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Man attempting to swim length of Mississippi swims past county
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
The man attempting to set a new world record by swimming the Mississippi River spent several hours off the banks of Dyer County on Saturday, his piston-like arms propelling him to his destination, the end of the waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. Martin Strel, 47, started swimming the world's third-longest river on July 4 at its source at Lake Itasca, Minn. Saturday marked his 44th day of spending between eight and 10 hours in the river...
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Boals remembered a truest of friends
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
Larry Mack Boals, one of the Dyer County's best-known residents, died Friday morning at his home in Finley. He was 55. A longtime director of the Dyer County Fair and former president of the event's board of directors, Boals is remembered by friends and family as a humorous man with a wonderfully kind heart...
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Water and Sewer Committee recommends $1.1mil expansion
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
The Dyersburg Water and Sewer Committee voted Thursday to recommend a $1.1 million expansion designed to bring the basic utilities of water, sewer, gas and electricity to the new North Industrial Park. The project is a scaled-down version of the original design by Centex Forcum Lannom designed to bring minimum services that could be utilized by two to three new companies setting up in the 220-acre site. ...
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Hearing set Monday on regional solid waste plan; document hails recycling program, elimination of roadside dumping
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
A new document indicates Dyer County handles solid waste issues well, has no problem with illegal roadside dumping and operates a thriving recycling program. In addition to assessing the current situation, the document is supposed to provide a blueprint for improvements Dyer, Gibson and Crockett counties plan to make in waste-handling operations in the next five years...
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FCNB helps bring Senior Crimestoppers Program to St. Joseph
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
It was a few years ago when Donna Derryberry first approached Debbie Currie with the idea of implementing the Senior Crimestoppers Program in the facilities of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis Housing Corporation. Last week two of the corporation's living facilities, St. ...
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State Supreme Court rules gun rights not restorable for violent felons
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has decided that those convicted of crimes involving force, violence or a deadly weapon can never have their right to posses or own firearms restored. "... we hold that the legislature intended that a person who has been convicted of a felony involving the use or attempted use of force, violence or a deadly weapon cannot possess a handgun, even where his or her citizenship rights have been restored," Justice E. Riley Anderson wrote for a unanimous Supreme Court...
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County to vote on $17.8 million school budget
(Local News ~ 08/19/02)
The Dyer County Board of Education will submit a 2002-03 budget for approval by the County Commission of $17.8 million, an increase of approximately $600,000 over last year's general fund total. The new budget will include about $127,000 in teacher pay raises, a two-percent local increase, which are intended to offset rising costs of health-care insurance premiums...
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Members of the Northwest Tennessee Spirits 16-and-under East National softball team
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/02)
Members of the Northwest Tennessee Spirits 16-and-under East National softball team are (front row, from left) Whitney Faulkner, Amanda Sanders, Autumn Kelley, Haley Bushart, Stephanie Cunningham, Heather Robey, (back row, from left) Randy Hulme, Anna Leah Richardson, Whitney Ward, Jessica Sesson, Kelly Moore, Samantha Stahlman, Jada Bushart and coach Robert Richardson. The Spirits finished third in the recent East Nationals held in Altamonte Springs, Fla...
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Choctaws get first look at explosive offense
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/02)
In many ways, the first night of the Dyer County High School football season was what head coach Lynn Garner had hoped to see. In other ways, the Choctaws showed they still have plenty of work to do before the season opens in two weeks. Fueled by guarantees earlier this week from Dyersburg High School head football coach James Counce that his Trojans would shut out Dyer County 28-0 on opening night, August 30, the Choctaws posted a pair of victories Friday night in the Sports Plus First-Look Scrimmage at Harmon Field.. ...
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Gearing up
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/02)
Dyersburg High's Melissa Heck dribbles toward the goal in preparation for the Lady Trojans' season-opening soccer game. DHS opens Monday at Trenton.
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Henry Dietz
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Henry Dietz, 74, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired factory worker and attended McCullough Chapel Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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George O. Hood
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
George O. Hood, 75, of Chesterfield County, Va., died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. He was a retired sergeant first class from the U.S. Army. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bliley Funeral Home Chippenham Chapel in Richmond, Va. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens...
