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Man who sexually assaulted girl at church pleads guilty, gets 10-year sentence
(Local News ~ 07/18/02)
A Dyersburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday in circuit court to sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl at a local church last September and was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison. Vernon Edwards, 37, of 314 Fowlkes Ave., entered a best interest plea to a charge of aggravated sexual battery and was ordered to serve 100 percent of the sentence...
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Weather observers exit airport; pilot questions safety of closing local FAA office
(Local News ~ 07/18/02)
A change has taken place at the Dyersburg Municipal Airport. No one's watching the weather there anymore. The last of the official Federal Aviation Administration weather observers left about two months ago. Now, the only weather information available comes from the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS). ...
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Fee hike hits DSCC will have 7.5 percent increase in student fees
(Local News ~ 07/18/02)
The Tennessee Board of Regents voted Monday to hike student fees at technology centers, community colleges and most of the universities they govern by at least 7.5 percent. The Regents followed the lead of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees who on Friday took similar action...
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Spirits headed for ASA World Series
(High School Sports ~ 07/18/02)
The West Tennessee Spirits repeated as district and state champions this year in the Tennessee ASA 18-and-under class, earning an automatic berth to the Amateur Softball Association of America World Series in Plant City, Fla., July 29-Aug. 4. The Spirits, composed of players from West Tennessee and southern Missouri, will hold fund-raisers in several area counties to finance the trip. ...
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Patricia Threlkeld Quello
(Obituary ~ 07/18/02)
Patricia Threlkeld Quello, 54, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at her residence. She was a technician and a member of the Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. Burial will in Zion Cemetery. ...
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Jack D. Walker
(Obituary ~ 07/18/02)
Jack D. Walker, 74, of Newbern, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber Works. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Presson officiating. ...
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Allen Norman Anderson
(Obituary ~ 07/18/02)
Allen Norman Anderson, 58, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was an employee of Forked Deer Electric and a member of First United Pentecostal Church. Services were at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of J.W. ...
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'This is for the whole community' $80,000 federal grant to assist teens across region
(Community News ~ 07/18/02)
In their capacity, volunteers and staff with Life Choices Pregnancy Support Center of Dyersburg see first-hand the devastation experienced by young girls who fail to acknowledge the personal dangers of sexual promiscuity. Since opening in September, the center has provided free pregnancy tests to more than 600 young women. ...
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