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Farm loan office remains here, becomes satellite office of Obion County FSA
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
Changes have taken place in the Farm Service Agency's local farm loan office, but most farmers won't notice any differences. The farm loan office will remain open in Dyersburg. The farmers' files will remain here. And, farm loan officer Connie Holman and program technician Janie Clements will continue to work in the Dyersburg office...
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Trees may need first aid after storm
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
Trees suffered the brunt of this week's winter storm. How quickly they recover may depend on how people treat them. One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to straighten trees and branches that are bowing under the weight of ice. Let the ice melt, and the tree may bounce back into shape. Try to straighten it while it's still covered with ice, and the tree or limb is likely to break...
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Woman who filed false rape, kidnapping report enters long-term drug rehabilitation program
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
A Dyersburg woman who is charged with filing a false police report has entered a two-year drug rehabilitation program, a state prosecutor told Circuit Judge Lee Moore on Tuesday. Kimberly Jean Etheridge, 27, of 706 St. John Ave., was indicted in October for filing a false report to a law enforcement officer...
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First winter storm barely impacts salt supplies
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
Dyersburg dodged the icy bullet of what could have been a truly bad winter ice storm Tuesday. According to street superintendent L. C. Wilson, three of the 120 tons of salt the city has in storage were used as the first winter blast of the season rolled through the region. ...
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Local nail salon fined three times this year for regulatory infractions
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
A local manicure salon has been fined more than $5,000 since May for infractions of state regulations. Unique Nails, located in the Dyersburg Mall, was fined $1,000 in May; $2,900 in June; and $1,150 in July by the Tennessee Cosmetology Board for violations of regulations regarding salon personnel...
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Storm leaves more ice, snow as it moves eastward; schools closed
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
A bit more sleet, a dusting of snow and cold temperatures overnight were enough to close schools today in Dyersburg, Dyer County and Lake County. The combination also made secondary roads, overpasses and bridges potentially hazardous. At least two motorists had slid off Dyer County roadways by 7 this morning, according to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department...
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Missouri next in line to prosecute killer of local man
(Local News ~ 12/05/02)
The man who murdered Dyersburg businessman Ray Patterson in January 2000 and who on Tuesday pleaded guilty in Oklahoma to kidnapping, rape and murder -- is no wanted for prosecution in Missouri. Steven Ray Thacker is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of Forrest Ray Boyd of Aldrich...
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New Choctaw fitting right in with teammates
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/02)
NEWBERN -- Former University of Tennessee men's basketball coach Ray Mears once said there isn't a play that can't be stopped, but there are players that can't be guarded. Dyer County boys' head basketball coach Butch Hopkins believes he has one of those kinds of players -- and so much more...
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Larry Thomason
(Obituary ~ 12/05/02)
Larry Thomason, of Trimble, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Barbara Scott
(Obituary ~ 12/05/02)
Barbara Scott, of Yorkville, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 at Methodist Hospital in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Gracie Northcutt
(Obituary ~ 12/05/02)
Gracie Northcutt, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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William Murl McKee Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/05/02)
William Murl McKee Sr., 82, of Halls, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 at Wesley Homes of Dyersburg. He was retired Tupperware employee and an Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery...
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Up for bid
(Community News ~ 12/05/02)
These items and many more will be up for bid Friday when Dyersburg High School Project Graduation hosts a chili supper/silent auction from 4-6 p.m. in the commons. Auction items include University of Tennessee-, Titans-, Santa- or snowman-themed buckets of goodies, UT items, Trojan-themed bulletin boards, Ukrainian eggs, porcelain, baked goods from local chefs and many handmade, specialty items. ...
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