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Lanier appeal of federal wiretap complaint denied
(Local News ~ 06/23/03)
Former Dyer County Chancery Court Judge David W. Lanier's appeal of the dismissals of a federal wiretap lawsuit has been refused by a U.S. Appeals Court. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals denied Lanier's appeal of a Sept. 2000 dismissal of his complaint by U.S. District Judge Jon P. McCalla in Memphis. The denial of the appeal was filed June 17...
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Chamber receives budget cuts and awards
(Local News ~ 06/23/03)
The Dyersburg Dyer County Chamber of Commerce received four awards for their work last year as well as a 4 percent spending cut for their programs. The chamber receives the bulk of its revenue from the Occupancy Hotel Privilege tax levied by the city of Dyersburg. For fiscal year 2004 they expect $169,000 in revenue from the tax, down from last year's $188,000. Chamber members will contribute an additional $103,500 up from last years $95,500...
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Dyersburg woman dead
(Local News ~ 06/23/03)
A Dyersburg woman was found dead in a local motel Saturday. Her husband is being sought on murder charges. Michelle Quinsola Kelly, also know as Michelle Pierce, 37, was found dead around noon today in a room at the Plaza Motel. Police are seeking her husband, Shon Pierce, 32, on a charge of murder...
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County budget committee recommends county general budget with no tax increase and 3 percent raises for employees
(Local News ~ 06/23/03)
After reaching an impasse on the county general budget Thursday, the county commission's budget committee took less than 30 minutes to resolve the problem Friday. The result: A recommended budget that calls for no tax increase and grants 3 percent raises to county general-fund employees with elected office holders also getting their state-recommended raises...
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Wood or metal
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/03)
JACKSON - It didn't sound like a high school baseball game. The unmistakable "ping" of aluminum bats was absent Saturday at Jackson Central Merry's Hollywood Drive field. Instead, the crackle of ash and maple sticks resounded at the annual wood bat summer game, which had been previously held at Dyersburg High School...
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Dead period begins today
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/03)
Welcome to the dead zone. Beginning today, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) is observing a two-week dead period in which athletes and coaches can have no interaction and all high school facilities must be closed. The period ends July 5...
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Dyersburg Demons rally to extinguish Heat in June Jam
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/03)
The Dyersburg Demons 9-and-10 year old team avoided an early deficit to extinguish the rival Heat in the June Jam tournament championship game Sunday evening. The Dyersburg Heat squad led 6-2 after three innings against a Demons team they have yet to defeat. A seven-run run fourth by the Demons ended the Heat hope...
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Stella Butler
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Stella Butler, 92, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, June 19, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Hills Baptist Church. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Fred Jones officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Bobby Markham
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Bobby Markham, 61, of Ridgely, died Saturday, June 21, 2003 at Jackson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Lake County Lumber Company, in the National Guard eight years and a member of Willing-ham Memorial Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Archie Larry officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Bobby Markham
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Bobby Markham, 61, of Ridgely, died Saturday, June 21, 2003 at Jackson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Lake County Lumber Company, in the National Guard eight years and a member of Willing-ham Memorial Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Archie Larry officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Dora Yarbro Twilla
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Dora Yarbro Twilla, 91, of Milan, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 21, 2003 at Milan General Hospital. She was a retired teacher, a member of Hurricane Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, former pink lady at Parkview Hospital and a member of Fort Hudson Home Demonstration Club. ...
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Jackie Henson
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Jackie Henson, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 22, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Margaret Holt
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Margaret Holt, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 22, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Nora Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/23/03)
Nora Smith, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 22, 2003 in Gilbert, Ariz. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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Role players have place to play at Collector's Connection
(Community News ~ 06/23/03)
"Imagine watching the movie 'Conan the Barbarian,' combine it with medieval King Arthur and you're playing the characters from those. It's like a play. Each person has their character, but you don't have a written script. It's in your imagination," said Allen Price, describing the Dungeons and Dragons-based role-playing game he and about a dozen others play every Monday night at the Collector's Connection in Dyersburg...
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Harry Potter magic in Dyersburg
(Community News ~ 06/23/03)
The Harry Potter craze that swept through London and New York Friday hit Dyersburg at midnight as dozens of fans, young and old, lined up at Hastings to purchase the first copies of J.K. Rowling's fifth in the famous series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."...
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Dyersburg resident Teacher of the Year in Caruthersville
(Community News ~ 06/23/03)
Laurel Campbell, 42, a resident and former teacher in Dyer County, has been named "Educator of the Year" at Caruthersville High School (CHS) in Missouri. Campbell taught biology and anatomy at CHS. Her students enjoyed an active-learning classroom environment that included such projects as hatching and raising praying mantis and fruit flies, conducting DNA fingerprinting, and performing dissections...
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Making a positive impact
(Community News ~ 06/23/03)
Dyer County Commissioner John Holden knows what it's like to have his life changed against his will. That's one reason he's determined to have a positive impact on the lives of others. When Holden, now a Dyer County Commissioner representing District I (Hurricane Hill and Dyersburg Activity Center), was a sophomore at Dyersburg High School he badly injured his left leg in a motorcycle accident. ...
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Landscaping ordinance in procedural limbo
(Community News ~ 06/23/03)
A landscaping ordinance designed to improve the aesthetic appearance of Dyersburg was banished into procedural limbo Monday night when the city board tabled the measure, but it is likely to be resurrected in another form as the city implements the Stormwater cleanup initiatives...
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