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Dyer Countians express frustrations to Herron
(Local News ~ 06/18/02)
More than 100 angry, frustrated and inquisitive Dyer Countians confronted state Sen. Roy Herron on Monday over the Legislature's failure to make progress on solving Tennessee's financial crisis. "We want you to show some leadership," a man in the crowd on the Dyer County Courthouse's north lawn shouted to Herron about a half hour into the 90-minute meeting...
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Silent auction to be held at Relay for Life
(Local News ~ 06/18/02)
Imagine yourself wearing an official Olympic beret, reading an autographed copy of Arnold Palmer's autobiography and waiting for the Memphis Redbirds game. It could happen. All of those items - and more - will be silently auctioned during the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Friday night and Saturday morning. The silent auction begins at 6 p.m. in the westernmost hallway of the Glover Building at Dyersburg State Community College...
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UT Martin faces hard choices
(Local News ~ 06/18/02)
With a no-new-revenues state budget, or something very close to it, looming on the distant horizon, University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Nick Dunagan is faced with a situation where no choices can be considered good ones. Under the DOGS - Downsizing Ongoing Government Services - budget, colleges and universities under the state's two systems of higher education would cut more than $100 million from the governor's proposed spending levels for next year. ...
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Planting the seed
(Local News ~ 06/18/02)
Representatives of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce told city board members Monday night the additional funds generated by a recent increase of the hotel-motel occupancy tax will be used entirely to promote economic growth in the area. David Taylor, chairman of the Tourism and Economic Development Commission, and Allen Hester, president of the local chamber office, said the projected revenue from the tax for 2001-02 is $176,410. ...
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Get those pitchin' arms ready
(Local News ~ 06/18/02)
As August nears, arms are preparing for the eighth annual International Washer Pitchin' Contest in Yorkville. If you're needing some practice or want to see what the competition may be, the Browns Ruritan Club is conducting its inaugural All-American Washer Pitchin' Contest on Saturday...
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Dorothy May "Dot" Newsom
Dorothy May "Dot" Newsom
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(Obituary ~ 06/18/02)
Dorothy May "Dot" Newsom, 68, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 16, 2002 in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Everlasting Church of God in Newbern.
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Thomas H. Cotton
(Obituary ~ 06/18/02)
Thomas H. Cotton, 67, of Hobart, Ind., formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 11, 2002. He was a retired 30-year employee of U.S. Steel and a deacon and longtime member of Bible Baptist Church of Portage, Ind.
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