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McCord announces he will not seek re-election
(Local News ~ 03/15/02)
Two-term Dyer County Executive Dr. James O. McCord said Thursday he does not intend to seek re-election in the Aug. 1 county general election. "I've decided I'm not going to stand for re-election for county executive," McCord said during an interview in his courthouse office. "I'm not committing that I'm not going to run for state representative at this time."...
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Four Newbern residents safe after plane lands on Interstate 40
(Local News ~ 03/15/02)
Dr. William W. Lents II, a Newbern dentist and pilot, safely landed a Cessna 182 plane on Interstate 40 Wednesday night. Then, the trouble started. Two tractor-trailer rigs hit the plane's wing. Debris flew forward and broke a car's windshield. No one was injured, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety...
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Live from The Apollo ... It's Joseph LeMay!
(Local News ~ 03/15/02)
Joseph LeMay needs your vote. Joseph's appearance on "Apollo Kids," a segment of the "It's Showtime at the Apollo" amateur entertainment television program, will be broadcast at 6 p.m. Saturday on UPN 30 WLMT, or channel 9 on CableONE. After the broadcast, viewers will get to vote for their favorite child performer at www.apolloshowtime.com...
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DHS students Salt Lake City bound
(Local News ~ 03/15/02)
A pair of Dyersburg High School seniors will head for Salt Lake City, Utah, in April to compete in the national DECA competitions after winning at the state contest in Nashville this month. Scott Freeman and Jenny Glass competed as a "role-playing" team against 17 other pairs of competitors from across Tennessee. ...
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Oakwood social worker wears multiple hats
(Local News ~ 03/15/02)
Adjusting to life in a long-term care center is often a confusing and emotional process for residents and their families. Helping them during this difficult time is the job of Steven Beasley, director of social services at Oakwood Community Living Center...
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Fashion Show
(Local News ~ 03/15/02)
Pursuing a bright outlook for spring, Lynda Clark and Elizabeth Walker model outfits from The Perfect Fit. The fashion show raised $779.50 Tuesday night. Houston Hickerson holds on to his horse with the encouragement of Cheri Young, both of whom modeled clothing from The Brass Bit. ...
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Ridgeway between DC and state title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/02)
MURFREESBORO - Late last summer, before the first basketball hit the court, prognosticators throughout the state said Dyer County and Memphis Ridgeway were among the elite in Class AA. Today, in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's state tournament semifinals, we'll get to see which school has the best team. ...
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Vernon Chessor
(Obituary ~ 03/15/02)
Vernon Chessor, 85, of North Judson, Ind., formerly of Samburg, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at his residence. He was retired from Willow Creek Lumber Co. in Portage, Ind., and a member of The Old Country Church near Union City.
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Carlton 'Dock' Hutcheson
(Obituary ~ 03/15/02)
Carlton "Dock" Hutcheson, 74, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired farmer.
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Ben Phillips
(Obituary ~ 03/15/02)
Ben Phillips, 78, of Mayfield, Ky., died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. He was a retired pharmacist, a member of Spence Chapel Methodist Church, a member of the Kiwanis Club and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II...
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Frances Lucille Partee Roberson
(Obituary ~ 03/15/02)
Frances Lucille Partee Roberson, 69, of Danville, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Kindred Hospital in Indianapolis. She was a house parent for Children Family Services, a former member of Eastern Star and Daughter of Isis and former director of The Neighborhood House. ...
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Sierra Toles
(Obituary ~ 03/15/02)
Sierra Toles, the 9-month-old daughter of Brandon Wilson and Nellie Toles, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
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FCE Clubs honor top members, clubs
(Community News ~ 03/15/02)
Marion Buchannon of Dyersburg has been donating her time and talents to the community for decades. The Dyer County Family and Community Education Clubs recognized that fact Tuesday and bestowed upon her the Martha C. Permenter Award. It is the highest honor an FCE member can receive on a local level. Buchannon was stunned. She kept saying that she didn't deserve the award because she hadn't done that much...
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Troop 324
(Community News ~ 03/15/02)
Members of Brownie Troop 324 made birthday cakes from play dough to celebrate the Girl Scouts' 90th birthday this week.
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