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Squabble over post office lease may put federal building on auction block again
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
The Dyersburg federal building auctioned in October could return for sale again in a few weeks if the New York businessman who was high bidder is unable to come up with the money by March 20. Ashok Datta of Great Neck, N.Y. on Oct. 18, 2002 was the successful high bidder on the 33,000-square-foot building, with a bid of $783,000. To date, Datta has only put up earnest money of $10,000...
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Top gun, local brother awarded for Afghanistan combat
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
The brother of a Dyersburg man was awarded in January for his role in combat against a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan in November 2001. Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey Winter, the son of Tom and Phyllis Winter of Caruthersville and brother of Tom Winter of Dyersburg, was awarded a single mission Air Medal and the fifth award of the Navy Commendation Medal at a ceremony at the headquarters of Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 86 at Beaufort S.C...
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Gunfire incites neighborhood
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
Dyersburg Police are continuing their investigation of the robbery of The Avalon Club in the 1300 block of Meeks Street, where unidentified suspects fired what police believe to be an AK-47 rifle at the club's owner and caused damage to property of nearby residents as the suspects left the scene with a large sum of money from the club, on Tuesday at about 9 p.m...
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Punch card voting out by 2006, says state election chief
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
Dyer County likely will have to change its method of voting by 2006, Tennessee's Election Coordinator said Wednesday. "I think ultimately the new federal law (the Help America Vote Act) is going to leave punch card (counties) with no alternative but to switch election methods," said Brook K. ...
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Carter wife sentenced to serve 27 months in federal drug conspiracy case
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
JACKSON - Janie H. Carter of Dyersburg was sentenced Thursday to serve 27 months in federal prison and three years of supervised probation on a drug conspiracy charge. She will remain free on bond for two-eight weeks until the U.S. Bureau of Prisons places her in an institution. Carter's husband, Dr. Jerry U. Carter, faces sentencing on the same charge before U.S. District Judge James D. Todd on May 9...
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City still seeking negotiated settlement for industrial park easements
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
Even though the City of Dyersburg has filed suit to condemn land for a utility easement into the new North Industrial Park, it is attempting to negotiate with landowners to settle the matter without court proceedings. City attorney John Lannom appeared Wednesday before members of the Water, Sewer and Gas Committee to update them on the status of negotiations. ...
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Disaster Institute draws students, new volunteers
(Local News ~ 03/14/03)
The first-ever American Red Cross Disaster Institute to be held in Dyer County started Thursday and it is already being called a success. The disaster institute provides a number of classes for volunteers who want to help the Red Cross assess damages, run shelters and provide care to families. About 80 students from Tennessee and Mississippi are enrolled, and a quarter of them are from Dyer County...
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YMCA soccer registration under way
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/03)
The YMCA of Dyer County is currently accepting registration for its spring outdoor soccer league for boys and girls ages 3-12. The league will run on Mondays and Thursdays at the Y's soccer facility with practice scheduled to begin April 7. Registration fees are $15 for Y members and $30 for potential members. Deadline to register is Friday, March 14. For more information about specific practice or game times, call the YMCA at 288-9622...
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Mid-America Youth Basketball accepting registration
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/03)
The deadline to register for Mid-America Youth Basketball's summer season is May 1. Mid-America will hold 170 tournaments in 20 states for fourth-12th-grade boys and girls teams. All teams can choose where and when they play throughout the summer with multi-tournament discounts available. Log on to the Web site www.mayb.com for general information, or call 316-284-0354 or e-mail mayb@mayb.com...
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Dyersburg Bad Boyz tryouts Monday
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/03)
Tryouts for the 11-and-under Dyersburg Bad Boyz AAU basketball team will be held Monday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Dyersburg High School. Players should come prepared to work out until 8 p.m. For more information, call Brian Brown at 285-9729.
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Dyersburg Storm girls basketball holding tryouts
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/03)
Tryouts for the Dyersburg Storm AAU girls 13-and-under basketball team will be Monday, March 17, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Dyersburg High School Sportsplex. Tryouts will also be held for 10- and 11-year-old girls on Tuesday, March 18, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the DHS Sportsplex. For more information call Randy Coffman at 287-1063...
