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West Dyersburg Church of Christ is asking teen-agers to focus
(Local News ~ 04/26/02)
Like many words in the English language, "focus" has a number of definitions. This weekend, West Dyersburg Church of Christ is asking teen-agers to focus - to concentrate their attention - on their spiritual lives and to be encouraged in their faith...
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Man guilty of second-degree murder
(Local News ~ 04/26/02)
A Dyer County Circuit Court jury Thursday found Brian L. Woods guilty of second-degree murder in the Feb. 2001 shooting death of Terrence Lamar "Mar-Mar" Johnson. The nine-man, three-woman jury deliberated more than three hours before reaching the verdict...
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DCHS names reps for Boys & Girls State
(Local News ~ 04/26/02)
A number of Dyer County High School students will be given the opportunity to learn important lessons in leadership and citizenship training during the 56th session of Volunteer Boys and Girls State June 1-8. The girls will attend the week-long program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and the boys will gather in Cookeville at Tennessee Technological University. ...
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Smaller Lake Co. port project may resolve environmental issues
(Local News ~ 04/26/02)
Engineers on Thursday unveiled a scaled-back design for the proposed Cates Landing riverport they said will help the effort address federal environmental concerns. In a meeting with members of the tri-county regional port authority at the Lannom Center, Raymond White of Garver, Inc., and Randall Rhodes of Centex offered a plan that reduced the size of the industrial center from about 1,000 acres to 550 acres. ...
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Monday is deadline to enter Dogwood golf scramble
(Local News ~ 04/26/02)
Spaces are still available in the annual Dogwood Festival 4 Man Golf Scramble. Applications for the event, sponsored by Casino Aztar, are available at The Dyersburg Country Club at The Farms, Newbill and Henry, the State Gazette and at Memories Gift Shop, located at Casino Aztar in Caruthersville, Mo...
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Halls falls 2-0 in pitcher's duel with Cavaliers
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/02)
Halls pitcher Dustin White turned in a solid performance Thursday, but dropped a tough 2-0 decision to Crockett County. In a contest HHS head coach Mike Blackwood called a real "pitcher's duel," White allowed just three hits in six innings of work. ...
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NCAA to confront delicate job of electing new leader
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/02)
The NCAA is about to confront the most controversial issue in its history - selecting a successor to president Cedric Dempsey who will retire at year's end. There seems to be a growing sentiment among university presidents that the next NCAA head of state should be one of their own. Many presidents are tired of the image that athletics are more important than education on the nation's Division I campuses...
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Harrison Watkins Ewell and Bennett Duignan Ewell
(Obituary ~ 04/26/02)
Harrison Watkins Ewell and Bennett Duignan Ewell, twin sons of Michael Watkins Ewell and Sonya Duigan Ewell, died Monday, April 22, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. May 6 at Highland memorial Cemetery in Knoxville with Dr. William Barron officiating...
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Joyce Reed
(Obituary ~ 04/26/02)
Joyce Reed, 83, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. She was a homemaker and a member of McCullough's Chapel Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at McCullough's Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. ...
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Tennessee Richmond
(Obituary ~ 04/26/02)
Tennessee Richmond, 67, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 22, 2002 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center.
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Melvin White
(Obituary ~ 04/26/02)
Melvin White, 79, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 25, 2002 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center. He was a retired salesman for Murrays Biscuits, a member of Hawthorne Baptist Church and a Army veteran of World War II.
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Joe Gowan Greer
(Obituary ~ 04/26/02)
Joe Gowan Greer, 87, of Memphis, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired carpenter for Ken Garland Company, a World War II USAAC veteran and a member of Second Baptist Church. Services will be at noon Saturday in the Germantown Parkway Chapel of Memphis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memory Hill Garden...
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Christine Palmer
(Obituary ~ 04/26/02)
Christine Palmer, 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 25, 2002 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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DHS Class of '47 searching for alumni
(Community News ~ 04/26/02)
The Dyersburg High School Class of 1947 is making plans for its 55th class reunion. Organizers are looking for the following classmates - Nina Mai Brown, Sara Carlene Bradley, Kathleen Chadwick, Louise Clark, Louise Ennis, Anna Bell Hodges, Helen Louise Johnson, Norma Glynn Jones, Doris W. ...
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Ag Day 2002
(Community News ~ 04/26/02)
It was a bright, cool day, perfect for a day at the fairgrounds, and that is exactly what fifth graders in the Dyer County and Dyersburg school systems had Thursday. The event was Ag Day 2002, an opportunity for young students to get some practical lessons about farming in Northwest Tennessee. ...
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