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City chosen as top place to live in South
(Local News ~ 02/18/02)
Book regards Dyersburg as one of top 50 places to live in nine southern states. Dyersburg is listed as one of the most desirable places to live in the South in a recently published book that grades small-town America. The book, "The Best 50 Small Southern Towns: Charming, Livable Places Affording a Gentler Way of Life," was written by the Georgia-based authors Gerald Sweitzer and Kathy Fields...
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Two more county convenience centers await sites, funding
(Local News ~ 02/18/02)
If state funding is available Dyer County will soon get two more convenience centers for the disposal of trash. "The county commission's local government committee met earlier this week and suggested that we need more places where people can legally take their trash," said Daniel Cobb, county building official who also administers the county's convenience center program. ...
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The worth of a child
(Local News ~ 02/18/02)
Call her Emily. By the time she turned nine and began to attend classes at Dyersburg Intermediate School, she had already decided she could not achieve in school. Unable to grasp basic concepts in math and reading, she gradually fell behind her peers from kindergarten through third grade...
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DSCC baseball teams begins season with a win
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/02)
Dyersburg State Community College gave new head coach Robert White a win in his first game Saturday, a 12-6 triumph in the front end of a doubleheader at Northeast Mississippi Community College. The Eagles dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker in the nightcap in 13 innings. ...
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Obion Co. comeback trips up Lady Choctaws
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/02)
Dyer County got off to a great start in its District 13-AA tournament consolation battle with Obion County, but the finish was, at least for the Lady Choctaws, downright nauseating. After scoring the game's first 18 points, taking a 20-1 advantage and carrying a 42-31 lead into the fourth quarter, the DC girls were stunned by a Lady Rebels rally that gave the Lady Choctaws a 53-51 loss. ...
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Trojans falter down stretch, fall to North Side
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/02)
SAVANNAH - In a season filled with nail-biting action, including thrilling wins and heartbreaking losses, everyone thought Dyersburg would be ready for anything that popped up in closing minutes of a tight game. Think again. The Trojans proved to be their own worst enemy in Saturday night's 49-47 loss to Jackson North Side. ...
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Lady Trojans move into district finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/02)
SAVANNAH - The statistics from Dyersburg's game with the Hardin County girls Saturday night were quite ugly, but the 47-33 triumph was pretty enough to put the Lady Trojans into tonight's District 13-AAA tournament championship contest. Despite shooting just 22 percent from the floor (10 of 45), the DHS team knocked off the host squad to move within a win of the post-season district crown. ...
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Choctaws survive OC test, ease into finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/02)
DYER - The shooting touch was obviously off, but Dyer County's defensive skills were solid in a District 13-AA semifinal showdown Friday night against Obion County Central. It's a good thing. When an early adrenaline rush ran out, the Choctaws struggled for points and had to rely on other abilities to claim a 41-39 triumph over the Rebels and a spot in Monday night's championship game. ...
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James E. Flanagin
(Obituary ~ 02/18/02)
James E. Flanagin, 81, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center. He was a retired towboat captain, over 30 years service with Vickers Towing, captain on the Nita Vickers and a member of Phillips Street Church of Christ...
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Emma Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/18/02)
Emma Jones, 90, of Newbern, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church.
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Abraham Reddick Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/18/02)
Abraham Reddick Jr., 67, of Ripley, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. He was a retired janitor from Dixie Square in Chicago, Ill.
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Betty Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/18/02)
Betty Smith, 65, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a retired employee of Four Seasons Automotive, was a part-time employee of Lock's Grocery and attended Bryants Chapel Methodist Church.
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Perry Joe Middlebrook
(Obituary ~ 02/18/02)
Perry Joe Middlebrook, 93, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care.
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Childhood hero inspires a life of compassion
(Community News ~ 02/18/02)
As a kid growing up in Dyersburg, Robert S. Hart never missed an episode of "Sky King." Every Saturday morning he settled down in front of the television to watch the latest adventures of Schuyler J. "Sky" King, his niece Penny and his nephew Clipper. Modern-day cowboys, they used a twin-engine Cessna to survey the Crown Ranch in Arizona. Each week, they stumbled across neighbors in trouble and captured bad guys. Hart loved it...
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Bow-wow pow-wow benefits humane society
(Community News ~ 02/18/02)
As far as Christopher, Hannah and Joshua Chitwood are concerned, birthday parties are for the dogs. Literally. They invited the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society to bring puppies to their birthday party Saturday, and the humane society's animal shelter got all of the presents...
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Finley United Pentecostal Church's fifth annual Bible quiz brings out the best
(Community News ~ 02/18/02)
They've come from miles around to compete. But they've also come to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Finley United Pentecostal Church hosted its fifth annual Finley Open Invitational Bible Quiz this weekend. Held Friday and Saturday, the event brought together more than 120 12- to 18-year-olds from six states to test them on their knowledge of the first five chapters of the book of Romans...
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'The need is there'
(Community News ~ 02/18/02)
Since it officially opened its doors five months ago, the response at Life Choices Crisis Pregnancy Support Center of Dyersburg has been overwhelming. "We want to open the center five days a week," said director Natalie Wilson. In order to do that, the non-profit community organization needs volunteers. A volunteer training workshop will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the center, 503 Tucker St. It is open to females only. Registration is needed by Feb. 20...
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Kiwanis, DHS Project Graduation prepare for a busy Saturday
(Community News ~ 02/18/02)
Breakfast and shopping - what better way to spend a Saturday morning? It's happening this Saturday during the Dyersburg Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast and the Dyersburg High School Project Graduation 2002 yard sale. Both events will be held from 6:30-11 a.m. with the breakfast taking place in the DHS commons and the yard sale in the DHS Little Gym...
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Rotary clubs to host Rural-Urban Day with comedian at Fairgrounds
(Community News ~ 02/18/02)
The annual Rural-Urban Day sponsored by local Rotary Clubs is set to host one of the most hilarious entertainers in the country at noon on Thursday at the Dyer County Fairgrounds Family Life Center, event organizers promised. "It's going to be one of the best we've ever had," said P.H. White of the Dyersburg Noon Rotary Club, which along with the Dyersburg Morning Rotary Club and Newbern Noon Rotary Club are hosting the day as a tribute to farmers and agribusiness...
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