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Kidnapping, attempted rape alleged against local man
(Local News ~ 08/19/03)
The Dyersburg man charged with Friday's kidnapping and attempted rape appeared in city court Monday morning. Brian David Mosley, 23, of 316 Isaac Hayes Drive in Dyersburg was arraigned before Judge Lymon Ingram on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated attempted rape, waiving his right to a pre-trial hearing. ...
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Frank C. Wallace
(Obituary ~ 08/19/03)
Frank C. Wallace, 92, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003 at Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City. He was the retired owner of Wallace Printing Company. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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F.M. Ellis
(Obituary ~ 08/19/03)
F.M. Ellis, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Evelyn Fowlkes
(Obituary ~ 08/19/03)
Evelyn Fowlkes, 97, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Three Oaks falls to Union City
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/03)
HALLS - In a game where penalty flags canceled three game-breaking touchdowns, the final score came down to a missed two-point conversion. Despite losing two 65-yard touchdowns to illegal procedures, Union City held onto an 8-6 lead against Three Oaks Middle School...
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Northview prepares for season opener against Humboldt
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/03)
HALLS - Northview Middle School coach David Whittle didn't want to look past Humboldt Monday night, but the Mustang coach was obviously more concerned with tonight's regular season opener at Trenton than his 15-minute set with the Vikings. "We swapped a lot of guys out and no one got hurt," Whittle said after his green-clad Northview team ended a scoreless tie with Humboldt in the Halls Jamboree Monday evening...
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Halls/Lake County battle to draw
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/03)
HALLS - Playing two football games in one night can be a daunting task for a team on its third day in pads. But despite having only two practice days under their gold belts, Halls Middle School succeeded in holding the Lake County Falcons to a scoreless draw Monday night in the first of their prime-time twin bill...
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Dyersburg Middle hammers Halls 22-0
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/03)
HALLS - The Halls Jamboree remained a relatively scoreless affair until the Dyersburg Trojans showed up in the main event. Only 13 points had collectively been scored in the three previous middle school matches until the Trojans buried the home-standing Halls Tigers 22-0...
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Shumaker scandal could "poison the well"
(Local News ~ 08/19/03)
The fear that Tennessee State Representative C. Craig Fitzhugh expressed Monday in Dyersburg was that the ethics and financial scandal surrounding former University of Tennessee President John Shumaker could "poison the well" insofar as voters are concerned...
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Study indicates parents play major role in child's sexual activities
(Local News ~ 08/19/03)
Abstinence is best. Love waits. Don't have sex. Teens have heard it all before. But, following that advice isn't so easy for teens who are maturing, discovering feelings they've never felt before and facing peer pressure. Sometimes the words of advice sound like nothing more than hollow words. A recent national study backs that up...
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Lake County port gains approval in Washington; meeting set in two weeks to work on next step
(Local News ~ 08/19/03)
TIPTONVILLE - The proposed Mississippi River port at Cates Landing has received the go-ahead from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters in Washington, D.C. Col. Jack Scherer, commander of the Corps' Memphis District, said the staff in the assistant secretary of the Army's office decided in July that the port presented no policy problems. The Memphis District was authorized to complete additional environmental and engineering studies needed before the port is built...
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Local gospel singer a hit in Las Vegas
(Community News ~ 08/19/03)
He was only scheduled to sing one song on the stage at the Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas Saturday night, but the stirring voice of Dyersburg's own James Mosley so enthralled the crowd they demanded an encore. The roar of approval might have been heard on the steps of the Dyer County Courthouse if someone had listened closely. ...
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