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Regents confront financial shortfall for construction
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
Administrators at Dyersburg State Community College learned Thursday that a proposed expansion of the campus library was one of the top five construction priorities for the Tennessee Board of Regents - but received no indication of when or even if funds would be allocated for the project...
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Dyersburg acquires Mobile Command center
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
Public safety officers responding to a disaster often discover the greatest problems they face grow from a lack of organization at the scene and inadequate communications. The City of Dyersburg took a giant step toward resolving those issues this week when it acquired a mobile command center that within two months will be outfitted with the latest radio, telephone and satellite communications equipment. ...
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DSCC praised for innovative curriculum, receives approval for salary increases
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents meeting at Dyersburg State Community College Thursday praised the college for a new curriculum designed to meet the needs of local industry. The innovative academic degree program, called Manufacturing Systems Technology, is a collaborative effort by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the Obion County Industrial Development Corp., the college and the Tennessee Technology Center in Newbern...
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Tennesse Board of regents at DSCC
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
Regents Jack Fishman of Morristown and Stanley Rogers of Shelbyville show their frustration during a finance committee meeting Thursday at Dyersburg State Community College.
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Woman sues local bank, investment advisers over forged $100,000 check
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
A Paducah, Ky., woman has sued a Dyersburg bank and an investment company for fraudulently cashing a check payable to her aunt two weeks after the aunt died in 1999. The complaint filed on behalf of Peggy Adams by Dyersburg attorney Ralph Lawson claims that the $100,000 check to her aunt was fraudulently endorsed by Marvin "Sonny" Broglin and Dolphus Jordan, doing business as United Financial Services...
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Expansion plans told by Jackson hospital
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
The hospital connected to the management concern of one of Dyersburg's largest physicians group announced Thursday a $90-million expansion and renovation of its main campus in Jackson. Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, the hospital that serves MedSouth Healthcare in Dyersburg, has contracted for construction of a 10-story medical tower to connect with the hospital's current north and west towers, a new entrance and complete renovation of the hospital's first floor...
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Caterpillar lays off workers
(Local News ~ 09/20/02)
Slipping demand for transmission components built at the Caterpillar Precision Machine Casting plant in Dyersburg has forced the firm to temporarily lay off 30 employees from the production line. A company statement sent Thursday said the layoffs are effective immediately and could last up to six months, depending on market conditions. Employees impacted by the move will retain their full company-provided benefits throughout the time off...
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Annette Howard
(Obituary ~ 09/20/02)
Annette Howard, 45, of Henderson, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at Jackson- Madison County General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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Nancy Harris
(Obituary ~ 09/20/02)
Nancy Harris, 98, of Milwaukee, formerly of Union City, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at St. Michael Hospital in Milwaukee. She was a domestic worker. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church in Union City with the Rev. Roy C. Sorrell officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Garden Cemetery in Union City. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements...
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Kimberly Dawn Hardy
(Obituary ~ 09/20/02)
Kimberly Dawn Hardy, 22, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in New Madrid, Mo. She was a homemaker and a member of Mooring Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Cottonwood Baptist Church in Ridgley with the Rev. Jonathan Lail officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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