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Charges to be filed in wreck case
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
Charges are expected to be filed this week against the four people involved in a car accident on Thursday night near the Dyer-Gibson county line, according to reports from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. THP Trooper Joe Deal, who documented the accident, reported alcohol was the proximate cause of the crash, which occurred at 10:05 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 77 and Tatumville Road...
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Woman sues hospital, doctor for improper IV therapy that led to hand, arm injury
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
A Dyersburg woman has sued Methodist Healthcare - Dyersburg Hospital and a local physician for $125,000 for negligently tending an intravenous catheter that she claims damaged her arm. In a complaint filed April 23 in Dyer County Circuit Court by Dyersburg attorney Stephen Scofield, Linda C. ...
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City Office of Emergency Services established
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
Dyersburg will have a new department effective July 1, the Office of Emergency Services, designed to ensure the city's preparedness in the event of a natural disaster or a terrorist attack. According to Mayor Bill Revell, the new department comes with a big plus. ...
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Dyer County High School's Top 10 percent academically by class
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
Senior class: Kelsey Blair Burr 4.0 gpa, Bryan Paul Jett 4.0 gpa, Nicole Marie Rodriguez 4.0 gpa, Jessica Erin Willis 4.0 gpa, Erin Cloye Young 4.0 gpa, Jennifer Renee Reynolds, Megan Michelle Akin, Dianna Michelle Whitson, Whitney Renee Brooks, Christopher Lynn Beasley, Jamie Dwayne Bard, Eva Maria Mayfield, Brian Andrew Austin, Jared Thomas Glendowne, Deborah Kaye Johnson, Stephen Dustin Forrester, David Joshua Roma, Kelly J. ...
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The Dyersburg High School Honor Roll
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
by class Freshman class: Grace Andrews, Jon Augustus, Laura Beth Bingham, Michael Boehmler, Latosha Booker, Jason Brown, Magen Brunson, Nikki Burns, Tara Butler, Brittany Cooper, Brad Czecholinski, Hunter Davis, Jillian Dennis, Josh Dodson, Crystal Fine, Sarah Beth Finley, Ashley Flowers, Heaven Gerlach, Emily Greene, Chris Harris, Emilee Harris, Matthew Hollingsworth, Alana Huffman, Chris Jackson, Coley Jamison, Kristen Jamison, Krista King, Laurel Lowrance, Drew Mallard, Rachel McCoy, Ben Miller, Ruby Munoz, Lacelia Newman, Zach Owsley, Mary Beth Ozment, Natalie Pike, Whitney Powell, Eric Robertson, Megan Robinson, Mara Rodriguez, Nik Schweikert, Hayley Sherrill, Kyle Staron, Jessica Strain, Kristen Sweat, Hillary Throgmorton, Paige Throgmorton, Summer Tucker, Laura Ward, Jory White, Wendy White, Chelsey Woodlan, and John Young.. ...
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Police file beer, drug charges
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
A local club owner and a patron were arrested Friday night after Dyersburg Police reported finding marijuana, cocaine and beer. According to the police report, officers entered Willie Toles' club on Meeks Street shortly after 10 p.m. Friday to serve a warrant on a person who'd been seen there. ...
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Getting them excited about learning
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
With books and notebooks in hand, second-graders make themselves comfortable for an afternoon of learning. But for these students in Carrie Butler's classroom at Trimble Elementary School, an afternoon of learning is somewhat different from that at other schools. Thanks to the use of centers, learning takes a self-directed turn. And now, thanks to a grant from the Dyersburg-Dyer County Education Foundation, that learning can include more science and social studies...
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Man charged with aggravated burglary
(Local News ~ 04/29/02)
A 20-year-old Dyersburg man was arrested early this morning in connection with a burglary in the 1800 block of Ayers Street where the victims were threatened at gunpoint. Jonathan Greer was arrested at a residence in the 1700 block of Ayers and is charged with especially aggravated burglary. A .22-caliber handgun and clothing matching the description of one of the two alleged assailants were also confiscated from the house where Ayers was arrested. The burglary occurred at 4:01 this morning...
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Maddox taking skills to Florida
(High School Sports ~ 04/29/02)
Randy Coffman, head coach of the girls' basketball team at Dyersburg High School, has gotten quite comfortable designing offensive plays around the multi-talented Reginette Maddox. Jason Keene, head coach at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Fla., near Panama City, plans to do the same thing. "Sounds good to me," Maddox said, with a grin, after signing a scholarship last week to continue her career with the Lady Indians at Chipola. Keene was in Dyersburg to personally sign Maddox on Monday...
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John Andrews
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
John Andrews, 49, of Union City, died Saturday, April 27, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a sheet metal worker for Lennox Hearth Products in Union City, a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union and a member of Trinity Assembly of God in Union City...
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Kathryn Elizabeth Bell
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
Kathryn Elizabeth Bell, 93, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired secretary with Tennessee State Board of Architects, a member of First Baptist Church where she was very active in all church activities and a volunteer pink lady at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital...
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Christine Palmer
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
Christine Palmer, 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 25, 2002 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ.
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Arnold G. McClure
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
Arnold G. McClure, 69, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired factory employee and a U.S. Army veteran.
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John Andrews
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
John Andrews, 49, of Union City, died Saturday, April 27, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a sheet metal worker for Lennox Hearth Products in Union City, a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union and a member of Trinity Assembly of God in Union City...
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Rev. Thomas E. Parker
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
Rev. Thomas E. Parker, 84, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, April 28, 2002 at Baptist Hospital in Union City.
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Charles Burton Stutts
(Obituary ~ 04/29/02)
Charles Burton Stutts, 81, of San Antonio, Texas, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at Air Force Village One in San Antonio. He was a Dyersburg native who retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, Miss., and a former member of First Baptist Church of Forest, Miss...
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'America United Under God'
(Community News ~ 04/29/02)
Since 1981, residents of Dyersburg and Dyer County have joined with their fellow Americans on the first Thursday in May to participate in the National Day of Prayer. This Thursday will be the 51st anniversary of the National Day of Prayer and once again, residents of Dyersburg and Dyer County are being encouraged to join their fellow Americans to pray for the nation, her people and her leaders. ...
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JCPenney marks 100 years
(Community News ~ 04/29/02)
The retail empire JCPenney, started in a small Wyoming town in 1902 by James Cash Penney, celebrates its 100th anniversary this month at more than 1,000 stores in three countries. In Dyersburg, the business stands today as one of the oldest local firms in continuous operation since it's founding - in Downtown Dyersburg on April 15, 1924. In that time, the retailer has been in only two locations: next to First Citizens National Bank on West Court Street and as an anchor in the Dyersburg Mall...
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