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Tipton County men arrested for burglary of shopping center
(Local News ~ 02/03/03)
Two Tipton County men on Sunday shortly before noon were arrested by Dyersburg Police for burglarizing several stores in the Acre's Shopping Center on Fairgrounds Road. According to the incident report, police were alerted to an electronic alarm that detected glass breaking in the center. Upon arrival, officers saw The Wright Look, Acred's Shoe Store, and Sew Many Ideas each had the plate-glass front windows broken and illegal entry had been gained...
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Locals stunned, amazed at the irony, sickened by the tragedy
(Local News ~ 02/03/03)
Dyersburg residents were glued to their television sets as news of the shuttle disaster was carried throughout the day by the national networks. Randall Beaver and Sandra Winchester were both working at the Sears store in Green Village Shopping Center on Saturday morning when they first heard of the catastrophic explosion that caused the shuttle Columbia to disintegrate in the skies over Texas...
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Legislative breakfast focuses on jobs
(Local News ~ 02/03/03)
MARTIN-Legislators and their citizen-questioners attending Friday's multi-county Legislative Breakfast here concentrated on strategies for job creation in the current economic downturn. The session was started with a presentation on workforce development by Dyersburg State Community College President Dr. Karen Bowyer and Dyersburg Electric System Manager Jimmy Williamson, chair of the local workforce investment committee...
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First thoughts: Terrorism
(Local News ~ 02/03/03)
The Space Shuttle Columbia blew up in the skies over Texas on Saturday morning following a successful mission in which its seven astronauts completed more than two weeks of scientific research while in orbit. Like millions of other Americans watching the tragedy unfold on their television screens, the first thought that came to the minds of many Dyersburg area residents was that the event was the result of an act of terrorism...
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Dyersburg High School's Stacey Huff shoots for two of her 14 points Friday night
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/03)
Dyersburg High School's Stacey Huff shoots for two of her 14 points Friday night against Hardin County. The Lady Trojans won 79-36 over the HCHS ladies, while the Trojans outscored Hardin County 75-44 in the nightcap. Girls Dyersburg at Hardin County...
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Dyer County High School's Matt Benjamin drives toward the goal Dyer County High School's Matt Benjamin drives toward the goal Friday night against Obion County's B. J
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/03)
Dyer County High School's Matt Benjamin drives toward the goal Friday night against Obion County's B. J. McBride during a 62-45 Choctaw win. The Choctaws will host Union City Tuesday night. The Lady Choctaws fell to Obion County 49-43 earlier in the evening...
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Kathalene Beasley
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Mrs. Kathalene Beasley of Newbern died Saturday, February 1, 2003, at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Alfred L. Moody Bizzle
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Alfred L. Moody Bizzle, 75, of Ripley died Friday, January 31, 2003, at the Lauderdale County Nursing Home. Bizzle was disabled. Services will take place Monday, February 3, 2003, at 11 a.m. at the Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Gerald Dawson will officiate...
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Oleda Bea Butler
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Oleda Bea Butler, 86, of Dyersburg died Thursday, January 30, 2003, at the Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and the widow of Leonard David Butler to whom she was married for 59 years. She was a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ...
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Mrs. Alaverne Glass
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Mrs. Alaverne Glass of Dyersburg died Saturday, February 1, 2003, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Kathalene M. Beasley
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Kathalene M. Beasley, 76, of Newbern, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis. She was a retired employee of All Wear Manufacturing and a member of Emmaus Baptist Church for 56 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. James Hooper and the Rev. Jim Loines officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Sadie B. Edwards
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Sadie B. Edwards, 45, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at Methodist Heatlhcare-Jackson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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Dr. John Robbins
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Dr. John Robbins, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Ora B. Gentry
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Ora B. Gentry, 90, of Newbern died Thursday, January 30, 2003, at Dyersburg Manor. A homemaker and the widow of H. Grady Gentry, Sr. of Dyersburg, she was a Baptist, a member of AARP and a former member of Home Demonstration Clubs of Dyer County. Graveside services took place Saturday, February 1, 2003, at Fairview Cemetery. Bro. Laddie Owens officiated...
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Harry Beaver Park
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Harry Beaver Park, 90, of Friendship died Friday, January 31, 2003, at the Crockett County Nursing Home. Services will be held Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 2 p.m. at the Elizabeth United Methodist Church with Rev. Frank Gardner officiating. Burial will follow at the Bellevernon Cemetery in Friendship. Friendship Funeral Home is in charge...
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Clara Alaverne Glass
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Clara Alaverne Glass, 81, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at her residence. She was a retired employee of Sylvania Corporation and a member of McCullough's Chapel Baptist Church. Services were at 11 a.m. today at First Christian Church with the Rev. Mike Gardner officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Gladys M. McClorn
(Obituary ~ 02/03/03)
Gladys M. McClorn, 39, of Ridgely, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003 in Caruthersville, Mo. She was a member of Ridgely Chapel Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgely Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Tiptonville. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements...
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Black History Month being observed
(Community News ~ 02/03/03)
In 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson initiated the annual February observance of Negro History Week to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history. Woodson, the son of former slaves James and Eliza Woodson, was born in 1875 on a small farm in New Canton, Va. ...
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Selling through life
(Community News ~ 02/03/03)
Billy Tubbs has spent his life selling things. "I've always been selling," he said recently. "I've never worked at any other occupation." Tubbs said his sales career began early in his life. "I always did something to make cash," he said. "I sold watermelons, cantaloupes and pecans and I sold Rosebud Salve, Blair products and Grit newspapers." Now that he's semi-retired, Tubbs, 81, says he feels the freedom of being his own boss...
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Kids Club emphasizes the importance of money management
(Community News ~ 02/03/03)
Money management. It's something adults know they should do but often find difficult to do. That's one reason that Beth Bell wanted to bring the idea to members of the Dyersburg Mall Kids Club. Bell, a family and consumer scientist with the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, kicked off the 2003 club year discussing the "fun"damentals of starting to save...
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