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Tennessee Conservation League awards local group, writer
(Local News ~ 04/16/02)
The Volunteer Conservation Club and a State Gazette staff writer were among those honored during the Tennessee Conservation League's annual convention. The league bestowed 18 awards on those deemed to have made outstanding conservation contributions to the state. The Friday night awards dinner helped kick off the three-day conference in Franklin...
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County insurance panel defers action plan change
(Local News ~ 04/16/02)
Citing concerns about state management and deductible costs to employees, the county commission's insurance committee Monday deferred until next month deciding whether to change health insurance for Dyer County's employees. "What we're talking about is going from one self-insured plan to another," said Donald Ray Pennington, president of Tigrett and Pennington, agent for the county's current health insurance plan. ...
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Busy B's buzz around for good cause
(Local News ~ 04/16/02)
The outdoor basketball court at the Dyersburg Activity Center was buzz-y Monday as students of Busy B's Preschool held their second annual Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Thirteen students took up pledges from family and friends. Busy B's director Robin Glisson believes that each raised $75 to $100, exceeding more than $600 they raised last year...
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Gubernatorial candidates share views on conservation issues
(Local News ~ 04/16/02)
FRANKLIN - Four gubernatorial candidates spoke Saturday of their support for state parks, concern over budget problems and the struggle to encourage growth while preserving natural areas. The biggest applause, however, went to Phil Bredesen and Van Hilleary who said they are opposed to gun control laws. ...
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Author using Earl the Emu to inspire children, adults Pat Winston to be at DPS, FPCS Tuesday
(Local News ~ 04/16/02)
A large flightless bird native to Australia that's related to the ostrich and has three-toed feet, loose shaggy feathers and grows to be 5 to 6 feet high seems an unlikely candidate for a book series. That's one reason why Pat Winston picked it. She is using this different bird to show children (and adults) that "all of God's creatures are special, and God loves us just the way we are."...
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Pitching combo lifts Choctaws over Obion Co.
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/02)
Six runs. Four pitchers. One big win for the Dyer County baseball team. Choctaws head coach Larry Lusk had the managerial wheels turning against visiting Obion County Monday night. The result was a 6-4 victory for the DC team over their District 13-AA rivals that kept the club unbeaten against district foes for the year...
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James E. "Buck" Asbridge
(Obituary ~ 04/16/02)
James E. "Buck" Asbridge, 90, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 15, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics, retired co-owner of Asbridge Florist and a lifelong member of Springhill Baptist Church.
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Velma Harness
(Obituary ~ 04/16/02)
Velma Harness, of Brownsville, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 15, 2002 in Brownsville.
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Springtime tips and tactics
(Outdoors ~ 04/16/02)
Before we begin today, I would like to thank everyone involved with the Union City Rotary Club, where I recently was honored to serve as guest speaker. My thanks go out to club officers Johnny Fowler, Gene Virgin, and Travis Shumate, as well as to Steve Vaughn for the initial invitation...
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Crappie fishing around bald cypress trees
(Community News ~ 04/16/02)
Four-year-old Katlin Spicer of Dyersburg and her father caught their limit at Reelfoot this Saturday. She holds two pan-sized crappie from an ice chest filled with the lake's most popular sports fish. Bryan Kuykendoll of Ridgely and Linda Smith of Eaton fish from a pier while dozens of boats in the distance dot the surface of the lake...
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Smoke rises from the Bluff
(History ~ 04/16/02)
It was May 1795 when the Spanish flag was raised above the Chickasaw Bluff. The event was marked by the booming sound of cannons. By June, the Chickasaws turned over the site to the Spanish and the official occupation began. It also began the first permanent settlement in western Tennessee, from that day forth there would always be someone living on the bluff...
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Random Notes April 17
(Column ~ 04/16/02)
So it seems spring has popped out across the county, with temperatures rising into the 80s and lawnmowers buzzing about in the sunshine of late afternoons. The bugs of summer are attendant as well. The portly bumble bee, its heavy round black-and-yellow body somehow lifted by tiny wisps of wings. ...
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