-
Firm has storied history
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
Housing giant Centex's agreement to sell its local engineering and construction firm to Dyersburg investors returns to local control a firm with deep roots in Tennessee and the South.According to archives from the University of Tennessee at Martin and State Gazette archives, Hilt Forcum and Company was a lumber company in 1903 in Obion, Tenn.The name was changed to the Forcum & James Cooperage and Lumber Company in 1914. ...
-
Dyer County rallies to volleyball victory
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/03)
The new rally scoring system appears to be aptly named for the Dyer County volleyball team.The Lady Choctaws seem to thrive on rallies.Dyer County swept Halls in three sets Tuesday in Newbern under rally rules. The new scoring system allows points to be scored on every serve.Despite several deficits and tied sets, The Lady Choctaws dropped the girls of Lauderdale County 25-18, 25-15, 25-21."We played much more as a team today," said DC coach Regina Childers. ...
-
Nancy LuAnn Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 08/27/03)
Nancy LuAnn Dickerson, 44, of Sugar Grove, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, Aug. 25 at her residence.She was a case manager for Genex Corporation, an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics, and a former nurse at Humana Hospital in Hoffman Estates.Services will be at noon Friday at Village Bible Church in Sugar Grove. ...
-
Peggy Sweat Hipps Burke
(Obituary ~ 08/27/03)
Peggy Sweat Hipps Burke, 68, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003 at Palliative Hostice Care Center in Shokie, Ill.A private memorial service was held at Hostice Care Center.
-
Billy Lee Miller
(Obituary ~ 08/27/03)
Billy Lee Miller, of Yorkville, died today at Gibson County Memorial Hospital in Trenton.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
-
Maggie Sue Spray
(Obituary ~ 08/27/03)
Maggie Sue Spray, 87, of Ripley, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003 at Baptist Hospital-Lauderdale.She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church.Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley. Burial will be in Grace Cemetery...
-
Calvin Walker Parrish
(Obituary ~ 08/27/03)
Calvin Walker Parrish, 68, of Obion, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.He was self-employed carpenter and was a member of Obion Church of Christ.Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with Harrell Davidson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Obion...
-
Local airport receives state award
(Community News ~ 08/27/03)
The Dyersburg Municipal Regional Airport has again been ranked in the top one third of state general aviation airports in the state.Alderman Bob Dean, chairman of the city's airport committee said Tuesday, the facility had received a "Front Door Award" from the Tennessee Aeronautics Division, the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. ...
-
The Battle of Plum Creek
(History ~ 08/27/03)
This week we will continue the story of the Plum Creek Campaign. It is interesting to note that at least one in every twelve men involved in the battle had lived in West Tennessee. After the attack on Lynnville, the Comanches and Kiowas had slowed down due to the large amount of plunder they had accumulated. ...
-
Titans Radio honors Dyersburg lineman
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/03)
Dyersburg lineman Andrew Edwards will be honored as the weekly "Scholar Athlete" during Thursday's pre-season broadcast of the Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers on 1450 WTRO AM Dyersburg.Titans Radio and Edamerica, private, nonprofit corporation that services student loans for eight of the top 100 lenders nationwide, sponsor the weekly award. ...
-
Big Orange Report
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/03)
Destiny waitsIt's Saturday morning and a chalky-blue shroud hangs over the Smokey Mountains. The dog days of summer are losing ground to crisp morning breezes that beckon autumn to the lush hills and shamrock-green meadows.Even though it is little past dawn's early light, activity around majestic Neyland Stadium signals that a new, fresh football season is knocking on the thresholds that lead to Shields-Watkins Field. ...
-
DMS humbles Humboldt
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/03)
Dyersburg Middle School opened its season Tuesday night with a convincing 30-8 win over the Humboldt Vikings. Despite turning the ball over three times, the Trojans coasted to the win after putting up 24 first-half points. "Turnovers can come back to haunt you, and if our defense hadn't stopped them, we would have wound up in a real dogfight," Dyersburg head coach Mark Schneider said.The only dogfight in this game involved the mad rush of Dyersburg backs into the Humboldt end zone. ...
-
Questions remain for victim allegedly assaulted by Head Start employee
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
The Head Start teacher's assistant charged with assaulting one of her student's parents last month has six months to be on good behavior -- if she wants the charge dropped. Carolyn Lyte, 54, of 896 Wesley, accepted an offer by the state at city court Friday morning that will, in effect, erase the charge from her record, if after six months there is no problem between Lyte and the alleged victim. ...
-
TWRA management plan out of date, author claims
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
The plan to develop Black Swamp -- and several thousand acres of West Tennessee wetlands -- is obsolete, according to the biologist who created it 19 years ago.The plan described concepts for managing 32,000 acres the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency expected to receive from the U.S. ...
-
Sides in conflict over principles of Black Swamp management
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency started construction last week on a project the agency hopes will boost waterfowl hunting opportunities in this region.TWRA plans to build an 860-foot levee to trap water in Black Swamp, a wooded wetland located about 17 miles northeast of Trimble on Highway 89.This won't be new hunting territory; Black Swamp has been open to hunting for years. ...
-
Dyersburg State shows fastest growth in the state
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
The 7 percent increase in enrollment has apparently failed to deter incoming students at Dyersburg State Community College this fall. Preliminary numbers show that, as of Tuesday, the college had the fastest growing student population in Tenneessee. ...
-
Farmer's co-op to close part of local operation
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
The East Court Street merchandise location of the Dyer-Gibson Farmer's Cooperative will close Tuesday as the co-op tries to stem losses from years of a declining agricultural economy.The fertilizer operations located at the site will remain open, as will fertilizer stores in Dyer County at Newbern and Big Boy Junction.Fewer than 10 jobs are expected to be affected, said co-op general manager Tommy Townsend.None of the co-ops five other locations in Newbern, Big Boy Junction, Trenton, Milan and Dyer will not be affected."It's the economics of agriculture that has made this decision a reality here," said Townsend. ...
-
Centex sells engineering firm to local investors, founding family
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
One of Tennessee's most fabled engineering and construction firms is expected to return to local control when an offer by three Dyersburg investors to take Centex Engineering and Construction private is accepted later this month.The investors are Centex President and CEO David R. ...
-
Compromise reached in water hydrant discord
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
The County Wide Utility Department in Alamo reversed its recent decision that would have prohibited volunteer fire departments from obtaining pressurized water from blow-off hydrants Wednesday evening at its monthly commissioners meeting.But access to the CWUD-owned hydrants will likely come at a cost to the fire departments that have previously tapped into the water system for free. ...
-
Patrol to be out in force over holiday weekend
(Local News ~ 08/27/03)
As many motorists embark upon their final summer excursion this Labor Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting roadside checkpoints in Dyer County in an effort to ensure those traveling reach their destination safely."We are going to be concentrating on making the road more safe," said Robert Moore, THP trooper. ...
-
RANDOM NOTES August 27
(Column ~ 08/27/03)
Call it a bane or a perk, but those of us in the news business are deluged with propaganda and public relations items almost every day. Some are worthwhile, but by and large it's junk.Companies spend millions on pretty envelopes and plastic thingamajigs to gain your attention. ...
Stories from Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Browse other days