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Film to query cemetery manager's past
(Local News ~ 02/19/03)
A Los Angeles-based television production company told Dyersburg city officials on Wednesday it intended to produce a film regarding city cemetery director Nelson Butler, who it claimed committed embezzlement while operating a cemetery in Florida. According to documents sent to the city by Enigma Productions, the documentary segment, which is to be filmed in Dyersburg, is for a syndicated series entitled "Where are They?" The premise of the program is to look at people who have "been found guilty of a felony in their past, but have gone on to succeed in the same field of endeavor.". ...
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War in Iraq hits gas pumps in Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 02/19/03)
Stung by a steady increase in the cost of gasoline in Dyersburg, consumers have bombarded the office of Care Petroleum, a local wholesaler of gas, with complaints. Johnny Castellaw, one of the firm's three owners, says he is getting a little tired of taking the blame for a world geo-political situation that was not of his making and over which he exerts very little control...
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Prolonged high gasoline prices could impact state, local revenue: Norris
(Local News ~ 02/19/03)
A prolonged spike in gasoline prices will impact state revenues, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said Thursday. "In the short run I don't think it will have much of an impact, but a prolonged period of high gasoline prices will impact our state funding," Norris said. "Gasoline is more or less a necessity for most people and the more they have to spend for gas, the less discretionary money they can spend for other items."...
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Governor says big boost coming in teacher salaries
(Local News ~ 02/19/03)
Tennessee's poorest counties will get "tens of millions" of new dollars to improve teacher salaries and meet a state Supreme Court mandate, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday. The governor told the Tennessee School Board Association that he couldn't discuss specifics until other parties reviewed the plan, but he vowed to keep teacher pay equity a priority in the budget he will present to the Legislature on March 10. ...
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Tyson fight back on; opponent now unclear
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/03)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Just when it seemed Mike Tyson's world couldn't get more bizarre, he outdid himself. Faced with an uncertain future and the reality of throwing away a reported $5 million-plus payday, Tyson woke up in a better mood Tuesday and pronounced himself ready to fight after all...
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Federal boating requirements
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/03)
Even as we are having hopefully our last bit of winter weather, we gaze over the far horizon and we can see yet another spring and summer of boating and fishing fun. But, to ensure that our outings are safe and legal we need to know the federal and state laws and regulations that control safe boating. ...
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Mary Lucille Pope Morris
(Obituary ~ 02/19/03)
Mary Lucille Pope Morris, 83, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003 at her residence. She was a homemaker, a member of Yorkville Church of Christ and a member and former president of Yorkville Home Demonstration Club. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Frank Paris officiating. Burial will be in Yorkville Cemetery...
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Imogene Preslar
(Obituary ~ 02/19/03)
Imogene Preslar, 74, of Ridgely, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at Ridgely Care and Rahbilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with Brother Paul Bramlett officiating. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home...
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Donald 'D.J.' Roleson
(Obituary ~ 02/19/03)
Donald 'D.J.' Roleson, 60, of Hornbeak, died Tuesday, Feb. 18 at his residence. He was purchasing manager for Georgia Gulf Corporation and a U.S. Navy veteran. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Tiptonville chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Houston Northcutt officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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LaFern Crawford
(Obituary ~ 02/19/03)
LaFern Crawford, 85, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 17 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a beautician and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Mike Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Getting Ready for Spring by Rob Somerville.
(Outdoors ~ 02/19/03)
It has been one of the coldest winters in my memory. The unusual sight of snow on the ground has been with us for weeks. But Mother Nature will be warming the earth, and life-giving sunshine will soon green up our woods. Song birds will fill the air and the dog wood trees will be blooming. ...
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Eddie Moore quietly set a Dyer County record last month, and he's had a clearer vision of his life ever since.
(Community News ~ 02/19/03)
The 54-year-old small business owner from Alamo became the first person to have LASIK vision correction surgery done in Dyersburg. The EyeCare Specialty Group recently established a surgical unit in his offices and a surgeon comes once a month to perform the procedure...
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The Mystery of Our First Post Office
(History ~ 02/19/03)
It is clear that the first post office in this County, which opened in 1825, was known simply by the name of "Dyer Court House," but the mystery is where was this post office located until the "Dyersburg" Post Office was established in 1829? Part of the confusion stems from the fact that the court minutes for those early years were lost in a fire. ...
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RANDOM NOTES February 19, 2003
(Column ~ 02/19/03)
How things change. From the Thursday, July 28, 1932 State Gazette: "Bank Here Drops Service Charges" Service charges on all accounts with an average balance of $50 are being abandoned by the First-Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg, it was announced Saturday by that institution...
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