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Celebrate your independence with three days of activities
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
It was July 4, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming America's split from British rule. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the first anniversary of the Declaration was marked by a festive impromptu celebration in Philadelphia. The celebration didn't become common until after the War of 1812...
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Tuition increase both a blessing and a curse
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
A beleaguered Dr. Karen Bowyer, drove back to Dyersburg Friday afternoon trying to see the upside to a massive increase in tuition for students at Dyersburg State Community College where she serves as president. The Tennessee Board of Regents voted Friday to raise tuition 14 percent this fall and increase other fees paid by its more than 180,000 students. The 18-member board accepted without discussion the recommendation made a day earlier by its finance committee...
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Three-car-pile-up on Hwy 51 with injuries
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
A three-car-pileup, involving minor injuries, occurred on the intersection of Highway 51 By-Pass and Upper Finley Road when a brown Ford Escort traveling northbound on Highway 51 collided into a line of vehicles that were stopped at a traffic light on Thursday at approximately 4:30 p.m...
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Congressman speaks at church fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Congressman Harold Ford Jr., D- Memphis, took a jab at President George Bush's domestic and foreign policy when he spoke at New Bethel Baptist Church's banquet to raise funds for a new church on Friday at Dyersburg Middle School. "You've got to put money behind your promises," Ford said. ...
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Big league (SPIT!) impersonators
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/03)
One of the thrills of playing baseball as a child was Big League Chew bubble gum. You know, the kind that was packaged like chewing tobacco. We would reach into the bubble gum pouch and take out a big pinch, just like we were putting a chunk of Redman between our cheek and gums - which was an imitation of the big league players we saw on television...
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Sonic wins two championships at DAC tourney
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/03)
Sonic served up two championship crowns Friday at the Dyersburg Activity Center, winning the 9-and-under and 12-and-under divisions. The 9-and-under Sonic squad took the title in a 13-6 contest with Mountain Dew. Winter Evans led the Sonic team with a double, single and two runs in a 2-3 outing...
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All stars
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/03)
Dyersburg American remained unbeaten in 7-and-8-year-old All-Star action Sunday evening in a 15-7 victory over Ripley National. Dyersburg third baseman Logan Brown recorded the final out of the game. In the nightcap, Dyersburg National beat Trenton 15-7. Dyersburg National plays Ripley National tonight at 6 p.m...
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Dixie Majors district tournament returns to Dyersburg
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/03)
The Dixie Majors and Pre-Majors district tournament returns to Dyersburg tonight. Camden and Martin will kick-off the tournament at 6 p.m. at the Al Bradshaw Baseball Complex across from the Dyer County fairgrounds on Community Park Road. Dyersburg takes the field for the first time Tuesday against Camden...
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Dovie Lee Denton
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Dovie Lee Denton, 80, of Paris, died Friday, June 27, 2003 at Henry County Medical Center. He was a member of Woodmen of the World, attended Bethany Baptist Church in Paris, and was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII in the Philippine Liberation. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Farmer officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery...
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Robert Edwards
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Robert Edwards, 64, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, June 26, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired welder. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with Brother John Morris officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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James Robert 'Bob' Eskridge
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
James Robert "Bob" Eskridge, 71, of Halls, died Friday, June 27, 2003 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. He was a self-employed painter and drywaller in Farmington, Mo. He was a U.S. Army veteran in Korea and served as a member of AMVETS Post 113 and the VFW Post 5896. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Halls Funeral Home, followed by burial at Halls Cemetery...
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Johnny Green Jones Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Johnny Green Jones Sr., 68, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired dispatcher at the Lake County Sheriff's Office. He also worked as a volunteer fireman and was a member of Tiptonville First Baptist Church, the Tennessee National Guard, the Lake County Rescue Squad, Harmony Lodge 184 and the Shriners. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Tiptonville City Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Maxine Collinsworth
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Maxine Collinsworth, 82, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Assembly of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. ...
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Johnny Green Jones Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Johnny Green Jones Sr., 68, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired dispatcher with the Lake County Sheriff's Office, a volunteer fireman, a Shriner and a member of Tiptonville First Baptist Church, the Tennessee National Guard, Harmony Lodge No. ...
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Marjorie LuAnn Nicholson
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Marjorie LuAnn Nicholson, 44, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at Methodist Central in Memphis. She was a maintenance worker at Volunteer Inn. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mac Daniels officiating. ...
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Sandra Legan Thompson
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Sandra Legan Thompson, 44, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at her residence. She was a medical office manager. She grew up in Kennett, Mo., and served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1980 to 1984. After graduating from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1989 with a bachelor of science in accounting, she worked for the IRS until 1991. ...
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George Aden
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
George Aden, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
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William E. Kirk
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
William E. Kirk, of Corinth, Miss., died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Magnolia Hospital in Corinth. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Dyersburg Lions create a garden for Wesley residents
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
In less than a day's time, it had already made an impact. "Come sit with me in the garden," said one resident shortly after the Garden on Wheels arrived at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. The "garden" is a cart filled with indoor and outdoor plants and flowers. The Dyersburg Lions Club constructed the cart. Stanfield Nursery donated the impatiens. It's just one more way to help residents feel at home...
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Program to help seniors enjoy fresh fruits, vegetables
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
A special program will help low-income senior citizens stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables this summer. The Tennessee Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, which begins Tuesday, will give each participant six $5 vouchers to buy Tennessee-grown produce. Three of the vouchers may be redeemed in July and three in August at selected produce markets...
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Coming home
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
"God is always way ahead of us," Dr. Mickey Carpenter said, looking over downtown Dyersburg from his fifth-floor office in the Security Bank building. Thirty-five years ago in the parsonage of the Dyersburg district superintendent, Carpenter received his license to preach in the United Methodist Church...
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Blankenship shares talents with Wesley friends
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
Lois Smith's face glowed with pride as she looked her present. Emma Blankenship watched with just as much pride as Smith held out the green-and-white crocheted lap robe. "She's been crocheting ever since I came here," said Smith, who moved into Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care in November 2001...
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Burns shares her Mother's Day gift that keeps giving
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
After living in town for 36 years, Marshall and Clara Burns decided three years ago that it was time to move to the peaceful, less congested country. While their new home had several trees, including a fig tree, and a few plants, including an iris patch, it was missing something...
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Southern birds flying north to Dyer, Lake counties
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
Something special is happening here -- and birdwatchers from all over the state have been flocking to Dyer and Lake counties to witness it. Several unusual bird species have come to Tennessee's northwest corner within the last month or so. "It's just unbelievable what we've had in the last six to eight weeks," Ken Leggett, a veteran bird-watcher from Dyer County, said...
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Lucite donation assists Wesley
(Community News ~ 06/30/03)
"It never hurts to ask." It's an old saying that employees at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care have learned time and time again is true. It proved itself again recently when the center received acrylic tabletops from Lucite. "They were really, really sweet to do that," said Brenda Dotson, Wesley's administrator...
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