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Accidental fire burns Bradshaw & Co.
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
Dyersburg fire officials aren't sure what sparked the fire that burned the Bradshaw and Company Insurers offices on Saturday. Foul play is not suspected, but Fire Chief Bob Veal said the fire must be investigated more thoroughly before the cause can be determined...
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County school board allows two boys involved in animal-cruelty incident to attend alternative school
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
Two boys involved in a March 2 animal-cruelty incident in Newbern were ordered reinstated to attend the city-county alternative school Thursday night by the Dyer County School Board. The boys ages 12 and 14 appeared with their lawyers at a called school board meeting and won reinstatement by votes of 6-4 and 7-3...
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Reclaiming communities requires work: CRD speaker
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
Reclaiming communities will require work for schools, homes and churches, a Kentucky educator told about 300 at the 29th annual Dyer County Community Resource Development banquet Saturday night. "All across the nation we've got some work to do if we're going to reclaim our communities," Anton Reece, dean of student enrollment and appeals at West Kentucky Technical College in Paducah, said. ...
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Thumbs up, thumbs down for historic Okeena trees
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
The Dyersburg city board held a called meeting Friday morning at Okeena Park to give a thumbs up or thumbs down for eight trees that a state urban forester said should be removed for the sake of public safety. The vote was that six must go, including two enormous landmark oaks...
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Federal building goes to second bidder in auction
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
The investor who in October 2003 had the high bid in auction of the federal courthouse in Dyersburg last week backed away from the sale. "We are disappointed," said Bruce Mayhew, project manager in Knoxville for the General Services Agency, the real estate arm of the federal government...
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Lakewood repairs to be detailed at meeting
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
Lakewood Subdivision landowners will be invited to a public meeting within the next month to discuss potential repairs to the main dam's riser pipe. The rusty pipe leaks and is so flimsy that West Tennessee River Basin Authority officials fear, if something were to hit it hard enough, the pipe would break off and drain the lake...
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Nurses surprised by pain-free smallpox vaccination technique
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
The two-pronged needle used to administer the smallpox vaccination looks painful. Knowing that anyone who gets a vaccination will be pricked repeatedly with a needle just like that is enough to make a person wince. That's why the nurses who attended a smallpox vaccination-training seminar Tuesday night were a little hesitant to use the needles on themselves. But, they did it in the name of medicine...
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Woman indicted for drug mail plot
(Local News ~ 04/14/03)
A Trimble woman was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury in Memphis after a combined law enforcement investigation uncovered a scheme to get methamphetamine from California through the mail. Indicted was Miriam E. Bevis, 47, who was arrested with little incident by Dyer County Sheriff's deputies at her home on Trimble Road. On Friday she was formally arraigned before a federal magistrate on three counts of possession with intent to distribute...
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Shennetta Cox signed with Dyersburg States Community College.
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/03)
Shennetta Cox signed with Dyersburg States Community College. She transferred to Dyer County High School her senior year from Dyersburg High School. Coach Elijah Taylor is excited about Shennetta's defense and potential to be an asset to his program. Standing: coach Tony Williams (assistant coach), coach Angie Stafford (head coach), Arnita Cox, and Benton Cox. Sitting: coach Elijah Taylor (Dyersburg State head coach) and Shennetta Cox...
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Fred A. Harper
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Fred A. Harper, 67, of Southaven, Miss., died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven. He was a former forklift operator for Humboldt Express in Memphis and a member for 32 years of Carriage Hills Baptist Church in Southaven, where he was active with Bible Drillers and Young at Heart. He was born June 3, 1935, in Newbern...
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Mary Evans Leach
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Mary Evans Leach, 94, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Dyersburg Manor in Dyersburg. She was the youngest of 11 children, a homemaker, an accomplished seamstress, a former clerk at J.C. Penney in Dyersburg, a former employee of Sears in Memphis, a dedicated St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, a former member of the RoEllen Home Demonstration Club and a member of RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church...
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Susan Massie
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Susan Massie, 35, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at her residence. She was a business office associate for Edward D. Jones of Dyersburg and a member of Newbern First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Newbern First United Methodist Church with the Rev. William T. Jowers officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Horace Bruce
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Horace Bruce, 88, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at Forest Cove Manor in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Iola Garrett
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Iola Garrett, 90, of Jackson, died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Cloverdale Trace Health Care Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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James Fowlkes Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
James Fowlkes Jr., 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.
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J.C. O'Guin
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
J.C. O'Guin, 80, of Ridgely, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Jack Delbert Crumley
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Jack Delbert Crumley, 69, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at his home. He was a retired factory employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a Baptist. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Mallie Jewell Goforth
(Obituary ~ 04/14/03)
Mallie Jewell Goforth, 89, of Tigrett, died Thursday, April 10, 2003, at her home. She was a retired cook for the Dyer County school system and a member of Tigrett Church of Christ. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Friendship Funeral Home in Friendship with Ramey Vetter officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery...
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New Bethel prepares for second banquet
(Community News ~ 04/14/03)
When members of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church held their first building fund banquet last year, they weren't positively sure how it would go. "For our first time out, we did really well last year," said Mary Jo Banks. "We had a big turn out," said the Rev. Yvette Arterbridge...
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Tired of cricket scores? Other WKNO stations could bring relief
(Community News ~ 04/14/03)
National Public Radio fans who desire American programming, instead of British, might consider changing stations, the Memphis NPR affiliate's manager says. But Dan Campbell isn't suggesting that listeners abandon WKNO-FM stations. "Most people up in that area can get the other service through WKNP in Jackson," he said. "In fact, a lot of people up there can get 90.1 (WKNO) and they don't even need 90.1 (WKNP)."...
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