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POWER RESTORATION PROGRESS IS STEADY
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
Power restoration progress is steady n Dyersburg Electric crews part of repair effort Crews from throughout Gibson Electric Membership Corporation's six-county service area, as well as crews from Pickwick Electric Cooperative, Dyersburg Electric System, and contract crews from Dillard-Smith are working diligently to restore power to customers suffering outages caused by Saturday's storms...
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'I'm thankful there's a place in Dyersburg called Life Choices'
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
Forty-one. In the short 13 months and 24 days since Life Choices opened its doors, that's how many "precious lives that may not be here without the options provided by" the pregnancy support center. "Each of these precious lives comes with a different story," said Natalie Wilson, the executive director of Life Choices Pregnancy Support Center of Dyersburg...
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Failure to appear leads to four-year prison sentence for Dyersburg man
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
A Dyersburg man who failed to report to jail after quitting a drug-treatment program was sentenced Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court to serve four years in prison. Circuit Judger Lee Moore imposed the sentence on Douglas E. Deason Jr., 22, of 1802 Countryman St...
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Cole reports political war chest empty
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
State Rep. Ronnie M. Cole, D-Dyersburg, said Friday he has liquidated his campaign war chest by giving it to charities or candidates for public office. "I've zeroed it out because I got tired of having to file (campaign financial disclosure) statements," Cole said. "I gave it mostly to charities."...
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Separate accidents claim two lives
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
A Dyersburg man was killed Saturday night when the truck he was in collided with a semi tractor-trailer near Newbern and burned. Details were incomplete as of press time, but law enforcement personnel said the accident happened Saturday night on Interstate 155 near the Newbern exit, when a semi hit a truck driven by Tony Blalock, 57, of Dyersburg...
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Help make the season bright
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
Imagine getting to go into a large room filled with toys, picking the one you want the most and taking it home. For many children in Dyer County, that's what Christmas is. This year marks the 54th annual Chimes for Charity. The Dyersburg Jaycees will host the fund-raiser beginning Monday...
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Get a Taste of Dyer County on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
Got your taste buds ready? Give 'em a work out Tuesday night during the second annual Taste of Dyer County. The Jimmy Dean sponsored event will be from 4-8 p.m. in the E.H. Lannom Gymnasium on the Dyersburg State Community College campus. Advance tickets will be available until event time. They can be picked up at Jimmy Dean Foods or the DSCC business office. They're $8 for adults and $3 for ages 7 and under...
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Bank begins program to combat identity theft
(Local News ~ 11/11/02)
Identity theft. It is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the country and First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg has started a campaign among its customers and employees to try and combat it locally during the holiday shopping season. According to Judy Long, executive vice president and chief operations officer, the greatest deterrent to identity theft is simply public awareness. ...
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Trojans run out of playoffs by Melrose
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/02)
MEMPHIS - For a team so accustomed to winning, this season has been a difficult one for the Dyersburg High School Trojans. For a team so used to success in the playoffs, the finish was even more painful. Dyersburg was touched for 25 unanswered points as the Melrose Golden Wildcats unceremoniously booted the Trojans from the Class 4A football playoffs, 33-6, here Friday night...
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Lois Marie Brady
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Lois Marie Brady, 74, of Tiptonville died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Center. A retired seamstress for H.I.S. of Tiptonville, she was a member of the Jones Chapel Church of Christ. Services will take place Monday at 1 p.m. at the Jones Chapel Church of Christ with visitation today beginning at 5:30 p.m. Brother Lonnie Grady will officiate. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Geneva Lanier Burkeen
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Geneva Lanier Burkeen, 89, of Newbern died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. The widow of James E. "Hunty" Burkeen, she was a retired employee of the old City Market Grocery Store in Newbern, a member of the Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Eastern Star. She received a certificate from President George Bush for the 1,000 Points of Light Program for her volunteer efforts in the community...
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R. D. Cogdell
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
R. D. Cogdell, 90, of Dyersburg died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Oakwood Community Living Center. A retired worker from Dyersburg Fabrics after 35 years, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church and a former member of the Dyersburg Men's Bowling Association...
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Floyd Allen Cotham
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Floyd Allen Cotham, 85, of Dyersburg died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. A retired worker from Turner's Dairy in Humboldt, he was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was also a Shriner in Lodge No. 198 and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 100...
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Pauline 'Polly' Howard
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Pauline "Polly" Howard, 77, of Trenton, formerly of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a retired seamstress for Kellwood Manufacturing and a Baptist. Graveside services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. in the New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. Rev. David Gray will officiate...
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Lloyd 'Dick' Lillard
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Lloyd "Dick" Lillard, 77, of Dyer died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at the Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery.
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Mildred E. O'Malley
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Mildred E. O'Malley, 77, of Oswego, N.Y., died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002. A graduate of Dyersburg High School, she was a member of the Women's Air Corps during the Korean War. She worked for the Oswego Palladium-Times for 27 years and later worked in the admissions office at SUNY in Oswego. She retired in 1990...
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Wesley Powers
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Wesley Powers, 68, of Halls, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at his residence. He was a self-employed retailer and a member of Independent Free Holiness Church in Dyersburg. Services were at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Smith and the Rev. Mac Daniels officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Mary Loyce Rogers
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Mary Loyce Rogers, 72, of Rutherford died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Dyersburg. A homemaker, she was a member of Glendale Church of Christ in Newbern. Funeral services were Saturday at Glendale Church of Christ. Burial followed in the Zion Cemetery in Cloverdale. Roberts Funeral Home of Rutherford was in charge of arrangements...
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David Gilbert Woody
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
David Gilbert Woody, 65, of Obion died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at Union City Manor Nursing Home. A former sales representative, he was a member of the Obion City Council and former vice mayor of the town, a member of the First Baptist Church in Troy, and served as a song leader, music director and deacon at First Baptist Church in Obion. He was also a member of the Western Sun Masonic Lodge No. 88 of Troy...
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Ruby Owens Price
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Ruby Owens Price, 92, of Chisago City, Minn., formerly of Dyersburg, died today at Margaret S. Parmley Nursing Residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Jennifer Wright
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Jennifer Wright, 21, 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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Hattie McClain
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Hattie McClain, 93, of Tiptonville, died today at Ridgely Care and Rehab. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Tony Blalock
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Tony Blalock, 57, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Howard Pierce
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Howard Pierce, 90, of Newbern, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and vocational agricultural teacher at Trimble and Dyer County High School, a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Newbern, a 1938 graduate of the University of Tennessee and a member of Dyer County Retired Teacher's Association...
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C.V. Nail
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
C.V. Nail, 63, of Friendship, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was an employee for Gibson County Farmers Co-op and attended Southside Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Nail officiating. Burial will be in Mayfield Cemetery in Tatumville...
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Desnel Barber
(Obituary ~ 11/11/02)
Desnel Barber, 84, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Halliburton officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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New class allows students to explore careers in health
(Community News ~ 11/11/02)
Don't be surprised if you see students wearing scrubs and stethoscopes at Dyer County High School. They may be tomorrow's doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists. Today, though, the students are starting their medical careers by exploring all their options. The health-science education class -- new this year at DCHS -- introduces students to a wide range of medical occupations, teaches basic skills and provides job-shadowing opportunities...
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'A real Southern gentleman lawyer'
(Community News ~ 11/11/02)
By the time he graduated from high school Dyersburg attorney Ralph Lawson was pretty familiar with much of the Mid-South. "Before I got out of high school we had moved 17 times," Lawson said during a recent interview. "My father started out as an exhibition shooter for Remington Arms Company and we moved around a lot."...
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