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Charlotte Croskery Lomax
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Charlotte Croskery Lomax, 54, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Jackson Hospital. She was a homemaker and member of Westside Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. James Combs officiating...
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James Robert Lyons
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
James Robert Lyons, 63, of Obion, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City . He was a retired employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion. Burial was in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Obion...
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Eva D. Phenix
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Eva D. Phenix, 62, of Hornbeak, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Hawthorne Baptist Church in Dyersburg. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Davis officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Fannie Louise Smith
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Fannie Louise Smith, 59, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis . She was a secretary with Lifesafe Security Corp. and member of the Moose Lodge Ladies Auxiliary. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of J.W. Curry and Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Jetton officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery...
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Patricia Ann Ban
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Patricia Ann Bane died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry and Son Funeral Home.
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Lawrence Macklin 'Larry Mack' Boals
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Lawrence Macklin 'Larry Mack' Boals, 55, of Finley, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was an advertising sales representative for CRR Cash Register, a communicant of Holy Angels Catholic Church, served in the Tennessee National Guard, was past president and a board member of the Dyer County Fair Association, and was active in the Dyer County Barbecue Contest and Dogwood Festival...
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Irene Rice
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Irene Rice, 92, of Friendship, died Saturday, August 17, 2002 at Bells Nursing Home. She was a retired funeral home attendant and a member of Friendship Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Friendship Funeral Home with Jeff Thomas officiating. ...
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Effie Lou Phillips
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Effie Lou Phillips, 79, of Huntingdon, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, August 17, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. She was a homemaker and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Halls Funeral Home. ...
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Bobby Neal Lee
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Bobby Neal Lee, 62, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, August 17, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Dyer County Highway Department and Olberg Manufacturing Company and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Dyersburg. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. ...
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Patricia Ann Bane
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Patricia Ann Bane, 58, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, August 15, 2002 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Dyersburg City Cemetery with the Rev. Lynn Drumwright officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ...
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Lloyd Wayne Young
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Lloyd Wayne Young, 72, of Friendship, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at his residence. He was a farmer, a member of Elizabeth United Methodist Church and an Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday at Elizabeth United Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Gardner officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Friendship Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Esther Scott
(Obituary ~ 08/19/02)
Esther Scott, 60, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002 at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis . She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Dyersburg City Cemetery with Brother Paul Helton officiating. J.W. Curry and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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C.P. Drama presents 'Arsenic and Old Lace' this weekend
(Community News ~ 08/19/02)
Need to get away? How about a trip to Brooklyn where you can stay with a couple of dotty and sweet little ladies. Just be sure not to drink the elderberry wine. C.P. Drama will present "Arsenic and Old Lace" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Lighthouse, 2280 Parr Ave., Dyersburg. All seats are $5. There are no advanced tickets sales...
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Forsake not the assembly
(Community News ~ 08/19/02)
In this modern age of fast sound bites and eye-catching commercial messages, competition for the average American's attention has never been greater. In fact, it has reached a point that many child psychologists are beginning to notice signs of stress-related illnesses in the nation's youth. ...
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It was a great day for the kids at Reelfoot Lake on Saturday
(Community News ~ 08/19/02)
Tim Lewis and his 8-year-old son Lucas are avid goose and duck hunters. They test a pair of duck calls outside a tent where scores of custom callmakers from around the country came to show off their wares. Waterfowl festivals aren't just fun for human beings. Dogs get a real kick out of them as well. A hunter-retriever champion named Twin Lakes Achilles leaps high into the air on the command of his trainer, J. Paul Jackson, to grab a toy...
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Reelfoot Lake Waterfowl Festival
(Community News ~ 08/19/02)
It was a great day for the kids at Reelfoot Lake on Saturday. Thousands attended the 13th annual Reelfoot Lake Waterfowl Festival held at Kirby Pocket. A number of boat manufacturers had models on display and 19-month-old Madelyn Hogan of Union City decided to try one out...
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