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State may impound 5 percent of college funds
(Local News ~ 01/31/03)
The telephone call that Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of Dyersburg State Community College, received from the Chancellor of the Board of Regents at 9 a.m. Thursday morning was the exact opposite of what she hoped to hear. Chancellor Charles Manning told her to call an emergency meeting of the college's Faculty and Budget Advisory Committees and brace for the worst -- a possible impoundment of up to 5 percent of the school's operating funds this spring. ...
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State begins smallpox vaccinations
(Local News ~ 01/31/03)
A 13-member team of vaccinators will receive smallpox vaccinations in Jackson this afternoon. They'll be among the first Tennesseans to receive the vaccine in more than 30 years and will help kick off the first phase of the state's smallpox vaccination plan. Smallpox was considered eradicated worldwide 22 years ago but is now considered a bioterrorism threat...
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DMS girls end regular season with perfect record
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/03)
The Dyersburg Middle School Lady Trojans ended their final game of the regular season Tuesday in much the same way as their previous games -- with a lopsided win. DMS waltzed past an overmatched Halls team 55-16 to finish the season with a 15-0 overall record and first place in the West Tennessee Athletic Conference's north division. Dyersburg put the game away in the first quarter, with Cali Cupples scoring eight points and Jasmine Yancy adding nine as DMS took a 19-4 lead...
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Big Orange Report
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/03)
Memory bank Did you watch the Super Bowl game? Did you hear the comments from John Madden and other NFL analysts before and after the contest? Was there one statement, which was uttered more than once, that absolutely stuck in your mind? Well, commit this one to your memory bank. ...
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Julia Frances May Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Julia Frances May Brown, 76, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at St. Francis Nursing Home in Memphis. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Mullins Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis with Dr. Steve Shapard officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Ora B. Gentry
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Ora B. Gentry, 90, of Newbern, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor. She was a homemaker, a Baptist, a member of AARP and a former member of Home Demonstration Clubs of Dyer County. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with Laddie Owens officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Joseph William Horton
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Joseph William Horton, 29, of Tigrett, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was an employee of Little King Manufacturing Company in Alamo. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Sollis officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Lexington. The family will receive visitors from 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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David Suddath Marbury
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
David Suddath Marbury, 47, of Kingsport, formerly of Lake County, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 at Welmont-Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport. He was a former employee of the state of Tennessee Department of Corrections, a Methodist and a U.S. Army veteran. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Ridgely First Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Rachel officiating...
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Luke Stanfill
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Luke Stanfill, 91, of Ridgely, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation Center. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Aubrey Turner officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Luby Odell Fagan
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Luby Odell Fagan, 77, of Trimble, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and a member of Trimble Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Bro. Everette McAnally and William Hinson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Obion...
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Students demonstrating Constitutional knowledge Saturday
(Community News ~ 01/31/03)
"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America."...
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Firestone contributes to Education Foundation
(Community News ~ 01/31/03)
Employees from Firestone Industrial Products Co. recently made a $1,000 donation to the Dyersburg-Dyer County Education Foundation. Joe Emery, center, president of the Education Foundation, accepted the donation from Firestone employees, from left, Jerry Brown, Liz Stephens, Rhonda Peacock, David Davidson and Ninette Williams. ...
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