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State searching for more foster homes
(Local News ~ 03/19/02)
In an average year, 50 children in Dyer, Lake, Obion and Crockett counties have to be placed in foster homes. Unfortunately, only 20 foster homes are registered in this area. Steve Smith hopes to change that. He was recently hired as a foster care recruiter here for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. ...
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Hill formally announces candidacy for county executive
(Local News ~ 03/19/02)
County Commissioner Richard Hill has announced his candidacy for Dyer County Executive. "I've served to the best of my ability on the county commission since 1982," Hill said. "This is my first race for the top position in the county and I believe I'm qualified, so I hope the people of the county will show trust in me by voting for me."...
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Inlows settle into their new home
(Local News ~ 03/19/02)
Mike and Miriam Inlow are still waiting to sign the closing papers, but they moved into their new home Thursday. The Inlows settled into a four-bedroom mobile home that, until Thursday, they had not been allowed to enter. Their two-bedroom, singlewide mobile home had been removed Feb. 27 to make room for the new doublewide unit...
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Woman's guilty plea brings 4.5-year prison sentence, furlough to drug rehabilitation
(Local News ~ 03/19/02)
A Friendship woman who admitted participating in a series of house burglaries was sentenced March 12 in Dyer County Circuit Court to serve 4 1/2 years in prison. April Kennon, also known as Bethany A. Thompson, 21, of 674 Harber, was sentenced to serve three 4.5-year sentences, all to run concurrently...
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Solid pitching, key hits lift Trojans to sweep
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/02)
Hurlers toss complete games to give DHS tripleheader wins at Ripley. Heading into the 2002 baseball season, Dyersburg head coach Tom Mathis felt like pitching depth would be a plus. After the Trojans played five games in less than 24 hours in the annual Aaron Schuh/Jim Tatum Memorial Tournament last weekend, including a tripleheader sweep on Saturday, he remains secure in his beliefs...
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Jack L. Frost
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Jack L. Frost, of Corona, Ala., died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at Bells Nursing Home in Bells. He was a National Radio Evangelist for 18 years, a missionary to Haiti and Jamaica, former press secretary to the late Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace and former Gov. Guy Hunt. He was the last person to have a personal interview with Elvis Presley, interviewed the ambassador to Greece and also Alvin C. York. He was a published song writer and crated the first full gospel radio station in Miami, WGOS...
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Estelle Griffin
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Estelle Griffin, 78, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, March 17, 2002 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis. She was a retired employee of the Department of Aging and a member of Northside Church of Jesus Christ for 33 years.
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Joe Thomas House Sr
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Joe Thomas House Sr., 59, of Dyersburg, died Monday, March 18, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired cab driver for AAA Taxi.
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James Thomas Loines
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
James Thomas Loines, 84, of Frederick, Mo., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, died at his residence. He was a retired maintenance worker with Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, a Baptist and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II who served in the European and Pacific theaters...
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Alma Jo Gathings Lowrance
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Alma Jo Gathings Lowrance, 73, of Kenosha, Wis., formerly of Dyer, died Friday, March 15, 2002 at Kenosha Hospital and Medical Center in Kenosha, Wis. She was a homemaker and a member of Parkside Baptist Church in Kenosha.
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Ernest Augusta Matheny
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Ernest Augusta Matheny, 88, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at Reelfoot Manor in Tiptonville. He was a retired carpenter, a member of First Baptist Church in Tiptonville, former Tiptonville Chief of Police, formerly operated Tiptonville Ferry, a lifetime deacon, choir member and active in Vacation Bible School at the church...
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John Dalton Myatt
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
John Dalton Myatt, 93, of Mayfield, Ky., died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and a member of The Poyners Chapel Methodist Church.
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Calvin Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Calvin Hendrix, 85, of Dyersburg, died Monday, March 18, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
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Robert Allen Barker
(Obituary ~ 03/19/02)
Robert Allen Barker, 49, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, March 17, 2002 at his residence. He was a self-employed drywall hanger.
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