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Westbrook again seeks county executive post
(Local News ~ 04/12/02)
Kenneth Westbrook says he wants to be Dyer County Executive again in order to improve money management and relations with the county's cities. "I believe I have the experience and qualifications to serve," he said during an interview. "Sound money management is more important than ever; funding reserves are basically non-existent; and citizens are tired of tax increases," Westbrook, 57, said he has a track record of working with the county's cities. ...
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Accident on U.S. Highway Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/12/02)
At least three persons were seriously injured in a traffic accident on the U.S. Highway 51 Bypass Thursday afternoon. An older model Chevrolet Blazer was struck in the passenger side by a white Dodge Spirit at about 3 p.m. at the intersection of the bypass and Upper Finley Road. ...
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Sweepstakes scam circulating
(Local News ~ 04/12/02)
Have you entered a sweepstakes lately? Dyersburg police are warning area residents that this innocuous question, posed on the telephone by a caller purporting to be a sweepstakes official, could lead unwary residents toward a diminished bank account. "This is a rip-off," said Capt. Don Newell of the DPD Criminal Investigation Division. "All they're wanting to do is get your money. There is not anything legitimate to it."...
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Lady Trojans hold early lead, top DC
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/02)
For seven innings, both Dyersburg head coach Doug French and Dyer County mentor Frankie King urged their respective softball teams to do the things that help win games. Following a 7-3 triumph by the Lady Trojans, French and King each admitted a need for improvement...
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Bunice Hawks
(Obituary ~ 04/12/02)
Bunice Hawks, 78, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a retired employee of Sylvania Corporation and a member of Southside Assembly of God.
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Delmus R. Burrus
(Obituary ~ 04/12/02)
Delmus R. Burrus, 70, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired maintenance employee and bus driver for Lake County School System, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War with rank of corporal and a Baptist...
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Greenwood concludes Community Concert season
(Community News ~ 04/12/02)
From Muskegon, Mich., to the stage of the Little Nashville Opry, across the plains of Texas, from California to Massachusetts, Lee Greenwood is making his way across the USA. The country star best know for "God Bless the USA" is making his way to Union City to conclude the 2001-02 season of the Community Concert Association. ...
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