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Watershed plan won't stop flooding, but it could affect livestock, duck impoundments
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Have the rivers changed in the last decade? David Duhl, coordinator of the state's watershed planning program, posed that simple question and got two different answers during a public hearing Thursday night at the University of Tennessee at Martin...
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Watershed plan won't stop flooding, but it could affect livestock, duck impoundments
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Have the rivers changed in the last decade? David Duhl, coordinator of the state's watershed planning program, posed that simple question and got two different answers during a public hearing Thursday night at the University of Tennessee at Martin...
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State director tours Dyer County Literacy Program
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Adult education programs are found in all 95 Tennessee counties. Phil White, the state director of adult education with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, is going to see them all. "I'm touring to keep in touch with the state programs, talk about their needs for the future and the successes of the present," he said. ...
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18 non-profit organizations make a difference at Dyersburg Mall
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Glenn Barr hopes the hours he spent at Dyersburg Mall Saturday will make a difference in the lives of handicapped individuals in Dyer County. "We're hoping to raise money to supplement the funds we get from United Way," Barr, executive director of the Jackson Center for Independent Living, said. "We were given some lighting fixtures and some mirrors and that's what we're selling for this fund-raiser."...
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Fire safety tips offered
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Daylight savings time ended today and that can mean only one thing: change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Smoke detectors are especially important at this time of year. The number of residential fires always rises when people start heating their homes...
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CPSC Warns: Millions of Americans Have Smoke Alarms that Don't Work
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that about 16 million American homes have smoke alarms that do not work. The reason? The batteries are dead or missing. Since most of the U.S. will gain an hour when Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday (Oct. 27), the CPSC recommends that consumers make good use of the extra hour by changing their smoke alarm batteries and testing the alarms to ensure they work properly...
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After losing home to blaze, couple advocates fire safety
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
George and Rita Bruner aren't sure whether they'll have a live Christmas tree this year. The last one helped to destroy their St. John Ave. home and could have killed their teen-aged sons. The family had removed the lights and ornaments from the tree, and George Bruner had planned to remove it. "We were waiting on a pickup truck to haul it away," he said...
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$70 theft brings 11months, 29 days of probation
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
A Dyersburg man was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty Oct. 8 to breaking into a community store and stealing a small amount of cash and tobacco products. Terry Wesley Reeves, 23, of 706 St. John Ave., pleaded guilty to theft of property worth less than$500 in Dyer County Circuit Court under a plea arrangement with prosecutors...
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Total county sales tax collections up narrowly over last year
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
After a steep increase in collections reported in September, Dyer County sales tax collections reported in October once again declined, leaving year-to-date reported collections barely above the year-ago figure. "We're still a little above a year ago, but I think we'll be lucky if we match last year for the whole year," said county Trustee Judy Patton. "I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll be even at the end of the year, but I don't see any big increases."...
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Three Oaks recognizes its best student-athletes
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/02)
Along with awards and recognition, the Three Oaks Middle School student-athletes also were given a lesson for life at the school's athletics banquet in the school cafeteria Thursday night. The program opened with guest speaker Ross Maldonado declaring to the student/athletes the importance of an education...
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DCHS gets first win at new football stadium
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/02)
NEWBERN -- With the prospect of going through the season without a home win looming over their heads, the Dyer County High School Choctaws' seniors knew something had to be done. Senior running back Brandon Wagster was the solution. Wagster, subbing for senior running back/wide receiver Brian Fisk, rushed for 218 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns as the Choctaws broke a six-game losing skid with a 48-34 victory over the Fayette-Ware Wildcats, Friday night at the Dyer County football stadium.. ...
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R.H. Bell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
R.H. Bell Jr., 72, of Yorkville, died Friday at his residence. He was a retired factory worker at Conalco in Newbern. Services are at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with the Bro. Frank Parrish officiating. Burial will be in Yorkville Cemetery...
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R.B. Blackley
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
R.B. Blackley, 91, of Ripley, formerly of Tiptonville, died Friday at Ripley Health Care Center. He was a farmer. Services are at 10 a.m. today at Lakeland Baptist Church in Ridgely with Bro. Marvin Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tiptonville. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning is in charge of arrangements...
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Bonnie Louise Carter
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Bonnie Louise Carter, 82, of Newbern, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Methodist Hospital-Central in Memphis. She was a retired employee of Sylvania and a member of Glendale Church of Christ. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Jones officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Doris Lourne Carter
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Doris Lourne Carter, 79, of Madison, Ind., formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. Services were at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Cris Alexander officiating.
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Sarah Green
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Sarah Green, 80, of Ripley, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Ripley. She was a homemaker. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark Baptist Church in Henning with the Rev. William Jarrett officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in Henning. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning is in charge of arrangements...
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Laura Fay Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Laura Fay Johnson, 92, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. She was the owner of a dress shop, a Methodist and a member of the Eastern Star. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Mann officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements...
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Jeffery Owen Keeling
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Jeffery Owen Keeling, 42, of Obion, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at his residence. He was a factory employee. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with Bro. Dale Walford officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in Obion...
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Billy Lowrance
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Billy Lowrance, 59, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a construction administrator for Fleming Associates, a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church and an avid supporter of Southern gospel music...
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Gola Childress
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Gola Childress, 77, of Dyersburg, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Dossie Mae Sidney
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Dossie Mae Sidney, 72, of Jackson, died Thursday at Jackson General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services of Dyersburg.
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Nancy Olive Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Nancy Olive Harris, 94, of Mount Vernon, Ill, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002 at Mount Vernon Care Center. She was a retired employee of the telephone company in Washington D.C. and a was a member of Central Christian Church in Mount Vernon...
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Dossie Mae Sidney
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Dossie Mae Sidney, 72, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Skill Nursing Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at St. John #1 Baptist Church with the Rev. James Woods officiating. Burial will be in St. John #1 Church Cemetery. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services are in charge of arrangements...
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Bonnie Louise Carter
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Bonnie Louise Carter, 82, of Newbern, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Methodist Hospital-Central in Memphis. She was a retired employee of Sylvania and a member of Glendale Church of Christ. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Jones officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Margie Hardy
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Margie Hardy, 55, of Memphis, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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B.D. Howerton
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
B.D. Howerton, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002 at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Dyersburg Mall Kids Club members and their parents got in the fall spirit Tuesday as they decorated pumpkins for the season.
(Community News ~ 10/28/02)
Children of all ages got into the Halloween spirit last week as the Dyersburg Mall Kids Club hosted its annual Halloween safety meeting. Deborrah Pugh, manager of the Dyer County chapter of the American Red Cross, reminded members and their parents the tips of trick or treating safety...
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Jack Overbey
(Community News ~ 10/28/02)
An old adage says that the more things change, the more they stay the same. If that is indeed the case, former Dyersburg State Community College head women's basketball coach Jack Overbey wants to see more of the things that made his college coaching experience a joy to remember...
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