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Local man faces federal child porn charges
(Local News ~ 03/13/02)
A 24-year-old local man charged in December with aggravated sexual battery has been indicted on seven federal counts of sending and receiving child pornography. Shaun Jones, who lived in Halls and Dyersburg until recently enrolling in nursing school in Memphis, was indicted Tuesday morning by a federal grand jury in Memphis...
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County commission approves turn lane for new Dyer County High School
(Local News ~ 03/13/02)
A turn lane on state Highway 211 in front of the new Dyer County High School was approved Monday night by the Dyer County Commission. "The lane will be approximately 1,100 feet long and will allow for traffic from both directions to turn into the school," superintendent Dr. Dwight L. Hedge said. "Our original contract for the construction of the school already calls for deceleration and acceleration lanes."...
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Girls still in coma from wreck
(Local News ~ 03/13/02)
An 18-year-old Dyersburg girl was still in a coma Tuesday from injuries sustained in an accident a week ago. Holly Bluew, of the 2000 block of Evergreen Street, is in critical condition at Regional Medical Center in Memphis, where she was flown shortly after a wreck on the U.S. Highway 51 Bypass March 5. Bluew has had her spleen removed and several other surgical procedures in the past week...
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DHS student receives prestigious scholarship
(Local News ~ 03/13/02)
Only ten people out of 1,500 are selected annually to receive the Whittle Scholarship to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Dyersburg High School senior John Ford received word this week that he will be one of them. It is no wonder this particular scholarship attracts so much attention. ...
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Death penalty to be sought in death of child
(Local News ~ 03/13/02)
A Dyersburg couple charged in the death of a toddler left in their care will face the possibility of the death penalty when they are tried for first-degree murder. District Attorney General Phil Bivens has filed notice that he will seek the death penalty if Christopher and Erica Bunkley Patrick are convicted of first-degree murder in the perpetration of aggravated child abuse. Bivens filed notice of the state's intentions on Jan. 22 in Dyer County Circuit Court...
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Halls looking to defense for strength
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/02)
In an age of MTV, satellite movie channels and digital video discs, getting teenagers together in front of a television is not particularly difficult. Halls basketball coach Winston Jarrett knew he wasn't dealing with the typical group, however, when his Tigers started making notes while studying game films. ...
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Choctaws begin their quest with a tough Alcoa test
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/02)
Most of the time, the team with the best players will win a basketball game. At the state tournament level, they're all good. Veteran Dyer County mentor Butch Hopkins believes a solid, all-around effort for four quarters will be good enough to carry his Choctaws past all challengers. ...
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Mamie Joyce Dycus
(Obituary ~ 03/13/02)
Mamie Joyce Dycus, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at Royal Care Nursing Home in Ridgely.
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Harry Bond
(Obituary ~ 03/13/02)
Harry Bond, 89, of Brownsville, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Brownsville. He was retired from Maramont Manufacturing Co.
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Your Heart and Dental Health
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
Researchers are finding possible links between periodontal infections and other diseases throughout the body. Current studies suggest that there may be a link between gum disease, heart disease, and other health conditions. Bacterial endocarditis is one such condition that occurs when bacteria in the bloodstream lodge on abnormal heart valves or other damaged heart tissue. ...
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The Importance of Vitamins -- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
This vitamin was discovered in milk in 1879, and in 1935 it was named and recreated in the lab. It functions primarily in the F.A.D. molecule which is necessary for energy production in the body. B2 is also necessary for the proper use of vitamin B6. ...
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VIRAL CROUP
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
Croup is an inflammation of the voicebox (larynx) and windpipe (trachea) with a narrowing of the airway just below the vocal cords that causes noisy breathing. Children with Croup initially have cold symptoms that develop into a tight "seal barking" cough and a hoarse voice. When the Croup is severe it is accompanied by Stridor (hoarse raspy sound when breathing in) that is more noticeable when crying or coughing. Your child may also have a low grade fever that can go up to 104 degrees...