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Pitchin' heat
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/03)
Dyer County High School's Casey Norris pitches against a batter from Halls High School Wednesday night in the second game of a doubleheader in Newbern. Norris had six strikeouts against HHS in the 9-3 Choctaw win over the Tigers. DC fell to Henry County 6-0 in the first game. The 1-2 Choctaws take on Milan tonight at 6 p.m. in Milan...
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James Morris Graves
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
James Morris Graves, 70, of Ripley, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at Ripley Healthcare Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Ripley with the Rev. J.E. Jones officiating. The family will receive visitors at 12-6 p.m. today at Currie's Funeral Home in Henning...
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Jerry Higgins
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Jerry Higgins, 63, of Finley, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired custodian for Dyer County High School and a US Army veteran of the Korean War. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Maple Cemetery in Caruthersville, Mo. with the Rev. Doug Ellingsworth officiating...
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Kathleen Basham Perkins
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Kathleen Basham Perkins, 53, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis with the Rev. Houston Northcutt officiating. Burial will be in Lake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 6-9 p.m. today at the Tiptonville chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home...
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Jodie H. Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Jodie H. Reynolds, 78, of Ridgely, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a factory employee. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Southerland and the Rev. Danny Hall officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Lida Crawford
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Lida Crawford, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Katherine Wright
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Katherine Wright, of Newbern, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Leonard Asbridge
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Leonard Asbridge of Brandon, Miss., formerly of Dyersburg, died March 5, 2003. He attended the Tennessee School for the Deaf in Knoxville, where he was a stand-out athlete in track & field, baseball, and football. After barely missing a chance to attend Gallaudet University, he returned to his native Dyer County and began work as a printer, ultimately settling in Memphis. ...
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Jerry Higgins
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Jerry Higgins, of Finley, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Kathleen Perkins
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Kathleen Perkins, 53, of Tiptonville, died today at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Jodie Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 03/14/03)
Jodie Reynolds, of Ridgely, died today at Jackson Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Spend an evening with Jacob's Road
(Community News ~ 03/14/03)
If you asked Carrie Coffey and Mark Robey four months ago where they'd be today, their answer would be the last thing anyone, even them, would expect. But in that four-month period, the two have witnessed enough to know that what's happening isn't in their hands...
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Star Smith stops in city
(Community News ~ 03/14/03)
Brooke Smith, the star of last season's top-rated television reality series 'The Bachelor,' lunched a Los Portales restaurant Wednesday in Dyersburg during a visit with local family. Kay Curry was dining at the establishment with family when Smith walked in, and was instantly recognized by restaurant employees and patrons. ...
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'Fill the Boot' campaign to be held Saturday
(Community News ~ 03/14/03)
Local firefighters plan to let ordinary folks fill their boots on Saturday. Fill them with cash, that is. The firefighters are holding their second annual "Fill the Boot" campaign from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for the American Red Cross. All proceeds will remain in Dyer County to help the chapter provide disaster training and education, health and safety training and safety training and education, armed forces emergency services and relief to local victims of fires, flooding and other disasters.. ...
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'We want to be able to have our dogs help'
(Community News ~ 03/14/03)
Ellen Holland and her 15-month-old sheep dog Phoebe began visiting nursing homes last December. They both liked the help they provided. But Holland wants to do more. She learned what that more could be last week when she attended a community meeting about Therapy Dogs Inc...
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Rescue Squad ranks among top in state during competition
(Community News ~ 03/14/03)
They live normal lives as regular people. But when emergencies happen, the members of the Dyer County Rescue Squad are prepared for almost any contingency -- searching for missing people, first aid and assisting local law enforcement as First Responders...
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WestStar hosting African-American Conference
(Community News ~ 03/14/03)
WestStar is sponsoring the "Fourth Annual Leadership and the African-American Challenges and Opportunities Conference" April 4, in Assembly Room A at the University of Tennessee Agricultural Research Center, 605 Airways Blvd., Jackson. This conference is designed to appeal to African-Americans in leadership positions and in diverse work environments throughout West Tennessee. ...
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