department of First National Bank in Memphis, senior vice-president of Memphis Bank and Trust, president of Planters Bank in Forrest City, Ark. ...
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Barry Ward Hughes
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Barry Ward Hughes, 57, of Savannah, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He was a retired assessor analyst with the Tennessee Department of Property Assessment, a former member of Tennessee National Guard and a member of First United Methodist Church...
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Billy Thomas "Grumpy" Beaver
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Billy Thomas "Grumpy" Beaver, 48, of Friendship, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was code enforcement officer for the City of Dyersburg, officer of Tigrett Volunteer Fire Department, foreman Dyersburg Fire Fighter and fire marshal, 27 year city employee and arson investigator and highly decorated in fire science...
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Russian ballet coming to Blytheville
(Community News ~ 01/16/02)
It's a style of dance that takes much grace and practice. It's coming to Blytheville Jan. 26 as the Arts Council of Mississippi County and the Arkansas Arts Council present the St. Petersburg Classic Ballet. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Ritz Civic Center, 306 W. Main, Blytheville, Ark...
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