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Bank robbery suspect arrested
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
The man who is suspected in the robbery Saturday of the First Citizens Bank Green Village branch was arrested by Dyersburg Police hours after the incident. Corey Ramsey, 27, of 2030 Phillips Street, was arrested without incident at 5 p.m. Saturday. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 4 p.m. today in Dyersburg City Court...
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MedSouth in growth mode
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
MedSouth Healthcare is driving to make local medical treatment even better with plans to expand the firm's footprint on the landscape of regional health care. "Dyersburg has a lot to offer," said administrator David Alred. "With the diagnostic tools, the hospital and local doctors, and MedSouth, we can tailor a wide array of services for people - almost a one-stop shopping sort of medical care."...
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McIver's Bluff Founders Day and Homecoming set for Oct. 12
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
Lumberjacks, wildlife and a day for the entire family are coming. The fourth annual McIver's Bluff Founders Day and Homecoming is just around the corner. The free event that takes place around the Dyer County Courthouse Square will be from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Oct. 12...
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Racism claimed in Three Oaks incident
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
A Three Oaks Middle School parent claims racism is responsible for an incident this week in which a black youth's backpack was burned on school grounds. The parent of the teen alleges this was his first year at the school and after three weeks of classes engaged in a fight with another youth after racial epithets were directed at him. Both teens were suspended for a day...
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Candidates for state representative tell finances as election draws near
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
The two nominees for state representative in the 82nd state House district have spent more than $62,500 between them on their races through the post-primary Sept. 18 report date. By contrast, the nominees in the 77th district race spent less than $10,000 between them by the same report date...
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Anderson Hickey to close in Halls
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
Halls' largest employer, office furniture maker Anderson Hickey, is slated to close by the end of the year, leaving 133 people out of work. "It is part of a strategic decision," said Mike Cottingham, marketing and communications manager for the plant's parent company in Nashville, FirstSource Furniture. ""Closing the plant gives us a greater opportunity to maintain the type of profitable channels we need to remain competitive."...
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Street Committee debates equipment purchases
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
The Street Committee followed recommendations of the Public Works department on Tuesday to redirect funds set aside for the purchase of a boom used to pick up fallen limbs in favor of a new backhoe. Buddy Asbridge, public works director, said a 1984 Ford backhoe his department used regularly had broken down and required extensive repairs in excess of its market value. ...
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A Hornbeak man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court to two charges of auto burglary
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
A Hornbeak man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court to two charges of auto burglary and was sentenced to serve two years of community corrections (house arrest). Scotty Hodge, 33, of 201 Doyle St., was charged with the crimes in February 2002 after the Dyer County Sheriff's Department received reports of auto break-ins near the Mississippi River in western Dyer County...
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Mission March gets new look with T-shirts, trophies
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
As the Mission March draws closer, preparations for the 12th annual event become more evident at the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission offices. Already, T-shirts have been categorized and folded nicely into boxes. This year's shirt is a slightly modified version of the one introduced last year -- a locker-room scene created by Aleta Spence. ...
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Committee recommends bids for Olympic pool study
(Local News ~ 10/07/02)
The Dyersburg recreation committee voted Tuesday to recommend that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen join with the county commission and local Chamber of Commerce to fund a feasibility study examining the possibility of an Olympic-sized pool for Dyer County residents...
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DMS volleyball prepares for WTAC with win
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/02)
The Dyersburg Middle School Lady Trojans prepared for this week's Western Tennessee Athletic Conference volleyball tournament with a convincing 15-2, 15-2 win over Three Oaks, Thursday at DMS. In the opening game, Tiffany Estes had her best service game of the season with seven service points, and Brianna Campbell and Bridgette Hadley each played a strong net game for the Lady Trojans (8-4 overall, 7-4 in WTAC play)...
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Struggles continue for Trojans after third straight loss
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/02)
BROWNSVILLE -- The only turnover of the game proved costly for the Dyersburg High School Trojans in a 6-0 loss to the Haywood County Tomcats in a Region 7-4A football game here Friday night. Haywood County running back Jacolby Bond scored on a 24-yard run in the fourth quarter to break a scoreless tie and hand the Trojans (3-3, 1-2 in Region 7-4A play) their third straight loss after starting the season 3-0...
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Officials get to Garner in Choctaws' loss
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/02)
NEWBERN -- The tears rolled down the cheeks of the Choctaws as easily as the sweat Friday night, as Dyer County's hard-fought battle to the end came up short in a 21-14 loss to the Brighton Cardinals in a Region 7-3A football game and on Dyer County High School's Homecoming night...
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Pauline Reeves
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Pauline Reeves, 84, of Dyersburg, died today at Oakwood Community Living Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Robert Erwin "Doc" Bryant
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Robert Erwin "Doc" Bryant, 80, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He retired from his optometry profession in 1993 after 50 years of practice in Tiptonville. Before beginning his practice, he served in the U.S. Army after being drafted in 1943. He served his country as an ambulance driver, engineer and foot soldier. He began his European tour of duty in 1945 and remained there to the end of World War II...
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Dorothy Edwards Hummel
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Dorothy Edwards Hummel, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare University Hospital in Memphis. She retired after 35 years in the alterations department at Schlesingers and was a member of First Baptist Church in Dyersburg...
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Mary Tate Moody
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Mary Tate Moody, 63, of Tiptonville, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Independent Baptist Church near Gratio. Services are at 1 p.m. Monday at Calvary Independent Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Southerland officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. Dyersburg Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements...
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Marilyn Louise Roberts
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Marilyn Louise Roberts, 71, of Newbern, died Thursday, October 3, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was as retired officer manager. Services were at 1 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan Tilley officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Evelyn Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Evelyn Brown, 85, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, October 5, 2002 at Baptist Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. She was a homemaker and a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Fowlkes Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Ashley and the Rev. Ricky Ray officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Mai Chitwood Craig
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Mai Chitwood Craig, 94, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, October 6, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a retired teacher for Dyer County School System, the oldest member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church and a member of Retired Teacher's Association...
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Reelfoot Lake Arts and Crafts Festival ends today; glasswork, rock candles and cuddly room deodorizers among the unique offerings
(Community News ~ 10/07/02)
With its intricate glasswork, flames that flicker atop rocks and old-fashioned lye soap, the Reelfoot Lake Arts and Crafts Festival has something for everyone. The mile-long festival, which stretches along the lake's southern shore, will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ...
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Taste of Dyer County is gearing up
(Community News ~ 10/07/02)
With a few weeks left for participants to register, Leigh Ann Barker is pleased with the number signed up for the second annual Taste of Dyer County. "We had 24 last year and we already have 32 booths and have room for more," said Barker, assistant human-resource manager at Jimmy Dean...
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Brad Renfro, star of 'The Client' and 'Deuces Wild,' makes a cameo appearance in Lake County
(Community News ~ 10/07/02)
Everyone in Ridgely had seen that young man's face at one time or another, but as he crossed the street to the town's lone grocery to purchase a soft drink, he might as well have been invisible. Even the driver of the late-model white pickup who passed a few feet in front of him didn't give the unshaven youth in the disheveled clothes and broad-brimmed hat a second glance. ...
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Learn about 'My Unsung Heroes of WWII'
(Community News ~ 10/07/02)
How do you define a hero? To W.T. Barner, a hero is someone who has accomplished a feat that had some sort of danger in it. Barner has written "My Unsung Heroes of WWII," telling the stories of some of those who made a difference during that time...
Stories from Monday, October 7, 2002
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