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Tigrett acquires emergency vehicle
(Local News ~ 12/24/02)
A converted bread truck was the closest the Tigrett Fire Department could come to an emergency vehicle until Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City this month helped the volunteers acquire a used ambulance for first responder service. Fire Chief James Sansom said the diesel-powered vehicle was the culmination of five years of work and planning. ...
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Frist's doctorly image may serve him well as Senate leader
(Local News ~ 12/24/02)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bill Frist still keeps a white doctor's coat in his car and has always been willing to dispense medical advice -- whether during the anthrax scare on Capitol Hill or on overseas trips he makes to provide medical care to the poor. Republicans are now banking on the heart surgeon-turned-politician having the right prescription to erase the memories of the race controversy that toppled Trent Lott as Senate GOP leader and to restore the party to a course of broadening its appeal...
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Frist elected to lead in Senate
(Local News ~ 12/24/02)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans unanimously elected Bill Frist on Monday to lead them in the next Congress, and began trying to shift their focus from Trent Lott's inflammatory remarks to tax cuts and the rest of President Bush's agenda. Scattered throughout the country until Congress reconvenes next month, more than 40 of Frist's GOP colleagues used a conference call to anoint the eight-year Senate veteran from Tennessee. ...
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Man rapes wife, terrorizes family in hotel room break-in
(Local News ~ 12/24/02)
Dyersburg Police are searching for a white male as the prime suspect in a brutal rape last night that took place in a room at the Budget Motel in the 800 block of the U.S. highway 51 Bypass. According to DPD Police Lt. Steve Isbell, a white male wearing a black ski mask, black shirt and dark denim jeans kicked in the door occupied by a family and forced the husband, 22, and three children, ages 1,3 and 4, into the bathroom. ...
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PRACTICE HOME FIREARMS SAFETY
(High School Sports ~ 12/24/02)
This is Mac's final outdoor report for the year of 2002. Oh, I'll be back in 2003 with all the latest material you like to read about our great outdoors. But, reflecting on our outdoor year of 2002, it wad an exceptionally good year. We had some really good outings across the country and have again stored up many memories of trips afield and afloat with good friends and some new acquaintances. ...
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H.C. Poiner
(Obituary ~ 12/24/02)
H.C. Poiner, of Obion, died today at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Peggy Fern Ball
(Obituary ~ 12/24/02)
Peggy Fern Ball, 68, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a retired hostess for Plaza Restaurant and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Friendship Funeral Home. ...
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Children color Quebecor's world
(Community News ~ 12/24/02)
It is said that Christmas is a time for children, and the employers and staff of Quebecor World in Dyersburg take that old adage to heart . . . and to paper. While it is a tradition mostly known within the confines of the massive printing facility itself, Quebecor annually sponsors a unique art contest among children of employees. In October, children of employees between the ages of three and 12 were given the opportunity to participate in a juried Christmas art competition...
Stories from Tuesday, December 24, 2002
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