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Mississippi River crests at 41.52 feet at Caruthersville; Corps to continue monitoring pin boils as river falls slowly
(Local News ~ 05/22/02)
Floodwater lapped at the top of the Tennemo Levee Tuesday as the Mississippi River crested at 41.52 feet on the Caruthersville, Mo., river gauge. Strategically placed sandbags tried to keep the water from flowing over the levee, but water crept across in a few places. ...
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Hilltop Grocery robbery driver pleads guilty; sentenced to six years in prison
(Local News ~ 05/22/02)
A RoEllen man pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving the getaway car after a robbery of Hilltop Grocery on Jan. 8 and was sentenced to serve six years in prison. Mark Jacobe Jenkins, 20, of 434 Cribbs Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of facilitating aggravated robbery for his part in the robbery that led to a shootout in which his co-defendant was wounded by a Dyer County Sheriff's deputy on the parking lot of Firestone Industrial Products, 1901 Sylvan Road. ...
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Dyersburg: Hub of NW Tennessee
(Local News ~ 05/22/02)
There is a term Chamber of Commerce executives are using more often these days - hub cities - and last week Canadian businessmen heard again and again that Dyersburg is the third largest of these in West Tennessee. Fifty years ago, individual cities and counties within narrow geographical areas often competed fiercely for the right to have a factory or business set up shop in their particular community. ...
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Choctaw express derailed in state opener
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/02)
CHATTANOOGA - A two-page advertisement in the 2002 Spring Fling program refers to the host city as one of the top family vacation sites in the United States. It proved to hold very little entertainment value for the Dyer County team, however, in Tuesday night's state baseball tournament tussle with Lexington...
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Evelyn Maxine Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
Evelyn Maxine Rhodes, 68, of Tigrett, died Tuesday, May 21 at her residence. She was a retired farmer and landowner and a member of Elizabeth United Methodist Church.
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Peggy Joslin
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
Peggy Joslin, 60, of Finley, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
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Vernice W. "Shorty" Wyrick
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
Vernice W. "Shorty" Wyrick, 81, of Newbern, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at Oakwood Manor in Dyersburg. He was a retired employee of Dyer County Highway Department and farmer, a member of Lema Isamac Church of Christ and a former Dyer County Constable...
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William Marbrey
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
William Marbrey, of Trimble, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
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Why should I get orthodontic treatment?
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
Everyone wants a beautiful smile and everyone should have a healthy one. Our goal is to achieve both for you. Crooked and crowded teeth are hard to clean and maintain. This can lead to conditions that may cause tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss. Other orthodontic problems can contribute to abnormal wear of teeth, excess stress on supporting bone and gum tissue, or misalignment of the jaw joints and resultant chronic headaches or pain in the face and neck...
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What is a Dental Implant?
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that is surgically anchored into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge in place. The benefit of using implants is that they don't rely on neighboring teeth for support, they are permanent and stable. Implants are a good solution to tooth loss because they look and feel like natural teeth...
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Allergies & Chiropractic Part 2
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
What Causes Allergies? The cause of allergies and immune system disease has not been conclusively determined. However, there are those who attribute the proliferation of allergies and other immune system diseases to the mass vaccination campaigns of the past few decades. ...
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Early Investor gets Worm
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
If your child's college graduation is approaching, you know what that means. His or her first real job and first real paycheck is on the horizon too. This means that he or she is approaching the first opportunity to begin saving for retirement. That's right. ...
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Workers Compensation
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
Tennessee's Worker's Compensation Statute is the law under which employers are required to compensate their employees for temporary and permanent injuries received as a result of or arising out of their employment (work related injuries). All employers with five or more employees are required by law to provide their employees with the benefits defined in the law. ...
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Poisoning
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
Now that summer is here patients face the added responsibility of protecting their children from poisoning, the leading cause of accidental death among children in the US. Poison may enter the body in many ways: thru ingestion -- eating or drinking household cleaners, medicines, fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and other garden products; thru inhalation -- breathing crop dust or powdered insecticides; or thru absorption by simply handling chemicals which can be absorbed thru the skin...
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Macular Degeneration & Vitamins
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
A dietary supplement containing high doses of anti-oxidants, vitamin C & E, beta-carotene, and zinc, reduces the risk of developing advanced age related macular degeneration (ARMD) in certain groups of patients. This is according to the results of the age related eye disease study (AREDS). This ten-year study was done by the National Eye Institute. It is the first major prospective study to show the value of high potency vitamin and mineral supplements in preserving vision among certain people...
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Allergies in Children
(Business ~ 05/22/02)
More than 15% of people have allergies in the United States. Allergies occur when the body's natural defense system (immune system) overreacts to otherwise harmful substances. Symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, clear nasal discharge, itchy nose, itchy watery eyes. ...
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Women rescue bears for Red Cross
(Community News ~ 05/22/02)
Lena Sullivan and her daughter, Mary Christian, will make many local children happy next Christmas. They salvaged 52 Winnie the Pooh Santas for the local American Red Cross. Red Cross Chapter Manager Deborrah Pugh said she received a box full of bears after Christmas last year. Pugh said she wanted to give the bears to children this year but there was a problem. All of the bears were marked with the year 2001...
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'A home of our own' Habitat expands to Evansville
(Community News ~ 05/22/02)
They're in Bogota, Newbern, Tigrett and the Bruce community. Last week, Northwest Tennessee Habitat for Humanity began working in the Evansville community. After clearing the land at 210 3rd Ave., Habitat volunteers dug the footing last Tuesday for the organization's 13th house since being incorporated in June 1993. Mary Jo Anson couldn't be happier...
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