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Frist appointment could help I-69
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
The appointment of U.S. Senator Bill Frist as Majority Leader could be just the boost the I-69 project needs to make the proposed north-south corridor between Canada and Mexico a reality, says Dyersburg Mayor Bill Revell. Revell also had an unexpected Christmas message from Washington, D.C., when he received word this week that he has been appointed to the I-69 Executive Committee...
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Blanche Rhodes Faught
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Blanche Rhodes Faught, 98, of Wynnburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at Obion County Nursing Home. She was a retired school teacher and a landowner. A lifelong member of Wynnburg Baptist Church, she served as Sunday school teacher and pianist until her 80s. She also served as women's director of the Farm Bureau and was a member of the Wynnburg Woman's Club...
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Martha Faye Carnatzie
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Martha Faye Carnatzie, 55, of Ridgely, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at her home. She was a homemaker. No services are planned. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge. The widow of Damon Carnatzie, survivors include a daughter, Martha Elaine Davis of Obion; two sisters, Hattie Tolley of Ridgely and Ann Kelsey of Dyersburg; three brothers, Thomas Morton of Union City, Leonard Morton of Blytheville, Ark., and Gail Morton of Kansas City, Kan.; a granddaughter, Natasha Elaine Thacker; and two great-grandchildren, Brionna Danielle Thacker and Damon Wesley Thacker.. ...
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Mary Sue Wisener Ballard
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Mary Sue Wisener Ballard, 88, of Sun City West, Ariz., formerly of Obion County, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2002, in Sun City West. She was an inspector for A.B. Dick Company in Chicago for 30 years. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in Obion County...
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Collecting for goodness
(Community News ~ 12/27/02)
Dyersburg High School FFA members Ryan Huffman, Curtis Woodward (in the back), Greg Westmoreland, Blake Dunagan, Trae Johnson, John Dodson and Brian Davison unload food for the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission. The FFA and Math Club co-sponsored the food drive schoolwide. In a week's time, they collected about 3,900 cans of food or more than double the amount collected last year, FFA President Ashley Baker said. Teachers offered extra credit to students who brought canned goods...
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DHS academic excellence recognized
(Community News ~ 12/27/02)
Dyersburg High students who have achieved academic honor-roll status on multiple occasions were recognized this week in a ceremony at the school. According to Jan Holder, director of guidance at DHS, there are four levels of achievement. To acquire Level I status, a student must make the honor roll three times. Level II requires six times, Level III nine and Level IV 12 times...
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Wesley recognizes employees
(Community News ~ 12/27/02)
For folks who live in nursing homes, life has made many changes. One factor that helps them through those changes is continuity, especially when it comes to the people who care for them. Last week, Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care recognized its employees who have provided five-plus years of service. Those 17 employees symbolize 180 years of service...
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Newbern's most original
(Community News ~ 12/27/02)
Newbern's most original The home of Tim Epperson, 113 Quincy, was chosen as the most original in the Newbern City Beautiful Commission holiday decoration contest. The home pictured in Monday's edition of the State Gazette for most original is Gary Orto of 109 Parks...
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