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Newbern guard unit mobilized
(Local News ~ 01/29/03)
The Newbern unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard on Tuesday received orders to mobilize for a possible war with Iraq and is set to enter federal active duty on Thursday for one year. Soldiers were contacted throughout Tuesday at home and at jobs and told to report this morning to the Newbern armory...
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Activation makes history
(Local News ~ 01/29/03)
The activation of the Newbern unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard is the first since World War II the county's second city has provided soldiers for federal service. The unit was activated in 1942 when it was a detachment of the 117th Infantry Division from Dyersburg. ...
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Next I-69 step up to Congress for funding
(Local News ~ 01/29/03)
Tennessee's commissioner of transportation pledged Tuesday to push for the construction of Interstate 69 through the state, but the next step is up to Congress, not the state. "We're committed to do whatever needs to be done to push this project along," Commissioner Gerald F. Nicely told about 35 people from along the expected route of the Mid-Continent Highway in the state during a meeting in Dyersburg...
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Dyersburg at Jackson North Side
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/03)
Dyersburg High School's Jimmy Taylor (left), Jeremy Taylor (center) and Jermaine Barnett struggle to gain control of a rebound during a 77-54 Trojan win Tuesday night at Jackson North Side. The Lady Trojans fell to North Side earlier in the evening 51-46. Dyersburg at Jackson North Side...
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Raylian Brady 'R.B' Kirby
(Obituary ~ 01/29/03)
Raylian Brady 'R.B' Kirby, 80, of Fowlkes, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003 at The VA Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was a retired mechanic for Anderson-Hickey in Halls, a World War II Navy veteran, a member of Masonic Lodge 564, VFW, owned and operated Halls Auto Parts, and a member of Patton Memorial Methodist Church...
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Feathers Fly at the "Taj Mahal" by Rob Somerville.
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/03)
I had the opportunity to travel to Halls, Tennessee last week with Frankie Smith and Scott Critchlow. We were there at the invitation of Woods and Water pro staff member, Jeff Martin. He owns and operates Twin Rivers Guide Service. To give you an idea of how prime a location he has and the expertise of Jeff and his staff, they have harvested nearly 700 ducks this year. ...
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Cancer survivor's story inspires Relay kickoff
(Community News ~ 01/29/03)
Judy Long stood at the front of the room and made a confession. "I am a cancer survivor," she said. "I didn't think two years ago I'd be able to say that." The Dyer County woman woke up one morning about a week before Christmas 2000 feeling as though she had the flu. She was diagnosed, instead, with chronic myeloid leukemia and was told that she might live 12 more years. Described as a cancer of the blood, chronic myeloid leukemia causes an overgrowth of abnormal white blood cells...
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Crockett's "Fist and Skull" Fight
(History ~ 01/29/03)
Settlers Continue to Arrive in Dyer County Today we will continue the story of the early settlers that lived in and around the Obion River Valley. This story further serves to illustrate how complicated and important family ties were among the early settlers of West Tennessee...
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Random Notes January 29 2003
(Column ~ 01/29/03)
Why are students at our local schools gaining some of the best education in the world? Because of the community focus to bringing the best opportunity to children, the importance of knowledge and assurance that our children may grow up in a better world than we inhabit today...
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