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County commissioner reluctantly recommends considering failing to comply with mandates for funding by state
(Local News ~ 02/12/03)
A Dyer County commissioner said Monday night the commission should reluctantly consider refusing to comply with state funding mandates. "A federal judge might say 'you're going to raise the property tax,'" Commissioner Alan Burchfiel told his fellow commissioners during the new business portion of the February commission meeting. "I might say let it come to that. I don't know if that's wise, but we need to consider it."...
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Dyersburg moves to yellow alert
(Local News ~ 02/12/03)
Dyersburg on Tuesday upgraded its terrorism alert status from blue, the second tier from the bottom in a five-level system, to yellow in response to growing concern nationally about a possible terrorist attack upon the U.S. Tommy Gibbons, Dyersburg's director of emergency services, said he had received no new information from the state or federal offices of Homeland Security...
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Courses to be slashed at DSCC
(Local News ~ 02/12/03)
Board of Regents colleges and universities have been told to cut the required hours necessary for degrees to partially offset the progressively higher cost in time and money of earning a degree as tuitions rise. The Board of Regents has asked its campuses to submit plans for cutting hours by September, and University of Tennessee administrators are also working on it...
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Williams betting natural gas prices will decline
(Local News ~ 02/12/03)
Winter's freeze, a possible war in Iraq and Venezuela's political instability are exposing the fragile nature of today's oil and gas markets. Heating oil prices have soared and gasoline costs jumped in recent days to levels usually not seen until summer...
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City sirens to be tested Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/12/03)
There will be a citywide test of the Dyersburg emergency siren system Thursday beginning at 10 a.m., according to Tommy Gibbons, director of emergency services. The test will last until approximately 1:30 in the afternoon. "We will be doing a complete system test that will include activating the sirens for tone and rotation," Gibbons said...
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Dyer County High School's Abby Ozment (54) tries to gain control of a rebound as Brandi Hammond (22) and Mallory Akin (4) keep Halls' defenders at bay
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/03)
Dyer County High School's Abby Ozment (54) tries to gain control of a rebound as Brandi Hammond (22) and Mallory Akin (4) keep Halls' defenders at bay Tuesday night during a 49-41 Lady Tiger win over DC. The Choctaws avenged the girls' loss by trouncing the Tigers 70-48 in the nightcap. The Class AA No. 1-ranked Choctaws take on Ripley High Thursday night at DCHS...
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DMS girls win conference title
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/03)
Another game led to another crown for the Dyersburg Middle School Lady Trojans Monday as they won the West Tennessee Athletic Conference championship against Haywood 49-30. DMS (19-0), also the WTAC north-division champ, reached the title match by beating Lauderdale 37-27 in Saturday's semifinal...
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Virginia Mooney Dial
(Obituary ~ 02/12/03)
Virginia Mooney Dial, 87, of Union City, formerly of Ridgely, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, at her residence. She was a landowner, an avid gardener and a member of the Church of Christ. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. John Shoemake officiating...
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Thomas 'Buddy' Jimerson
(Obituary ~ 02/12/03)
Thomas "Buddy" Jimerson, 76, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired president of Peoples Bank in Ridgely and a member of Ridgely First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Buckley officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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Geneva Yarbro
(Obituary ~ 02/12/03)
Geneva Yarbro, of Milwaukee, Wis., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, in Milwaukee. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.
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Alton Floyd
(Obituary ~ 02/12/03)
Alton Floyd, 67, of Ridgely, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was an apartment complex manager and a member of The Church of God of Prophecy. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with David Prince and Clayton Mahan officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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Sadie Haskins
(Obituary ~ 02/12/03)
Sadie Haskins, 83, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.
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Spring crappie tips from the "King of Kentucky Lake" -- Steve McCadams.
(Outdoors ~ 02/12/03)
Today we are treated to a visit with fishing royalty as Steve McCadams, National Crappie Champion, shares some secrets for success. Then I will tell you about the upcoming Northwest Tennessee National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet, which is upcoming. And finally, we will learn about the chance to win the hunt of your dreams...
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Volunteer Conservation Club gives away 1,150 trees
(Community News ~ 02/12/03)
Area residents reaffirmed their love of trees Monday. They stood in line to receive 1,150 free seedlings from the Volunteer Conservation Club. The trees were all gone in a little more than an hour. Club President Bob Dean said a few people were already waiting when club members arrived on the court square 15 minutes before the tree giveaway was to begin...
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The Benton's Come to West Tennessee
(History ~ 02/12/03)
One of the prominent children of the Benton family was Jesse, Jr., who migrated to West Tennessee and became a member of the Huntingdon Bar in 1834. Jesse also had a sister that married a Captain Childress, who held a large plantation south of what is now called Fort Pillow. ...
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RANDOM NOTES February 12 2003
(Column ~ 02/12/03)
There was an article in the State Gazette last week telling how Tennessee roads are among the best in the nation, while our neighbor Missouri ranks 49th. If you've ever driven even a short distance across the river on the Show Me State's roads, you can tell why. Hundreds, if not thousands, of potholes, cracks, splits, dents and any other type of pavement deformity there is. The on-ramp from Caruthersville to I-55 could best be driven over by a lunar rover than any of today's vehicles...
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