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Injured shooter from January robbery turns self in
(Local News ~ 03/01/02)
An 18-year-old Dyersburg man allegedly involved in an armed robbery in RoEllen and shootout with a sheriff's deputy turned himself in to authorities Friday morning. Joshua Garrett, 18, of 220 Jordan Ave., is being held in the Dyer County Jail on $20,000 bond for the Jan. 8 aggravated robbery of Hilltop Grocery...
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Students get first look at new DCHS
(Local News ~ 03/01/02)
"I am amazed. I really wish I could have spent my senior year in this building. It is going to be a great school." Those are the sentiments of Newbern's T.J. Tibbs, and his feelings were shared by several of his senior-class comrades as they examined the interior of the new Dyer County High School on Wednesday...
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MedSouth breaks ground on new Newbern clinic
(Local News ~ 03/01/02)
Doctors, nurses and local officials gathered in the bitter cold Wednesday afternoon to break ground on Newbern's newest medical building. MedSouth Healthcare plans to replace its current office building with a larger, more permanent structure. It will be built on a grassy area behind the existing building on Nora Drive and is expected to cost $500,000...
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Million-dollar lawsuit against hospital, surgeon dismissed
(Local News ~ 03/01/02)
A $1 million lawsuit against Methodist Healthcare -- Dyersburg Hospital and a local surgeon has been dismissed in Dyer County Circuit Court. A man shot in Dyersburg in June 1995 who claimed a surgical clip was left in his abdomen by an unknown surgeon at the local hospital filed the complaint in May 2001...
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Bredesen's wife wants to raise awareness of crimes of abuse
(Local News ~ 03/01/02)
Andrea Conte, wife of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Phil Bredesen, has some definite ideas of how she would perform the duties of Tennessee's first lady. "If Phil is elected let me tell you first what being first lady would not be like," Conte said during a visit to Dyersburg Thursday. "I'm not interested in a four-year series of photo opportunities."...
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Technicalities place hold on Reelfoot's eagle cam
(Local News ~ 03/01/02)
The "Internet eagles" of Reelfoot Lake will have their privacy for a little while longer. Attempts to show minute-by-minute activity in the eagles' nest haven't worked this year. Distance is part of the problem. The eagles, which move every year, built their newest nest in a cypress tree about 300 yards west of the Reelfoot Lake State Park visitor center. ...
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Choctaws, Tomcats to battle for 7-AA title
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/02)
In two previous meetings with Haywood County, the Dyer County boys recorded wins. A third victory over the Tomcats will give the Choctaws the Region 7-AA championship. Dyer County enters tonight's clash with Haywood County at Fayette-Ware High School in search of a regional title to match the one it collected last year. But, according to DC mentor Butch Hopkins, the most important thing to accomplish is momentum for Monday night's sub-state contest...
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Edna C. Leggett
(Obituary ~ 03/01/02)
Edna C. Leggett, 90, of Memphis, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a retired schoolteacher. The widow of the Rev. Joseph L. Leggett, they served many United Methodist churches in West Tennessee and Western Kentucky...
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Robert Moberg
(Obituary ~ 03/01/02)
Robert Moberg, 48, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. He was an assemblyman for Firestone Industrial Products.
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Dora May Richardson
(Obituary ~ 03/01/02)
Dora May Richardson, 68, of Union City, formerly of Dyer County, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002. She was a nutrition coordinator with the Senior Citizen Center and a Baptist.
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Arlene Williams
(Obituary ~ 03/01/02)
Arlene Williams, of Newbern, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Nashville.
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Mattie Dunn
(Obituary ~ 03/01/02)
Mattie Dunn, of Dyersburg, died Friday, March 1, 2002 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home.
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Come 'Celebrate America' Monday with Community Concerts
(Community News ~ 03/01/02)
Soon after the events of Sept. 11, members of the Manhattan-based entertainment industry wondered what they could do to help. They quickly realized that perhaps the best thing they could do was what they do best - raise people's spirits and give them an outlet to express their sentiment together...
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Kids Club focuses on the heart
(Community News ~ 03/01/02)
Heart was the word Tuesday when the Dyersburg Mall Kids Club learned the different ways to be good to their hearts. While the meeting was for the kids, Regina Childers, an aerobics instructor at the YMCA of Dyer County, made several pointers to parents. "Kids need to eat more often in little amounts because they are growing," she said. "...
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