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Cocaine plea brings eight-year prison sentence
(Local News ~ 03/08/02)
A Dyersburg man was sentenced in Dyer County Circuit Court Tuesday to serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of cocaine possession. James Ernest Taylor, 51, of 1020 Lincoln Ave., pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of more than .5 gram of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver. ...
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12 file election petitions more than two months before deadline
(Local News ~ 03/08/02)
More than two months before the deadline to file petitions to run in the Aug. 1 county general and state primary elections, 12 eager candidates already have filed to run. As of Thursday morning there will be at least two contested races countywide. John D. ...
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Convenience store has appealed beer permit suspension.
(Local News ~ 03/08/02)
All-in-One convenience store will continue to sell beer while its appeal of a 15-month permit suspension is pending in Dyer County Chancery Court. The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Monday night to impose a 90-day license suspension for the sale of beer to a minor during a police undercover operation in October and to impose a 12-month suspension for a sale to an underage patron during another police sting in January. ...
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The bear went over the mountain
(Local News ~ 03/08/02)
What would it be like to hitch rides on a couple of dozen 18 wheelers and criss-cross America from New England to Florida to the Great Lakes making dozens of new friends along the way? Students in the Three Oaks Middle School Special Education classes realized they would probably never have that experience for themselves, so they decided to send a companion on the open road for four months who would travel across 20 states and keep a journal to tell them about his experiences. ...
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Lady Eagles ousted from tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/02)
A good effort by he Dyersburg State women wasn't good enough to beat Cleveland State in opening-round play Wednesday at the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athlete Association Region 7 tournament in Madisonville. The Lady Eagles dropped an 89-75 decision to end the campaign. According to head coach Jack Overbey, the local club ran into a team with too many weapons...
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DMS soccer club victorious in opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/02)
Simply putting a team on the field was exciting enough for Greg Stapleton and a group of soccer buffs who wanted to start a program at Dyersburg Middle School. Posting a 5-0 victory over visiting Milan in the inaugural could be called nothing less than a dream come true. "I've just overwhelmed," Stapleton said after the game. "It's hard to put into words how exciting this is. "I'm speechless."...
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Relay for Life ribbons
(Community News ~ 03/08/02)
Showing off Relay for Life ribbons made by the Dyersburg Education Association's Relay team are, from left, front row: Blake Hawkins, Jamye Green and Rick Van Sant; and back row: Madison Johnson, Whitney Van Sant and Randi Hawkins, all of whom are children of team members. ...
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