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No textbooks for fall classes at DHS?
(Local News ~ 07/10/02)
When Dyersburg High School students return to class in August, many may be sitting at their desks without textbooks. City school superintendent Lloyd Ramer says there will be no point in parents calling his office with complaints. Instead, they should dial their state representatives in Nashville. ...
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Woman sentenced on burglary, forgery and theft pleas
(Local News ~ 07/10/02)
A Dyersburg woman pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 2, in circuit court to burglary, forgery and theft charges and was sentenced to serve five-and-a-half years in prison. Stephanie Barton, 28, of 733 Don Hurley Road, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated burglary, forgery worth less than $1,000 and theft of property worth less than $1,000. ...
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Match for prints from meth lab identified 13 months later
(Local News ~ 07/10/02)
A Dyersburg man who conspired to manufacture methamphetamine in 2000 was finally identified in 2001 and pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court. Shawn Delosh, 22, of 133 Ross Ave., pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and was sentenced to serve two years in prison...
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A proposal to build a gun range on county land was referred to two county commission committees for a recommendation Monday night.
(Local News ~ 07/10/02)
Jimmy Anderson made the proposal to the full county commission. The item had not been on the agenda because it had not come through a commission committee. "What we're proposing is a gun range of, ideally, 200 yards by 600 yards on land on the old county farm across the Interstate from the fairgrounds. "If you'll just make your proposal, I'm going to refer it to a committee, Commission Chairman Milton Magee told Anderson...
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City walking a budget tightrope in 2002-03
(Local News ~ 07/10/02)
City treasurer Robert Reed is confident in the numbers contained in the 2002-03 budget even though no certified tax rate has been issued by the state and probably won't be for another two weeks. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen asked for a new annual budget that continued services to the public at the same level as last year, but without the need for a property tax increase. ...
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Cecil Azbell
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
Cecil Azbell, 89, of Ridgely, died Monday, July 8, 2002 at Ridgely Care and Rehab. He was a farmer and a member of Ridgely First Pentecostal Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ridgely First Pentecostal Church with the Rev. David Henry officiating. ...
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Mary Louise Lavender
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
Mary Louise Lavender, 85, of Drummonds, died Sunday, July 7, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Zion Cemetery in Obion with the Rev. Bobby Williams officiating. Cryer Funeral Home in Obion is in charge of arrangements. ...
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Angie Bane Thurmond
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
Angie Bane Thurmond, 36, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 7, 2002 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Lynn Drumwright officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. ...
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James E. Pilkenton
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
James e. Pilkenton, 76, of Bogota, died Monday, July 8, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Lake County Highway Department and a member of the VFW. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of J.W. ...
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Sharon Burch
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
Sharon Burch, 61, of RoEllen, died today at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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William Clint Permenter
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
William Clint Permenter, 83, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 8, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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W.C. Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 07/10/02)
W.C. Wheeler, 85, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 8, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Budding models learn skin care, body sculpting secrets and clothing tips
(Community News ~ 07/10/02)
The teens and preteens who participated in Mall Mania on Tuesday demonstrated model behavior. Literally. They modeled fashions from Cato, Goody's, Maurices and Peebles Department Store during a fashion show at the Dyersburg Mall. The fashion show topped a day's worth of classes on skin care, shopping techniques, accessorizing and exercise. ...
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Kenneth McKamey was confident that he could do it.
(Community News ~ 07/10/02)
All he had to do was follow a line marked by masking tape. But first he had to figure out where it was. Then, he put one foot behind the other a scooted along. His friends chided him for doing it wrong. He tried to do it correctly, carefully trying to walk heel to toe. But as he followed what his eyes were telling him and tried to walk that straight line, McKamey made things worse and eventually fell...
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