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Trimble officer pleads guilty to DUI
(Local News ~ 03/25/02)
A Trimble police officer has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. Larry D. Warden, 46, of the 100 block of Shibley in Newbern, pleaded guilty last week to a charge of DUI enhanced (first offense). Under the terms of a plea agreement, Warden must serve 10 days in the Tipton County Jail. His driver's license has also been revoked for a year...
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DPD to crack down on fake I.D.s
(Local News ~ 03/25/02)
Dyersburg Police Chief Bobby Williamson says he has had a rash of citizen complaints about on-premise beer establishments that sell alcohol to minors who use fake identification cards. Having just completed a major sting operation aimed at stores in the city that sell beer to minors, DPD is now ready to turn its attention to this problem. ...
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Plea to car thefts brings four-year sentence
(Local News ~ 03/25/02)
A Humboldt man pleaded guilty March 19 in Dyer County Circuit Court to two theft charges involving automobiles and was sentenced to serve four years in prison. David Lee Price, 22, of 1312 Westhaven, pleaded guilty to two charges of theft of property worth less than $10,000 and was sentenced to serve two consecutive sentences of two years each by Judge Lee Moore...
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'Fill the Boots' campaign proceeds smoothly
(Local News ~ 03/25/02)
Flashing lights atop a fire truck worked like a homing beacon Saturday. One by one, two by two, the children came to take an imaginary ride aboard the big trucks. Hunter Long, 5, of Dyer County, climbed into the driver's seat of the Tigrett Volunteer Fire Department pumper truck, turned on the siren and pretended to drive. "I like the sirens," he said...
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POLICE BEAT
(Local News ~ 03/25/02)
Virgin Mary Birdbath disappears Another concrete lawn ornament has disappeared from a home on St. John Avenue. Sadie Page, 703 St. John, told Dyersburg Police that a concrete birdbath with a Virgin Mary statue was taken from her home between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday. It was valued at $150. It is the second lawn ornament reported stolen this week. A stone statue of a bird dog was taken from 905 St. John Ave. on Wednesday. Vehicle Windows busted...
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Convicted murderer claims co-defendant's confession suppressed by D.A.
(Local News ~ 03/25/02)
A Dyersburg man convicted of murder last March and sentenced to life in prison claims in a letter to the State Gazette that the co-defendant who testified against him had confessed to the murder - but that the confession was suppressed. Raymon Haymon, 29, was convicted of the 1997 murder of Jody McPherson in a field near the Middle City community. ...
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Trojans win three weekend outings
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/02)
Solid pitching, plenty of runs and good glove work added up to three wins this weekend for Dyersburg. The Trojans beat Caruthersville, Mo., 9-0 Friday night, downed Hayti, Mo., 11-1 Saturday afternoon and capped the weekend with a 15-5 triumph over Union City Saturday night...
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Eagles sweep Crowley's Ridge, add to winning streak
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/02)
Of all the players wearing the Dyersburg State uniform Saturday afternoon, former Dyersburg High School infielder Nick Pappas had on the one covered in the most dirt. Sliding into third base with a big triple and making diving defensive plays at the same bag tends to stir up a lot of dust. ...
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Trojans win soccer opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/02)
Dyersburg High School's soccer season got off to a good start, finally, when the Trojans claimed a 5-0 road win Friday night at Ripley. After poor weather conditions forced two early-season games to be postponed, the DHS team got a hat trick from Scott Freeman and a big victory over the Tigers. "It was just a good overall team effort," coach Donnie Jones reported Saturday. According to Sylvia Jones, co-coach, the Trojans even got a strong effort from a number of freshman in the first game...
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Gene Burnett Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/25/02)
Gene Burnett Sr., 71, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber in Dyersburg and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
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Roger B. Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 03/25/02)
Roger B. Kennedy, 52, of Newbern, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a brick mason.
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Katherine Moss
(Obituary ~ 03/25/02)
Katherine Moss, 82, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a retired employee of Poly-One Inc. and attended Phillips Street Church of God.
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Jackie Glynn Hopper
(Obituary ~ 03/25/02)
Jackie Glynn Hopper, 47, of Tiptonville, died Friday, March 22, 2002 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a farmer, attended Crockett's Chapel Methodist church, a member of the Young Farmers of Kentucky and a 1972 graduate of Lake County High School...
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J.C. Maddox
(Obituary ~ 03/25/02)
J.C. Maddox, 92, of Jackson, died Thursday, March 21, 2002, at Forest Cove Manor. He was an educator in Kentucky and West Tennessee. He graduated with honors from Murray (Ky.) State College and George Peabody College. At Arlington, Ky., he began his career as a teacher and initiated the girls' basketball program, leading the first-year team undefeated to the state tournament. ...
