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Thacker guilty in death of Oklahoma woman
(Local News ~ 12/03/02)
The man who murdered Dyersburg businessman Ray Patterson in 1999 pleaded guilty Monday to the murder of a Bixby, Okla. woman, reversing an earlier plea. Steven Ray Thacker said in Mayes County Dist-rict Court that he admitted to murdering, raping and kidnapping Laci Dawn Hill to save her family from further pain...
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Basin authority renews engineering contract; repairs to Lakewood dam a high priority
(Local News ~ 12/03/02)
Engineers could begin examining the corroded standpipe on Lakewood Development's main dam as early as this week. The West Tennessee River Basin Authority recently renewed its engineering contract and told Continental Engineering that the Lakewood dam is a top priority...
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"TIME TO WINTERIZE YOUR BOAT"
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/02)
Other than your home, depending on cost, your pleasure or fishing boat could be your second biggest investment. Before you put that expensive rig to sleep for the winter there are a few things you need to do to ensure that it purrs perfectly again next year without any sort of winter damage. Another good reason for this type of care is that most of today's marine...
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DCHS Lady Choctaws roll over JSS; boys get first victory of season
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/02)
dconstance@stategazette.com It was a day that everyone on the Dyer County High School bowling team had been waiting for. After dropping their first five matches, the Dyer County boys' team finally got in the win column Monday with a convincing 21-6 victory over Jackson South Side at J.C. Bel-Aire Lanes...
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Three Oaks girls continue to improve in loss to USJ
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/02)
The long and winding road toward a better future continued Monday night for the Three Oaks Middle School Lady Golden Eagles, as they continued to improve in a 54-24 loss to the University School of Jackson Middle School Lady Bruins. The Lady Golden Eagles (1-7) showed marked improvement in their ability to battle along the baseline and in their shooting -- two areas in which they had struggled during their first eight games...
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Golden Eagles nearly pull off surprise
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/02)
The number double-zero theoretically is reserved for the player on the team with the least amount of athletic ability. Such is not the case for Ronnie Mitchell, the bearer of that number for the Three Oaks Middle School Golden Eagles. Mitchell, the shortest player on the Golden Eagles' roster, was tall on team leadership Monday night, as he rallied Three Oaks before the host Golden Eagles dropped a 33-32 decision to the University School of Jackson Middle School Bruins...
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Jane McKeever
(Obituary ~ 12/03/02)
Jane McKeever, 46, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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William Harris Taylor
(Obituary ~ 12/03/02)
William Harris Taylor, 61, of Nashville, formerly of Newbern, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002 at Gibson County General Hospital in Trenton. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Henry Butler officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, with full military honors, with Chaplain Steven Turner officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Theft through bogus checks nets man four-year prison sentence
(Community News ~ 12/03/02)
A Missouri man pleaded guilty last week in Dyer County Circuit Court to three charges of theft of property worth less than $10,000 and was sentenced to serve four years in prison. Michael A. Luster, 39, of Route 2, Box 92, North Ash, Hayti, Mo., pleaded guilty to the three counts and also was sentenced to pay $5,818,82 in restitution...
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Dyersburg Christmas parade 2002
(Community News ~ 12/03/02)
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas Monday night as thousands of local residents crowded the streets along the downtown square to watch the 52nd annual Dyersburg Christmas Parade. There were 115 entries in this year's event, which included floats sponsored by local commercial, religious and civic organizations, antique cars, local scout troops, Shriner dignitaries with a motorized drill team, area dignitaries and regional marching bands...
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