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Qualifying petitions to run for office
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
As Thursday's deadline for filing qualifying petitions to run for office in the Aug. 1 county general and state primary elections 70 candidates already have filed petitions. Thursday at noon is the deadline for filing petitions containing at least 25 signatures of registered voters in the district the candidate seeks to represent. ...
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Reading Recovery students honored
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
A program honoring more than 100 first grade students at Dyersburg Primary School who participated in Reading Recovery and literacy groups during the 2001-02 year was held in the school cafeteria this week. Reading Recovery gives first grade readers intense, short-term, one-on-one tutorial sessions for up to 20 weeks. It has proven to be highly successful in improving student reading and writing skills...
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King wins county's dairy month poster contest
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
If you could watch an animal's dream, what would you see? Brittany King, a sixth-grader at Three Oaks Middle School, believes animals might just dream of chocolate milk. Well, that's what her entry in the June Dairy Month Poster Contest assumes. The entry caught the judges' eyes, and she won the county competition last week. ...
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'Thank you for all you do' Oakwood recognizes its nurses
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
"Nurse -- somebody trained to look after sick and injured people, especially somebody who works in a hospital or clinic, administering the care and treatment that a doctor prescribes." That's according to the Encarta World English Dictionary. But ask anyone who watches nurses and the care they provide at a nursing care facility and you'll get a much deeper definition. Oakwood Community Living Center recognized its nursing staff last week during National Nurses Week, May 5-11...
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No annexation for Middle City
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
The Dyersburg Municipal-Regional Planning Commission has turned down a request by Middle City residents for annexation of that area into the city's boundary. The commissioners noted that the city is presently confined by its Urban Growth Boundary agreement with the state. ...
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Cousin Bubba's back in town
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
Cousin Bubba is back in town and he's packin' -- books. Former Dyer County District Attorney General Wayne Emmons has returned to Dyersburg to practice law with the Kelly Law Firm. Emmons has practiced law in Texas, Arkansas and Memphis since 1980. ...
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Providing that extra push
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
Inspiration comes in many forms - people, places, things, brainstorming. For Patsy Peckenpaugh, inspiration for her Dyersburg-Dyer County Education Foundation grant application came in the form of television. "I was watching 'Dateline' last summer and it hit me, 'We could do that!'" she said...
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Hall to celebrate 104th birthday Monday
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
For most of her life, Anna Beatrice Hall has focused on other people. She took care of ailing family members, cooked some of the best Sunday dinners in the region and was known as "Mama Hall" to a host of neighborhood children. On Monday, she'll be the center of attention. She's celebrating her 104th birthday...
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DSCC Class of '02 is urged to take lessons learned to the next step
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
Two hundred and eighteen graduates launched into a new era Saturday as Dyersburg State Community College held its 32nd annual commencement. "This is a very special time of celebration and recognition," said DSCC president Dr. Karen Bowyer to the graduates, their families and friends in the packed E.H. Lannom Jr. Gymnasium...
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Local facilities celebrate Nursing Home Week
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center, Wesley at Dyersburg and Oakwood Community Living Center are joining long-term care facilities across the nation to celebrate National Nursing Home Week May 12-18. The week has been observed since 1967, making this the 35th annual event. ...
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Security lights at airport will be costly
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
A possible $50,000 grant to increase security at the Dyersburg Municipal Airport would be largely consumed by one item: security lighting, representatives of the local electric system told members of the city board's airport committee last week. Airport Committee chairman Bob Dean had hoped the grant would cover the cost of additional security fencing at the facility as well, but the cost of 37 lamps and nine new poles alone is in excess of $30,000. ...
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Calling all know-it-alls: Trivia contest slated June 1
(Local News ~ 05/13/02)
Do you consider yourself a fountain of useless knowledge? Those insignificant bits of information could lead to money during Dyer County's first-ever Relay for Life Trivia Contest. The first-place winner will receive $100; second place, $60; and third place, $40. The contest will be held at 7 p.m. June 1 in the Dyersburg High School commons area...
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Head coaches
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/02)
Obion County head coach John Buchanan, left, chats with Dyer County head coach Larry Lusk during District 13-AA tournament competition this week in Newbern. Buchanan's Rebels finished second in the event to earn a Region 7-AA berth at Brighton. Lusk and his Choctaws won the tournament and host Covington in the regional opener Monday night at 7 p.m...
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Solid Choctaws hope to continue tournament run
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/02)
Dyer County baseball coach Larry Lusk and his team is proud of last week's District 13-AA tournament title, but the focus makes a dramatic shift when the team takes the field in a "must-win" Region 7-AA opener tonight in Newbern. The district championship gave the Choctaws homefield advantage for its 7 p.m. contest against visiting Covington with the winner moving one step closer to a berth in the state tournament...
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Everett 'Mousie' Bizzle
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Emmett Everett "Mousie" Bizzle, 91, of Hobart, Ind., formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, May 7 at his residence. He was a farmer and steelworker.
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Ollie A. Gale
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Ollie A. Gale, 90, of Shelby, Mich., died Tuesday, May 7, 2002 in Shelby, Mich.
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Shirley F. Curtis
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Shirley F. Curtis, 66, of Germantown, formerly of Friendship, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Germantown. She worked for 25 years with Holiday Inn and Promus Corporation.
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Hulon D. Hogue
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Hulon D. Hogue, 75, of Halls, died Saturday, May 11, 2002 at his daughter's residence in Troy. He was a self-employed service station owner and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Halls.
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Christopher "Chris" Lee Sanders
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Christopher "Chris" Lee Sanders, 22, of Morehouse, Mo., died Friday, May 3, 2002 at his residence. He was a cashier for Aldi Grocery Store in Sikeston, a 1998 graduate of Bloomfield High School and attended Miner Baptist Church.
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Katherine Shanklin
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Katherine Shanklin, 80, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, May 12, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. She was a retired employee of Parkview/Methodist Hospital and a member of First United Pentecostal Church.
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Ridgely's anti-drugs mayor:Billy Earl Gray
(Community News ~ 05/13/02)
There is little about Billy Earl Gray that lends itself to the Hollywood stereotype of the crusading mayor determined to clean up his hometown. He is quiet, unassuming and quick to smile. There is a softness about his eyes that reminds one more of a kindly grandfather than a charismatic political leader. ...
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MOTHER/DAUGHTER LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST:
(Community News ~ 05/13/02)
Mothers and daughters of all ages participated Saturday in the Mother/Daughter Look-alike Contest co-sponsored by the Dyersburg Mall and First Citizens National Bank. Thirty-five contestants were broken down to the Top 10 and then to the Top 3. Contestants were judged on overall appearance, facial features and poise/walk. ...
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