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Full equality not yet achieved: NAACP speaker
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
Black Americans have not yet achieved full equality, a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People board member told some 200 attendants at a Freedom Awards Banquet on Saturday night. "We don't have it made yet," Dr. Maxine Smith, also executive director emeritus of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP, said. "Sept. 11, 2001, was a terrible reminder that terror is possible here, but black folks have lived in terror for generations...
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Young Life fund-raiser is Monday
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
For over 20 years, Young Life has been making an impact on the lives of Dyer County youth. That will be celebrated Monday as Young Life hosts its once-a-year fund-raising event from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Lannom Center. The celebration/fund-raiser is Young Life's only fund-raising drive of the year and will feature a free dinner and a short, fun informative program...
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Fowlkes church swings for a worthy cause
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
Ask the Rev. Dr. Ricky Ray, pastor of Fowlkes Baptist Church, and he would tell you that his friends Barbara and Bud Lee are collectively the "Billy Graham of music evangelism." That was why word of their tragic automobile accident along I-40 just west of Nashville in July came as such a blow to him...
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Fresh shrimp here? Aquaculture trend arrives in Dyer County
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
Two Dyer County families have been conducting an agricultural experiment over the summer. Now, the public will have a chance to judge their success. The families - Bobby and Lee Ann Sikes and Donnie and Sylvia Jones - plan to sell their produce directly to the public. Freshwater prawns, also known as freshwater shrimp, will be available through Oct. 7. Buyers may either visit the shrimp farm ponds on Puckett Road north of Bogota or pick up shrimp at the former Bogota School...
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Get the treats ready for the troops
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
The smell of homemade cookies filled the air of Dyersburg High School last week as students in Sherry Sweat's nutrition and foods class baked the goodies. For at least one student, the project was not only for her class but also a way to help others...
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Weed and Seed gets second round of funding
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
Dyersburg police chief Bobby Williamson and U.S. Rep. John Tanner announced Friday the city has a green light to continue its successful Weed and Seed program for an additional four years. In this second round of funding, Dyersburg will receive a $275,000 grant, which includes a one-time supplement in Housing and Urban Development funding to assist in the investigation, prosecution and prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses in public and federally assisted low-income housing...
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Five local residents have been charged in connection with the April fire that burned the massive garage of Dr. Jerry and Janie Carter on 1119 Valley Drive in Dyersburg.
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
Five local residents have been charged in connection with the April fire that burned the massive garage of Dr. Jerry and Janie Carter on 1119 Valley Drive in Dyersburg. In the Dyer County Jail awaiting arraignment in city court on Monday is Judy Forsythe, 55, of Dyersburg; her son, Bradley Forsythe, 42, of Dyersburg; Mitchell McDivitt, 41, of Dyersburg; Don Allen Smith, 56, of Finley; and Larry Newsome, 53, of Dyersburg. Mitchell McDivitt is Judy Forsythe's son-in-law...
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Clement says he has prepared himself for the Senate
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
Taking out after his opponent, former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander, Congressman Bob Clement, Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate said Saturday he has tried to prepare himself for the Senate. "I've tried to prepare myself well for the Senate," Clement told about 30 people munching barbecue at $30 a plate, "I've been a public service commissioner, a college president, a businessman and a congressman and I could probably have had a pretty easy re-election to Congress, but I felt this was the year and this was the time to run for the Senate.". ...
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Emphasis on remediation in county Intersession
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
One of the best reasons for the enhanced calendar that the Dyer County School System currently follows is that it offers more opportunities for learning, says Kaye Bane, county coordinator for fall intersession. "Intersession provides students with an educational stimulus. It can expand their horizons beyond what could be accomplished during regular classroom hours," Bane believes...
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City tests new intersession calendar
(Local News ~ 09/30/02)
The city school system, responding to requests from parents and teachers alike, has decided to move the program to the first week of the fall break rather than the last. Also, students who enroll will attend at their own schools where they are familiar with the environment...
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Trojan seniors cited as best in Dyersburg
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/02)
With the pressures of today's society a constant reminder of how easily one mistake can destroy a young person's future, it can be difficult not only to make the right choice, but to excel in everyday challenges. Two Dyersburg High School senior student-athletes have been awarded for not only making the right choices, but also for their hard work and excellence in athletics and academics, as well as their help throughout the city of Dyersburg...
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Solid effort still leaves DMS Lady Trojans short in volleyball loss to Brighton
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/02)
A gallant effort by Dyersburg Middle School fell short as the Lady Trojans dropped a 15-12, 7-15, 14-16 volleyball loss to Brighton on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Lady Trojans' 'B' team improved to 6-4 with a 16-14, 15-3 victory over Brighton. The Lady Trojans (7-4 in the Western Tennessee Athletic Conference) rallied from a 10-4 deficit in the first game to post a 15-12 win. Alison Petty served points 5-14 for the Trojans. She was followed by Brianna Campbell, who served out the first-game win...
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Injuries, turnovers once again plague Choctaws in loss to Bolton
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/02)
ARLINGTON --Dyer County head football coach Lynn Garner might be wondering what else could happen to his team after two more players went down with injuries in the Choctaws' 35-7 loss to the Class 5A Bolton Wildcats here Friday night. The already depleted Choctaws had even more to worry about when junior offensive guard/defensive tackle Matt Myers, already suffering from a right ankle injury, left the game with an injury to his left knee. ...
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Trojans' loss leaves coach asking questions
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/02)
MEMPHIS -- Dyersburg head football coach James Counce found himself in an unusual position Friday night. The generally confident, self-assured coach found himself instead looking for answers after his Trojans dropped a 14-9 decision to the Memphis-Kirby High School Cougars here...
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Morris Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/30/02)
Morris Smith, of Dyersburg, died today at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Isaac P. Morris
(Obituary ~ 09/30/02)
Isaac P. Morris, 69, of Gleason, died today at Methodist Healthcare in Martin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Richard Eugene Hedgepath
(Obituary ~ 09/30/02)
Richard Eugene Hedgepath, 34, of Newbern, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare -Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Bridgestone-Firestone. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with Randall Rose and the Rev. Harry Farrell officiating. Burial was in New Haven Cemetery at Ridgely...
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Venus Baxter
(Obituary ~ 09/30/02)
Venus Baxter, 82, of Jackson, died Saturday at Maplewood Nursing Home in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Dyersburg.
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Mrs. Annie: Treating everyone with dignity
(Community News ~ 09/30/02)
Annie Newsome - "Mrs. Annie" to generations of Dyer County High School students - has influenced generations of during her more than three decades of service at the school. "If you multiply 31 years at DCHS by she number of kids, you'll get a good, high number," she said during a recent interview at her home in Newbern. "I always tried to treat each child as an individual and with respect."...
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Kids Club marks mall's birthday
(Community News ~ 09/30/02)
They were having a birthday party Tuesday night as members of the Dyersburg Mall Kids Club celebrated the mall's 17th birthday. Members made party hats and decorated their own cupcakes. They had their faces painted by the Hillcrest Baptist Church Clowns Ministry. The clowns also made a number of balloon animals and other creations...
Stories from Monday, September 30, 2002
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