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J.W. Rainey
(Obituary ~ 03/25/02)
J.W. Rainey, 81, of Obion, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. He was a farmer and a member of Cloverdale Church of Christ near Elbridge.
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American Family Orthodontic
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
Generally, teenagers do not find braces to be any big deal. Your mouth is usually sore for the first week after you get braces. Also, your mouth will be sore when the braces are adjusted. However, with modern braces, you should get used to the braces, that you should not notice the braces, except when they are being adjusted or if you get hit in the mouth. ...
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Family Dental Practice
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
X-rays provide your dentist with an important tool that shows the condition of your teeth, their roots, jaw placement and the overall composition of your facial bones. They can also determine the presence of gum disease, abscesses and many abnormal growths, such as cysts and tumors. Your x-rays are based on the dentist's assessment of your individual needs, including whether you are a new patient or a follow-up patient, adult or child...
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Beasley Chiropractic Center
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
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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Hilliard Lyons
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
In our last article, we discussed how with careful analysis and planning, your inheritance can make the transition from cash to financial security. Here are some options where even a modest inheritance can enable a family to achieve a financial goal or set new goals that previously seemed out of reach...
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Pediatrics Associates, P.C.
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
Eczema is the medical term for excessively dry, sensitive skin. It occurs as a red scaly itchy rash often beginning on the cheeks at 2 to 6 months of age. In older children one sees it more in the elbow and knee creases and the inner part of the wrists. ...
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Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
The age related eye study (AREDS0 did show that high doses of vitamins and minerals decreased the progression of age related macula degeneration (ARMD) in certain categories of patients. This study also looked at the effect on cataract progression. It determined that dietary supplementation had no effect on the progression of cataract or vision loss. ...
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Family Care, P.C.
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. In autoimmune disease, the body loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells and tissues. ...
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Attorney At LAW
(Business ~ 03/25/02)
Tennessee's Worker's Compensation Statute is the law under which employers are required to compensate their employees for temporary and permanent injuries received as a result of or arising out of their employment (work related injuries). All employers with five or more employees are required by law to provide their employees with the benefits defined in the law. ...
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Turkey time in Tennessee
(Outdoors ~ 03/25/02)
Are you ready? Turkey season will open soon. The wild turkey is one of the most elusive big game species hunted by man. Their keen senses of sight and hearing have frustrated many a "gobbler getter." Couple this with the tendency of the male bird, or gobbler, to expect the female, or hen, to come to him to mate, and a turkey hunter faces a challenging and often exasperating hunt. ...
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Gramps
(Outdoors ~ 03/25/02)
The elderly offer a lifetime of knowledg Today I hope you will enjoy a fictional short story I wrote that has a lesson attached. I dedicate this story to my friend and neighbor, Billy Wade Johns, who recently had himself admitted to a nursing home due to an extended illness. ...
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Fort Prudhomme
(History ~ 03/25/02)
It was February of 1682 when LaSalle and his crew neared the Hatchie River in West Tennessee. Still fearing they were being watched the expedition had taken all precautions, but they were in need of provisions, and so decided to put four men on the east shore of the river to hunt for game. This place became known as the Point of Prunes, now commonly called the First Chickasaw Bluff...
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It's Hee Haw time again
(Community News ~ 03/25/02)
Need to get your funny bone tickled? Would you like to get some goodies to help make your Easter preparations easier? Then be at Dyer County High School gym at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday as the Never Ready for Primetime Players present their annual Hee Haw comedy revue. Along with the show, the school's Project Graduation committee will auction off items ranging from gift certificates to homemade goodies...
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Model plane clubs invite fellow flyers
(Community News ~ 03/25/02)
The Dyersburg Mall turned into an airplane hangar of sorts Saturday as pilots of remote controlled airplanes gathered in the Center Court. While they didn't fly the planes inside, they encouraged people to test their skill with a computer simulation and to learn more about two area flying clubs. ...
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Hospital, church, community benefit from nurse's tender heart
(Community News ~ 03/25/02)
Sally Mitchell is one of those rare people who actually attain the goals they set for themselves. "When I was a young girl, I wanted to get married and have two children, and to become a nurse," she said. "I accomplished those two things." She doubts that will mean much in the scheme of things. ...
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Random Notes March 20
(Column ~ 03/25/02)
Tell me, was anyone surprised to read in Sunday's Gazette that Dyersburg and the surrounding area are ranked in the top 50 small cities in the Southeast? I wasn't. Ever since moving here some years ago - right in time to see the phenomenal growth that remains under way - I have felt that Dyersburg is a secret. Secret because the quality of life here is very good and that if the secret was let out, the place may lose some of its precious qualities...
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