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Dr. Carter's federal drug trial postponed until March
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
JACKSON -- A trial on federal drug charges for a Dyersburg physician was postponed Monday until March 1 because of health problems. Dr. Jerry U. Carter appeared before U.S. District Judge James D. Todd on the day he was originally scheduled to stand trial on 102 federal drug charges, but his co-defendant and wife, Janie H. Carter, pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy and had the remaining 101 charges dismissed against her on Dec. 13...
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Deputies investigate stabbing
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
A Four Points man who had been stabbed several times by an unknown assailant at 11 p.m. Saturday told sheriff's deputies he had been knocked unconscious during a robbery of his apartment earlier in the night. According to the report, the deputies spoke to Benny Stewart, 64, who had multiple stab wounds in the chest, abdomen, and back, in the emergency room of the Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. ...
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Board postpones annexation hearing
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
The Dyersburg City Board voted to postpone a public hearing on the annexation of property along either side of Highway 78 north of the Interstate 155 at the request of landowners. The annexation was proposed by the Dyersburg Planning Commission in order to block the construction of a fireworks stand just north of the current city limits...
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Local Students Participate in World Class Tae Kwon Do Championship
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/03)
Nov. 2, 2002 was a big day for many area students of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do as they boarded a bus at Union City bound for Jackson, Mich., and the annual Tae Park Tae Kwon Do World Class Championships Tournament and Black Belt Testing. Some 500 competitors attended this year's event held at Jackson Community College and hosted by Ninth Degree Grand Master Tae Zee Park. ...
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Don Hawkins
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
Don Hawkins, of Walnut Ridge, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003 in Walnut Ridge. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Emma Glaydes Poor
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
Emma Glaydes Poor, 98, of Newbern, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor. She was a homemaker and farmer, a member of Newbern First United Methodist church where she attended the Rose Tillman Fidelis Sunday school class and was an honorary member of the Helen Hines Sunday school class and a member of Dorcus Circle...
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William H. 'Bill' Hampton
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
William H. "Bill" Hampton, 87, of Brownsville, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003 at Haywood Park Community Hospital. He was a butcher for Kroger for 35 years and a member of Brownsville Baptist Church, VFW and American Legion. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Allen Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Connerley officiating. Brownsville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Laverne Alexander
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
Laverne Alexander, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Mildred Ponder
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
Mildred Ponder, 90, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003 at Harmony Nursing Home in Chicago. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Verla Thelma Patterson
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
Verla Thelma Patterson, 98, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of RoEllen Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Karen Mosley officiating. Burial will be in RoEllen Cemetery...
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Autie Gourley Whitson
(Obituary ~ 01/07/03)
Autie Gourley Whitson, 81, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003 at her daughter's residence in Portage, Ind. She was a retired pollution-control operator for Bethlehem Steel and a member of S.O.A.R. Club. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. George Butler officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Rappelling tower slated for Dyer County High
(Community News ~ 01/07/03)
A rappelling tower and obstacle course is slated for installation at Dyer County High School in an agreement between the U.S. Army Junior ROTC program at the school and the Tennessee Army National Guard. According to Dr. Dwight Hedge, superintendent of the county school system, there had been discussions about construction of these facilities when the high school was in its old location, but there simply wasn't adequate space for them on the grounds. ...
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