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Early voters talking about lottery: Heathcott
(Local News ~ 10/31/02)
Early voters in Dyer County are talking about a state lottery, the county's election administrator says. "Of course, I don't know how they're voting, but a lot of people who are coming in to vote early are saying they want to vote on the lottery," said Jane Heathcott. ...
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HOPE or hopeless?
(Local News ~ 10/31/02)
Dyer County voters will be asked Tuesday to approve a state lottery that, according to many supporters, would be used to create a scholarship fund for Tennessee students who attend Tennessee colleges and universities. Patterned after Georgia's HOPE scholarship program for Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally, the scholarships would be merit-based, with financial aid based on academic performance rather than financial need...
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Second ballot constitutional question would affect city fines
(Local News ~ 10/31/02)
Voters in the Nov. 5 state general election will face an additional constitutional question other than the question on a state lottery. "This is something we need because now the maximum penalty a city can pass is a $50 fine," said Dyersburg Mayor Bill Revell. "It's been that way since the Tennessee Constitution was enacted in 1796."...
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Geologists call Mooring bomb blast a success
(Local News ~ 10/31/02)
As the clock struck 10 p.m. sharp Tuesday night, a 5,000-pound bomb was detonated near the small Lake County community of Mooring, creating a shockwave through the earth that roughly equaled a magnitude 2.0 earthquake. Geologists at the site of the blast said they heard only a muffled thump from the detonation, which took place about 160 feet underground. ...
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High school bowlers practicing in harmony
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/02)
This week's column centers on bowling, a sport very near and dear to my heart. Before I go any further, I would like to say a personal thanks to everyone who took part in the 39th annual St. Jude Auction and Bowling Tournament held on October 20 at J.C. ...
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Choctaws hope to end season on miracle note
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/02)
NEWBERN -- Those in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association responsible for creating this season's Dyer County High School football season saved the best for last. The Choctaws will close the 2002 campaign Friday night when they visit Region 7-3A powerhouse Covington, a team that hasn't lost a regional football game in six years, according to Dyer County head coach Lynn Garner...
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Playoff stature on line for Trojans vs. JNS
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/02)
With the playoffs looming in the near future and uncertainty of where they will open the postseason still swarming about, the Dyer County High School Trojans head into Friday's game at the Jackson North Side Indians. The game will be an example of how the mighty have fallen. ...
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Wilburn 'Roughouse' Sykes
(Obituary ~ 10/31/02)
Wilburn "Roughouse" Sykes, 62, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics Inc., a member of Lenox Baptist Church, 269th MP Company for 25 years, he was a staff sergeant in the National Guard and served in the Gulf War...
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Audrey Modean Johnson Connell
(Obituary ~ 10/31/02)
Audrey Modean Johnson Connell, 79, of Dyersburg, formerly of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a retired employee of Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home and attended Springhill Baptist Church in Dyersburg...
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Mary Francis Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/31/02)
Mary Francis Brown, of Brownsville, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002 at Brownsville Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Peaceful Chapel Baptist Church in Brownsville with F.R. Williamson Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Cain Creek Cemetery...
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Delores 'Lois' Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/31/02)
Delores "Lois" Brown, 65, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002 at Oakwood Manor in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Salter's Chapel A.M.E. Church in Dyersburg. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Salter's Chapel A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Cecil Maddox officiating. Burial will be at M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern...
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Spookiest, Scariest, Happiest
(Community News ~ 10/31/02)
Spookiest Mark and Tonya Hill turned their side yard at 283 Woodside into a graveyard for the Halloween season. However, a few pieces were stolen Wednesday morning. Missing are, from left, the skeleton coming out of the ground, the small skeleton, the 'Ima Goner' headstone and 'Marcus the Carcus,' a creation that consisted of hands, feet and other body parts that were sticking out of the ground. ...
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Grave robbers on the loose
(Community News ~ 10/31/02)
For years, the Rolling Meadows neighborhood in Dyersburg has been known for its decorations at Halloween and Christmas. This Halloween, trick-or-treaters will notice there's something missing, especially when they get to 159 Woodside. Seven of the yard decorations created by Tim Copeland were stolen during the early hours of Wednesday morning...
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