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Man injured in shootout with deputy sentenced to serve 20 years in prison
(Local News ~ 05/08/03)
A Dyersburg man wounded by a sheriff's deputy in a shootout pleaded guilty to attempted murder Tuesday in circuit court and was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison. Joshua Garrett, 19, of 220 Jordan Ave., was wounded in the head during a shootout on the parking lot of Firestone Industrial Products in the Dyersburg/Dyer County Industrial Park on Jan. 8, 2002...
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Dyersburg High may open Friday
(Local News ~ 05/08/03)
The insurance adjustor who flew into Dyersburg to assess the damages to the high school told superintendent Lloyd Ramer late Wednesday afternoon, "I can't believe you've done this much in such a short period of time." Ramer was in complete agreement, and credited the hard work and long hours spent in cleanup by the school's faculty and staff for the rapid recovery. Sunday night the facility suffered a devastating strike by a tornado...
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Dyersburg veterans service office to remain open
(Local News ~ 05/08/03)
Gov. Phil Bredesen has announced a plan to halt the closing of the state veterans' benefits office in Dyersburg. In early March, the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs had considered permanently closing the Dyersburg office on July 1, along with three other offices across the state in Cookeville, Dickson and Morristown...
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Civil lawsuit that provoked scuffle between lawyers dismissed
(Local News ~ 05/08/03)
A civil lawsuit that provoked a scuffle between two lawyers in General Sessions Court on Nov. 13 has been dismissed in Dyer County Circuit Court. Obion County Circuit Judge William B. Acree, sitting by exchange after Dyer County Circuit Judge Lee Moore recused himself, issued an order Friday dismissing the case of Paul Alford against Milan attorney C. Timothy Crocker with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled...
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Company drill helped save lives at PolyOne
(Local News ~ 05/08/03)
It was only two weeks ago that workers at PolyOne Engineered Materials in Dyersburg participated in a Severe Storm Warning drill. Alarms sounded throughout the facility and employees filed toward a safe area in the building, many joking about the mock storm...
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Dyer County included in governor's request for disaster declaration
(Local News ~ 05/08/03)
Gov. Phil Bredesen asked President Bush to declare several Tennessee counties as federal disaster areas on Wednesday. Should this initial request for assistance be granted, residents in 20 Tennessee counties, including Dyer County, would have access to varying levels of federal assistance...
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