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Little General seeks review of license suspension
(Local News ~ 03/22/02)
A second convenience store stripped of its beer license by the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen has asked a judge to review the record of the beer license suspension hearing and reverse the decision. Cox Oil Co. Inc. of Union City, parent company of Little General convenience store at 1025 Harrell in Dyersburg, filed a complaint in chancery court on March 18 seeking a review of the March 4 proceedings at which the city board suspended the store's beer license for 90 days...
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Bob Dean
(Local News ~ 03/22/02)
Bob Dean has served as an alderman in Dyersburg for 22 years. He has seen the city weather lean times before and faces the coming year with an unwavering optimism. Dean resides in the 5th Ward, which covers much of the northwest corner of the city. While he recognizes the fact that the recession, the loss of Dyersburg Fabrics, the impact of NAFTA on Southern economies and a state budget impasse in Nashville will combine to have a significant impact on Dyersburg next year and possibly for several years to come, he is absolutely confident the city will recover and push beyond it all to greater prosperity.. ...
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DHA to hold hearing Tuesday on annual plan
(Local News ~ 03/22/02)
The Dyersburg Housing Authority has drawn a battle plan to fight the perceptions, competition and time ravaging public housing. Vacancy rates in some of Dyersburg public housing units have been extremely high in recent years. DHA Executive Director Paula Ledford blames it on three things:...
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Stone statue missing
(Local News ~ 03/22/02)
Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the theft of a stone statue of a bird dog taken from 905 St. John Ave. sometime during the day Wednesday. Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 285-8477 or the Dyersburg Police Department at 285-1212. All calls are strictly confidential...
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County insurance committee considering recommendation to abandon self-insurance
(Local News ~ 03/22/02)
The county commission's insurance committee is considering a recommendation that Dyer County abandon its self-insured employee health insurance plan in favor of a state pool plan for local governments. If the county had been insured under the state pool plan this year it would have saved an estimated $336,646.32, according to figures compiled by county trustee Judy Patton. ...
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Strikeouts carry Choctaws past Brighton
(High School Sports ~ 03/22/02)
BRIGHTON - Dyer County hurlers Brandon Funderburk and Blake Willis turned in efforts Thursday afternoon that would be impressive on a warm, summer day. Doing it in cold, miserable weather conditions made it even more amazing. Funderburk and Willis combined to record 16 of the game's 21 outs on strikes in the Choctaws' 3-1 triumph at Brighton...
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Carl Jowers
(Obituary ~ 03/22/02)
Carl Jowers, 89, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, March 21, 2002 at Wesley of Dyersburg Nursing Center. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a Baptist.
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Hazel S. Balthrop
(Obituary ~ 03/22/02)
Hazel S. Balthrop, 79, of Newbern, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at her residence. She was a retired employed of Morris Manufacturing.
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Sheri A. Reavis,
(Obituary ~ 03/22/02)
Sheri A. Reavis, 33, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002.
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WestStar hosting Tennessee Youth Leadership Summit
(Community News ~ 03/22/02)
The Tennessee Youth Leadership Summit, "Empowerment: Leadership for the Future," will be held April 12-14 at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Sponsored by WestStar and UT Martin, this educational conference is designed to help develop leadership skills for high school students and will include leadership workshops, presentations and campus tours...
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There's a new club in town
(Community News ~ 03/22/02)
It was March 27, 1911, when a group of Detroit businessmen came together and formed the National Exchange Club. Almost 91 years later, that tradition continued as a group of Dyer Countians joined together on Jan. 8 to officially charter the Exchange Club of Dyer County. ...
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