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Congress Overhauls Estate Tax System
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
On June 7, U. S. President George W. Bush signed in to law the 2001 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. With one stroke of a pen, he and colleagues in federal government lowered income tax rates and made significant changes to the code that governs taxes on estates and gifts, Under the new law, the federal estate tax will be phased out. ...
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Abortion, partial birth abortion in Tennessee
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
Abortion is defined by statute in Tennessee "as the administration to any woman pregnant with child, whether such child be quick or not, of any medicine, drug or substance whatever, or the use or employment of any instrument, or other means whatever, with the intent to destroy such child, thereby destroying such child before its birth."...
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Do teeth move after orthodontic treatment?
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
Usually, when braces are first removed, your teeth will all be in perfect alignment, but your gums, bones, etc. will not have completely shifted into their new positions. The retainer holds your teeth in position until their gums, bones, etc. settle in their new positions...
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Degenerative arthritis of the spine.
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
Degenerative arthritis of the spine is one of the most common disorders that occurs, limiting function in persons over 50 years of age. Approximately 300,000 person over 65 years of age are limited in their activities because of it. If everyone lives long enough, so it has been said, everyone will get degenerative arthritis. Degenerative arthritis however, does not have to mean a hopeless and ongoing painful condition...
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Macula Degeneration and Vitamins
(Business ~ 03/13/02)
A dietary supplement containing high doses of anti-oxidants, vitamin c 7 E, beta carotene, and zinc, reduces the risk of developing advanced age related macula degeneration (ARMD) in certain groups of patients. This is according to the results of the age related eye disease study (AREDS). This ten year study was done by the National Eye Institute. It is the first major prospective study to show the value of high potency vitamin and mineral supplements in preserving vision among certain people...
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Reelfoot Lake Chapter of the Friends of the NRA a huge success
(Outdoors ~ 03/13/02)
An overwhelming show of support for the Friends of the NRA Banquet held at the VFW lodge in Union City last Saturday, made it apparent that our region cares. A mix of hunters, shooters, firearm collectors, businessmen, women, and kids enjoyed a fun-filled evening of food, games, auctions, and socializing...
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Fraternity collects money for St. Jude
(Community News ~ 03/13/02)
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members hoped to gather a wheelbarrow full of donations as they passed through Dyersburg Tuesday. The visit was part of a weeklong "Push for St. Jude" that the University of Tennessee at Martin fraternity has conducted every year since 1986. Proceeds go to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. The event raised $40,000 last year, and event chairman Dustin Vernon said he hopes to break that record this week...
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Halls resident to see team in state tournament - again
(Community News ~ 03/13/02)
Like many Halls residents, Mary Martha Dyer is going to make the trip to Murfreesboro to support the town's boys basketball team as it competes today in the state tournament. Unlike anyone else, however, it won't be the first time she's cheered on the Tigers in the state event. ...
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DHS students to perform in Nashville
(Community News ~ 03/13/02)
The Dyersburg High School choral program is recognized as one of the best in Tennessee. As proof of that fact, ten of its members have been chosen to perform in the Tennessee All-State Honors Choir on Friday in Nashville. The DHS students will be divided among three groups: an 80-member men's choir, a 120-member women's choir, and the 180-member SATB - soprano, alto, tenor, bass -- choir. ...
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"The Land Grab" of 1783
(History ~ 03/13/02)
With the end of the American Revolution, the entire character of the Mississippi River began to change. The war had officially ended in 1783 and in less than forty years the river would be teeming with settlers. Already the lower stretches of the Mississippi were open to navigation and people were descending the Big Muddy in droves, not so much to settle, as to trade. ...
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Random Notes March 13, 2002
(Column ~ 03/13/02)
Monday marked the sixth month since the world was altered by the horrific terrorist attacks against our nation, and indeed, the free world. Like millions of others, I still am stunned by the severity of the attack - more than 2,800 dead or missing, lives extinguished by apostles of hate living wanting to turn our world into a medieval hell...
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