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Chamber honors local industry
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
Neglect of its education system will hurt the Tennessee's industrial recruitment effort, a Memphis labor lawyer said at the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce Industry Appreciation Banquet Tuesday night. "Companies don't make decisions to go to states that don't fund education," Arnold Perl told about 80 at the event. ...
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DHS seniors offered $2.5 million in scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
Seniors at Dyersburg High School were offered more than $2.5 million dollars in academic and athletic scholarships this year, perhaps the highest figure ever recorded on a per capita basis. DHS Principal Sam Miles pointed out there are only 216 students in this year's senior class and yet they were offered 244 scholarships totaling $2,669,204 from various institutions and organizations. A total of 102 seniors received offers...
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DC's state run ends with a thud
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/02)
CLEVELAND - The surroundings changed, but the outcome was eerily similar. Less than 11 hours after taking a 10-0 thrashing from Lexington at Chattanooga's famed Engel Stadium, Dyer County shifted sites for its loser's bracket contest Wednesday morning against Portland...
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Donald P. Leek
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
Donald P. Leek, of Newbern, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at Wesley Care Center in Dyersburg.
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William L. Marbrey
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
William L. Marbrey, 61, of Trimble, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired truck driver, a U.S. Navy veteran and served as Mayor of Trimble from 1981-1983.
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Peggy Joslin
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
Peggy Joslin, 60, of Finley, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Independent Free Holiness Church.
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Larry Madalon
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
Larry Madalon, of Newbern, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
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FPCS Special Friends program builds relationships
(Community News ~ 05/23/02)
Kindergarten is a new, exciting and sometimes frightening time for parents and their new students. Faculty and staff at First Presbyterian Christian School are helping alleviate that great unknown by participating in Special Friends. Teacher Ashley Shirley developed the program during the 2000-01 school year. "It's a kindergarten-based program. When Ms. Shirley gets a new class, she assigns each child to a teacher or staff member at the school," said Kim Jetton, FPCS's secretary...
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