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City to begin five-year mapping project in November
(Local News ~ 09/03/03)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen gave final approval following a public hearing on Tuesday night to the utility fee ordinance that will pay for Storm Water II, the federal and state program aimed at improving the water quality of area lakes and streams...
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BCM welcomes DSCC students with back-to-school cookout
(Community News ~ 09/03/03)
As students filtered out of the Eller Administration Building, the smell of hamburgers and hot dogs and the sounds of the Dyersburg band Flight 22 drew them to the grassy area behind the Learning Resource Center. With classes in progress, it was time Wednesday for the annual back-to-school cookout hosted by the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Dyersburg State Community College...
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HOSTS recognizes volunteers
(Community News ~ 09/03/03)
The 2003 HOSTS celebration was held recently to honor those who participated in the HOSTS program at Dyersburg Intermediate School during the 2002-03 school year. Students, parents and guardians, HOSTS mentors and representatives of the HOSTS Learning Corporation were present for the banquet held at Dyersburg Middle School. Area business and civic leaders were also in attendance...
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Nashville girl wins Karaoke Sing-off
(Community News ~ 09/03/03)
A young Nashville girl walked away with the $1,000 grand prize for the SL-100, Casino Aztar Great Karaoke Sing-off on Tuesday night at the Dyer County Fair. Katie Kendall, 12, formerly a Dyersburg resident, won the hearts of the three-judge panel to take first place in the contest out of a field of 19 performers. The singers were from a three-state area and qualified for the competition at the fair after first placing in individual contests sponsored by WASL radio...
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Mary Nell Lashear
(Obituary ~ 09/03/03)
Mary Nell Lashear, 71, of Obion, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Calvery Independent Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Southerland officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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Homer Floyd 'Jake' Reed
(Obituary ~ 09/03/03)
Homer Floyd "Jake" Reed, 63, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired mechanic. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today in Concord Cemetery in Gates with Donnie Reed officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Dyersburg loses volleyball home opener to Lady Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 09/03/03)
So much for a homecoming. Not only did Jackson Central Merry sweep Dyersburg in three sets by scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-13 in the Lady Trojans' first home game of the year, but Dyersburg didn't even get to open its local slate on campus. With tornado damage still evident in the school's gym, the Lady Trojans are forced to play its "home" games at First United Methodist Church in downtown Dyersburg. ...
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New director of information at Dyersburg State
(Local News ~ 09/03/03)
Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of Dyersburg State, announced today that Suchitra Shenoy has been appointed Director of Information at the community college. Shenoy earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Pune, India, and a master's degree in mass communications from Pittsburg State University, Kansas. ...
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Drug pleas bring year in jail, 10 years of house arrest, fines
(Local News ~ 09/03/03)
A Ripley man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court to drug charges and was sentenced to serve one year in jail and 10 years on house arrest. Keithan L. Gause, 20, of 292 Hamby Circle, pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of more than .5 gram of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver, one of simple possession of marijuana and four of sale of less than .5 gram of cocaine...
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Cost overrun possible on airport repair
(Local News ~ 09/03/03)
Faced with the possibility that the cost of repairing the Dyersburg municipal airport's runways and taxiways would exceed the recommended budget, the city board nonetheless voted to approve the estimate made by the only bidder on the project, Ford Construction...
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Lauderdale Countian puts opinion to music
(Community News ~ 09/03/03)
Everybody has an opinion about Kobe Bryant. Tom Sanders has put his to music. "Not Guilty" is his 2003 release under his recording name Tommy. In the title track, Sanders gives his opinion on the case in which the 24-year-old L.A. Lakers guard has been charged with felony sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman...
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