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Guard soldier helps nab armed robbers
(Local News ~ 05/05/03)
Sgt. Grant Montgomery of Bogota, an Army National Guard military policeman with the Dyersburg unit of the 268th Military Police Unit in Ripley, on Thursday helped apprehend a pair of armed robbers that had terrorized personnel at Fort Campbell during break-ins at several barracks on the post...
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WINDS CUT SWATH OF DESTRUCTION ACROSS DYERSBURG, COUNTY; SEVERAL LOCALS INJURED; MORE DANGEROUS WEATHER FORECAST
(Local News ~ 05/05/03)
Two tornadoes swept through the center of Dyersburg last night, destroying a mobile home park before cutting a swath of destruction from the Finley Street area north to Lake Road and the U.S. Highway 51 Bypass. A third vortex swept across the west side of the city, uprooting trees and downing power lines...
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Industrial plants damaged, winds hamper electrical power
(Local News ~ 05/05/03)
Thousands of Dyersburg homes were left without electrical power after tornadoes ripped into almost every one of Dyersburg Electric System's substations last night. DES General Manager Jimmy Williams said this morning crews had made great progress in restoring power to large sections of the city, "but it's going to be days before we get everything back to some semblance of normal." "It got our transmission system in two or three places," he said. ...
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Kimbrough named player of the week
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/03)
DSCC Eagles outfielder Robert Kimbrough has been named player of the week for Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association. Kimbrough is leading Tennessee in hitting (.478), and, according to Eagles Coach Robert White, is in the top five in about every other category...
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Lady Trojans win 100th anniversary of Dyersburg Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/03)
The Dyersburg women's track team celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Dyersburg Invitational with a comfortable win over a 13-team field last weekend. Dyersburg finished first with 132 points while Jackson North Side placed second with 68. The University School of Jackson followed with 60. Dyer County finished ninth in the competition. 0" jump. Mary Beth Ozment took top honors in the high jump with a 4' 8" jump. Holly Beckley followed with the same distance...
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Trojans fall to JCM Cougars in district tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/03)
Dyersburg dropped its first game of the District 13AAA tournament to the hosting Jackson Central Merry Cougars Saturday in a 5-2 ballgame. Daniel Baker led JCM both on the mound and at the bat. He went 2-3 with a double and also hit a two-run homer in the sixth...
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Underdog Dyer County wins two in district tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/03)
The underdog Dyer County Choctaws leashed two of the biggest bulldogs in District 13AA in the first two days of postseason play. Dyer County downed both Obion Central and Union City -- two teams that were victorious over the Choctaws during regular season play. With the tournament wins, DC stands one game away from a birth in the regional tournament and a step closer to going back to the state like last year...
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William 'Bill' Wayne DeSpain
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
William "Bill" Wayne DeSpain, 76, of Newbern died Friday, May 2, 2003, at his residence. A retired brick mason, he was a member of the Church of Christ. He was the son of the late Anna Bell (Honeycutt) DeSpain and the late William Edward DeSpain. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Newbern. Rev. Dan Clevenger will officiate...
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Myrtle Geneva Sorrell
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
Myrtle Geneva Sorrell, 90, of Friendship died Friday, May 2, 2003, at the West Tennessee Skilled Nursing Center in Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member of Parrish Chapel Baptist Church. Services will take place today at 3 p.m. at the Friendship Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Friendship Cemetery. Dr. Billy Murphy will officiate...
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Marye Helen Stover
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
Marye Helen Stover, 71, of Dyersburg died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at Dyersburg Manor. Born in Crockett County, she was the former manager of Payless Shoes and also worked as a seamstress for G and G Manufacturing. She was a Baptist. Services were held Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home. Burial was in Elbridge Cemetery in Obion. Bro. Calvin Smith officiated...
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Joseph Childress
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
Joseph Childress, 42, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, May 3, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired riverboat employee. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Mac Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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Thelma Dodson
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
Thelma Dodson, of Trimble, died Sunday, May 4, 2003 at Union City Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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King Phebus
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
King Phebus, 75, of Dyersburg died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at his residence. A farmer, he was involved with pecan sales for over 40 years. He was an avid boat-racing sportsman and the president and CEO of Kentucky Nut Corporation. Graveside services took place Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Newbern. J.W. Curry and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Rev. Raymond Boston officiated...
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James E. Stevens
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
James E. Stevens, 72, of the Millsfield Community died Friday, May 2, 2003, at his residence. A retired electrical engineer, he was for 50 years a member of the IBEW. Visitation will take place between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. today at the Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg. Services will be held at a later date at Cedar Park Funeral Home in Calumet City, Ill., followed by burial at the Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet City...
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Joseph Childress
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
Joseph Childress of Dyersburg died Saturday, May 3, 2003, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Curry Funeral Home.
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Mary Sue Bowen Hill
(Obituary ~ 05/05/03)
Mary Sue Bowen Hill, 90, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, May 3, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics. Services were at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Joe Walker Jr. officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Dyersburg High's Top 10 announced
(Community News ~ 05/05/03)
Dyersburg High School celebrated its 20th annual honors banquet Thursday night, recognizing the top 187 students academically for the 2002-03 school year. DHS Principal Sam Miles addressed a capacity crowd in the Commons Area of the high school. Students, parents, teachers and school supporters were on hand for the event. ...
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