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Man charged in deadly robbery pleads guilty
(Local News ~ 09/25/02)
One of three men indicted in the February murder of James "Chip" Finley pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court. Kenny Lynn Evans, 25, was sentenced by Judge Lee Moore to serve 40 years in prison at 100 percent, meaning there is no possibility of parole. ...
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Goodyear to lay off up to 500
(Local News ~ 09/25/02)
The largest employer in Northwest Tennessee will lay off an estimated 15 percent of its workforce by Oct. 1. As many as 500 employees of the Goodyear tire plant in Union City will be released due to market conditions, plant manager Jim Davis said in a press release issued Tuesday...
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Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital on Parkview Street in Dyersburg.
(Local News ~ 09/25/02)
Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital may be sold to another healthcare firm today, along with 12 other hospitals the not-for-profit concern has in West Tennessee. The results of meeting this morning between the Methodist Healthcare board of directors and the church that established the not-for-profit hospital company in 1918 could be announced as early as this afternoon...
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West Tennessee Motor donates trailer to Union Mission
(Local News ~ 09/25/02)
The West Tennessee Motor Company on Court Street Tuesday donated a 12x50-foot house trailer to the New Life Youth Camp of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission. The camp is located on the farm of Jim Ewell, director of development for the local mission. ...
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DCHS holds inaugural bowling tryouts for upcoming season-opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/02)
Dyer County High School officially threw its hat into the growing pool of schools with bowling teams when it announced this week that it would field a team of its own this season. The Choctaws saw their future on Tuesday, the team's second day of tryouts held at J.C. Bel-Aire Lanes. After having approximately 80 students sign up for the two-day tryouts, 14 boys and 14 girls tried their hands at making their school's inaugural bowling team...
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Service errors doom Dyersburg volleyball in loss to JCM
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/02)
Poor service and missed chances led the Dyersburg High School Lady Trojans to a 13-15, 13-15 loss to the Jackson Central-Merry Lady Cougars in District 13AAA volleyball play Tuesday at Dyersburg High School. The Trojans had opportunities to put away both games, but came up short at the service line. Several missed serves gave the Lady Cougars the openings they needed to rally from deficits in both games and put away the victory...
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Lady Trojans grab piece of District 13AAA lead
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/02)
With the postseason drawing ever so nearer, it's time for the Dyersburg High School Lady Trojans soccer team to be fitted for their capes. The Lady Trojans gained the confidence on Tuesday that could make them unbeatable for the remainder of the season with a 3-1 victory over the Jackson Central-Merry Cougars at Dyersburg Middle School...
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Charles E. 'Chuck' Cherry Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Charles E. "Chuck" Cherry Sr., 70, of Newbern, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Whirpool in Evansville, Ind. and Colonial Rubber of Dyersburg and was employed with Wal-Mart, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, charter member of Morningside Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Evansville, Ind., member of Hadi Shrine Temple in Evansville, RoEllen Church of Christ, Scottish Rite and Lessing Masonic Lodge in Evansville...
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Caleb Thomas Crawford
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Caleb Thomas Crawford, infant son of Richard and Amy Sellers Crawford, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Obion County Memorial Gardens with Gary Crawford and Brother Bryant Kerns officiating. White Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Willie D. Dotson
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Willie D. Dotson, 92, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a retired cook for Lake County School System, former cook at Cates Landing School, Phillipy School and Lake County Grammar School, housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. Glendon Hyde for over 25 years and attended First Baptist Church in Tiptonville...
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Shari Ketchum
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Shari Ketchum, 40, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was co-owner/secretary of Ketchum Appliance. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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James Roy Patterson
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
James Roy Patterson, 71, of Finley, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired employee of Dyer County Board of Education and a member of Junction Church of God. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Junction Church of God with the Rev. Kenny Chessor officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Cecelia Foley
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Cecelia Foley, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Gerald O'Malley
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Gerald O'Malley, of Dyersburg, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home
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Jean Page
(Obituary ~ 09/25/02)
Jean Page, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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The Value of Your Injury Case
(Business ~ 09/25/02)
You have been injured in an automobile accident or on the job. You are physically damaged and in pain. You feel that you have a legitimate claim against a negligent person or company, and you want to know how much money you can expect to receive. Each case is individually assessed for the damages due to an injured person. ...
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Sidestep Taxes with Muni Bonds
(Business ~ 09/25/02)
Hard work leads to success. No doubt about it. It may also lead to a higher tax bracket. To mitigate this reality, you'll want more of your income to be exempt from taxes. That's where municipal bonds come in. Did you know that they offer a way to sidestep some taxes before the IRS has a chance to exact them?...
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Disc Problems
(Business ~ 09/25/02)
Spinal discs act as cushions between vertebrae, or the bones of the spine. Discs are gelatinous pieces of tissue which cushion the movement between vertebrae, like shock absorbers. Without these discs, the bones of the spine would rub against each other and quickly degenerate. ...
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WHAT DO I DO?
(Business ~ 09/25/02)
Burial arrangements are another decision that has to be made in addition to basic funeral arrangements. A decision must be made on either a cemetery plot or mausoleum crypt. When choosing burial, arrangements must be made for opening and closing the grave. A decision must also be made about a monument or marker for the grave...
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IMMUNIZATIONS: PERTUSSIS -- PART II
(Business ~ 09/25/02)
The Pertussis vaccine is the "P" portion of the DTaP and is 70 -- 90% effective. Doses are given at 2, 4, 6, and 15 -- 18 months old and at 4 -- 6 years old. The duration of immunity is only 5 -- 10 years. Minor adverse reactions occur during the 1 -- 2 days following administration of the vaccine. ...
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Phil Bredesen is at home in the woods or on the water as he is in politics.
(Outdoors ~ 09/25/02)
Today's column will be somewhat different. From the title you may have surmised it will be about dealing with critics of hunting and fishing sports, but the complete opposite will prove true. I had just gotten in from scouting one of our deer leases one morning this week, when my office phone rang. ...
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Oakwood, Heartmenders come together to create a friendship quilt
(Community News ~ 09/25/02)
It had been a few years since Shirley Cooper last had a go on a sewing machine but when she got her hands back on one Tuesday, it didn't take long to get reacquainted. Cooper was one of several Oakwood Community Living Center residents who participated in a friendship-quilt workshop, conducted by Heartmenders, a program of the Dyer County Office on Aging and Tennessee State University Extension Office...
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The End of the Seminole War
(History ~ 09/25/02)
Last week we left General Jackson and Colonel Dyer in Central Florida where they had entered and burned the town of Chief Billy Bowlegs. This week we will explore how Jackson and his Southern troops concluded their war against the Seminoles. No sooner had General Jackson finished his job in Central Florida than word filtered back that the Spanish Governor at Pensacola was responsible for inciting the Indians to attack southern Alabama. ...
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RANDOM NOTES September 25
(Column ~ 09/25/02)
Fall seems to have waited for the minute and second to descend upon our little corner of the world. Minutes before midnight Sunday, the autumnal equinox crossed the invisible line in the sky where our planet moves from summer. And here on earth, everything seemed to take the cue. ...
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