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Truck weigh station to be studied, but no assurance given
(Local News ~ 07/11/03)
Tennessee's transportation commissioner promised Thursday to research whether Dyer County qualifies for a truck weigh station on Interstate 155, but didn't give much hope the answer will be positive. "Why don't we go back (to Nashville) and take a look at what the average (traffic) count across the state is and see if we can calculate what I-69 will do," Commissioner Gerald Nicely told members of the county commission's local government committee and seven other citizens who attended a meeting about the weigh station. ...
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Cocaine sale pleas draw eight-year prison sentence
(Local News ~ 07/11/03)
A Friendship man pleaded guilty July 1 in Dyer County Circuit Court to two cocaine charges and was sentenced to serve eight years in prison. Wesley Parr, 25, of 55 Ervin St., pleaded guilty to two charges of sale of more than .5 gram of cocaine. "On Sept. ...
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Lake Road Amoco wins city car-repair bid
(Local News ~ 07/11/03)
Lake Road Amoco will for the next two years service all city vehicles that cannot be handled through the automobile garage at the Public Works Department. Seven bids were tendered by local, independent garages for the contract. Lake Road was the low bidder at $10,216.60. The contract focuses primarily on oil changes...
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FEATURED PERFORMER
(High School Sports ~ 07/11/03)
One of the best prep players in the state is gearing up for a challenging career at Dyersburg State. Andrew Dudas, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound All-State pitcher from Halls High School, inked with Dyersburg State in February and will soon begin competing for a starting job in the Eagles' rotation...
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Titans tickets go on sale Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 07/11/03)
The rush is on. Tennessee Titans tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster locations. Titans' broadcasters Mike Keith and Larry Stone visited Dyersburg radio stations WTRO AM 1450 and SL 100 Thursday morning to promote the annual ticket rush...
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Chester Thomas Harris Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/11/03)
Chester Thomas Harris Sr., 83, of Union City, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a retired employee of Milan Army Ammunition Plant. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Union City with the Rev. Albert McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery in Union City. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Praying for small miracles
(Community News ~ 07/11/03)
It has been 20 years since Mrs. Vera Lescure of Ridgely, 63, was confined to a wheelchair as a result of MS, a debilitating disease of the nervous system that often leaves patients unable to walk. With a loving husband to support her, life wasn't too difficult, but three years ago, Carlos, her spouse of 42 years died of cancer. ...
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Sanders retires after 22 years Wesley's housekeeping department
(Community News ~ 07/11/03)
Longevity. When it comes to applying for a job, it's one of the first things employers look at. There are some who have 20 jobs in five years' time or the longest they've been anywhere is six months. "So what do you say when you get somebody who stays for 22 years?" asked Brenda Dotson, administrator at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care...
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