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Adult spelling bee scheduled tonight
(Local News ~ 03/12/02)
Though the field apparently will be small, both contestants and observers are expected to have an enjoyable time at the Matthew 25:40 adult spelling bee tonight at Dyersburg High School. "I encourage everyone to come out for some fun as the courageous contestants try their hands at spelling," said Matthew board president Peter Hinkel. "Everyone who attends always says they enjoy the evening and it's free, so there's no reason not to attend."...
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First-degree murder trial scheduled to start Wednesday
(Local News ~ 03/12/02)
A Dyersburg man is slated go on trial Wednesday for first-degree murder in the 2001 shooting death of another man. Brian L. Woods, 21, of the 1000 block of Custer Avenue, was charged in connection with the Feb. 12, 2001, death of Terence Lamar "Mar Mar" Johnson in the Bruce Community...
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Dissonant cords
(Local News ~ 03/12/02)
Forestry experts think it sprouted from the earth around 1752, the same year Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment to prove lightning is electricity. West Tennessee was Choctaw country then, a dense wilderness of hardwoods, sparsely settled, largely unexplored...
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New legislators to speak at coffee Friday
(Local News ~ 03/12/02)
Dyer County's current state representative and the three legislators representing the area under a redrawn political map will all speak at a community coffee Friday morning at the Lannom Center. State Reps. Ronnie Cole, D-Dyersburg, Craig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley, Phil Pinion, D-Union City; and state Sen. ...
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DHS chess team qualifies for state meet
(Local News ~ 03/12/02)
A chess team representing Dyersburg High School finished second in the regional meet Saturday at Oakhaven Elementary School and qualified to play in the state team tournament March 23 at Christ the King School in Nashville. The DHS team consists of seniors Eric Maltos, Jose Rodriguez and Daniel Coon, junior Jonathan Hudson and freshman Jason Brown...
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Destination ImagiNation winners
(Local News ~ 03/12/02)
Seven Dyersburg and Dyer County teams will advance to the state Destination ImagiNation competition April 13 at David Lipscomb University in Nashville. They won the opportunity during the Region II tournament Saturday in Halls. The list of winners is as follows:...
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Choctaws, Tigers have similar plans
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/02)
Two area teams scheduled to begin competition in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's Boys State Tournament on Wednesday, the Dyer County Choctaws and the Halls Tigers, have the same strategy heading into first-round action: play well and stay focused...
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Bertha Morgan Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/12/02)
Bertha Morgan Jones, of Alexandria, Va., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, March 10, 2002. She was a member of First Methodist Church and served as a Sunday school teacher during her residence in Dyersburg, and later transferred her membership to St. ...
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DMS club making a place for wildlife
(Community News ~ 03/12/02)
Bluebirds and squirrels won't mind coming to school this spring, thanks to the efforts of the Dyersburg Middle School's sixth-grade environmental club. The club is erecting bluebird houses and squirrel feeders. Members met Monday with Brian Ramm of Ramm Fencing to begin installing the houses. ...
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