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Man arrested for arson, burglary
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
A 33-year-old Dyer County man has been charged with stealing four long guns from his neighbor and then setting the neighbor's house on fire on Sunday. Larry Joe Chilcutt Jr., of Vicki Street in the Good Hope subdivision off Newbern-RoEllen Road, is charged with aggravated arson, aggravated burglary and theft of property worth more than $1,000...
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Volunteer Conservation Club to receive TCL award for trail work
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Tiny wildflowers are blooming. Tree leaves are sprouting. Mullein are spreading their furry green leaves on the barren ground. The Tigrett Nature Trail is coming to life. And, while that happens, the club that created the 2.1-mile swamp trail will revel in the glory of hard work. The Volunteer Conservation Club has been chosen by the Tennessee Conservation League as this year's recipient of the Conservation Organization of the Year Award...
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CRD banquet slated Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
The Community Resources Development Organization is calling upon a longtime educator to headline its 28th annual banquet on Saturday. After all, teachers not only lecture about the past, they prepare students for the future, an idea that fits nicely with this year's theme: "Remembering the Past: Standing Together for a Better Tomorrow."...
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Youth charged with robberies
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
A 16-year-old Trimble boy has been charged with two purse snatchings. Dyersburg police investigator Billy Williams arrested the juvenile Thursday afternoon, shortly after a Halls woman reported that her purse had been snatched on the Wal-Mart parking lot...
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Cole, Herron seek to prepare state for OxyContin abuse
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Dyer County's two state legislators want Tennessee to be prepared for what may be the next wave of illegal drugs. The Tennessee Senate has unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, and Rep. Ronnie Cole, D-Dyersburg, aimed at preventing the proliferation of OxyContin drug abuse in Tennessee. The bill passed the Senate unanimously...
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Norris says he will seek nod for Bryant's seat
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Before he officially becomes Dyer County's state senator, Mark Norris may resign from the Tennessee Senate. Norris said Thursday he will seek the Republican nomination to succeed Ed Bryant as U.S. Representative from the state's 7th district. Bryant, R-Henderson, is running for the Republican nomination to succeed U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Lawrenceburg, who is not seeking re-election...
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Krone wins conservation communication award
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
The Tennessee Conservation League has selected Kathy Krone, a State Gazette writer, as the Conservation Communicator of the Year. The award will be presented during the TCL annual convention April 12-14 in Franklin. The award acknowledges "outstanding achievement in effectively conveying the conservation message and creating public awareness of conservation issues in the news media."...
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Souvenirs reflect global smiles
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
When nearly 200 people set out from West Dyersburg Church of Christ for Walt Disney World two weeks ago, church member Brian Staron issued a challenge. He encouraged the travelers to find free souvenirs. The only rule to the game: the souvenirs couldn't be purchased or stolen...
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Cavness tapped as new sports editor
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/02)
Sports writer Gale Cavness, a newspaper veteran with almost 30 years of experience covering sports across the region, has been named sports editor the State Gazette and Dyersburg News. Cavness began his career in the newspaper business as a stringer for the State Gazette while attending Halls High School. ...
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'Monster home run' leads Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/02)
Dyersburg won a war of long balls and Eric Klinkhammer stroked a "monster home run" to lead the Trojans to a 6-4 triumph Friday at Adamsville. Klinkhammer broke open a close game with a three-run blast that, according to DHS head coach Tom Mathis, sailed over a light pole beyond the fence in left centerfield...
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The art of coming home
(Community News ~ 04/01/02)
It is a story as old as the South. Sons and daughters of the Delta leave their native soil to make their way in the great land called America, only to return in the end, drawn inexorably by a mythical notion of "home." That was the case with Barbara Wood of Ridgely and her husband, Carlton. ...
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