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Potential of state shutdown spurs marathon class at DSCC
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Fearing a possible shutdown of Dyersburg State Community College on Monday, students Friday enrolled in a summer-session speech course opted to endure a marathon class rather than take the chance of losing their credit hours. "Better to sit in class for six hours straight than not to get those three hours of course credit," said student Jeremy Warner, a former Dyersburg High School graduate who is attending Union University and taking summer classes at DSCC. ...
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County liability insurance premium to rise by a third
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Escalating insurance costs further complicated the Fiscal Year 2003 Dyer County budget last week. County budget committee members were told Thursday that liability insurance premiums will rise by $60,000, fully one third, next year. "Our liability insurance, including auto insurance, is going to go up by $60,000 next year," County Executive Dr. ...
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Lannom to be honored
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
The late Edward H. Lannom Jr., P.E., of Forcum Lannom Associates will be honored at a recognition dinner July 9 in Nashville as a distinguished engineer and builder who made an indelible mark on Tennessee. The event is hosted by the Tennessee Engineering Center. ...
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Guarantees issued, restraining order dissolved in fight lawsuit
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
A temporary restraining order prohibiting Dyer Investment Co. from distributing profits from its involvement in the Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis heavyweight championship fight has been dissolved. Dyer County Chancellor J. Steven Stafford issued the dissolution orders Wednesday in the six almost identical lawsuits filed June 6 on behalf of would-be investors against Dyer Investment and its principals, John Ford, Kent Ford and Billy Walker...
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Fugitives found Separate incidents find felons on the lam
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
The Dyersburg Police Department brought two fugitives from the law to justice over the weekend. Police responded Friday morning to an incident in the 300 block of Moss Avenue in which Steven Allen Ray reported being stuck with a baseball bat and then chased by his assailant. During the course of their investigation, officers checked Ray's identity and discovered he was wanted in Howard County, Ind. on outstanding warrants for assault...
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Local opinions diverse on school voucher decision Dyer Countians react to the Supreme Court's ruling that tax dollars can be spent for religious education
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
The Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that tuition vouchers are constitutional has been hailed by the Bush administration as a landmark church-state decision that will fundamentally change the educational landscape by allowing wider public financing of religious schools. In Dyer County, reactions to the ruling are as varied and politically divided as those inside the Beltway...
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Finance committee passes new city budget
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
When the city board meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Building Auditorium, it is scheduled to approve expenditures for all funds in the 2002-03 annual budget with the exception of capital outlays. Those will be held for approval until the state issues a certified tax rate for the city. ...
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Carol Rossiter Beardsley
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Carol Rossiter Beardsley, 84, of Dyersburg, formerly of Albany, N.Y., died Thursday, June 27, 2002, at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker, a member of the Albany Junior League, a member of the Albany Art Institute and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Delmar, N.Y. ...
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Juanita Yarbro
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Juanita Yarbro, 65, of Tiptonville died Friday, June 28, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. A retired furniture upholsterer, she was the widow of Tommy Yarbro.
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Robert Pullom
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Robert Pullom, 77, of Dyersburg died Friday, June 28, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services of Dyersburg.
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Robert Pullom
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Robert Pullom, 77, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 28, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a mechanic. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Cosmopolitan Funeral Home with Elder William Holder officiating. Burial will be in MCCO Cemetery in Newbern...
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Mary Frances Tetleton Webber
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Mary Frances Tetleton Webber, 77, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Harvey Ray Moore officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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Erma Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Erma Moore, of Trenton, died Sunday, June 30, 2002, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Nettie Mae Paschall
(Obituary ~ 07/01/02)
Nettie Mae Paschall, 85, of Ridgely, died today at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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State writing scores rise Dyersburg and Dyer County stay above the average
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
The Tennessee Department of Education announced Friday afternoon that statewide scores on the annual writing test given in grades 4, 7, and 11 have risen for the eighth year in a row. 71.5 percent of students in fourth grade, 70.4 percent of the seventh-grade students and 81.8 percent of the 11th-grade students scored at the competent level or above...
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Ron Tate in his backyard.
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
They say that what we are is heavily influenced by where we came from. In other words, there are some instances in our lives that we can sometimes see come around to a full circle. While not everyone sometimes notices their circle coming round, others have. One of those is Ron Tate...
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Hanging judge
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe G. Riley addresses more than 100 attorneys, judges and well-wishers following the unveiling of a portraits of him that is to be placed on the first floor of the Dyer County Courthouse. Riley served as circuit judge of Dyer and Lake counties from 1978 until 1996, when he was appointed to the appeals court...
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Partnership between city, Master Gardeners blossoms
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
Okeena Park is beginning to look a bit like a botanical garden - thanks to a partnership between the city parks department and local gardeners. Members of the Dyer County Association of Tennessee Master Gardeners have adopted spots in the park, added nutrients to the soil and planted flowers, shrubs and trees. ...
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How much do you contribute to global warming? Plant trees to reduce your impact
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
You drive your car to work. You light your home with electricity. You cut the grass with gasoline-powered mowers. You are an active part of the reason why the greenhouse effect persists. Most of the energy we use each day results in the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Rising carbon dioxide levels contribute to global warming...
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Get ready for the Fourth Celebrations are set
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
Looking for a way to celebrate the country's 226 th birthday? There are several events in the area to assist. The Town of Trimble's getting its red, white and blue ready as it prepares for its annual Fourth of July events. The celebration will kick off at 5 p.m. ...
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Champion survivors, Tatumville's oaks fall short of state's biggest
(Community News ~ 07/01/02)
Wilmer Elgin has a reverence for trees. He admires their strength, their longevity and their histories. Standing beneath the broad limbs of a cherrybark oak, the 91-year-old Tatumville man is fascinated by the fact that the tree is still standing today. It almost became a pile of firewood more than 75 years ago...
Stories from Monday, July 1, 2002
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