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The impact of 'No Child Left Behind'
(Local News ~ 09/12/03)
Local educators uniformly believe in the goals of the federal "No Child Left Behind" act -- to improve academic standards in the classroom -- but they also believe a collision is in the offing between legislators and the public over its costs. Those costs could be sizeable. Preliminary estimates from a number of educational organizations in Tennessee and across the nation range between a minimum 25 percent increase over current funding levels to a maximum of 40 percent...
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Vera Mamie Martindale Barker
(Obituary ~ 09/12/03)
Vera Mamie Martindale Barker, 75, of Friendship, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and farmer and a member of Pond Creek Methodist Church. Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pond Creek Methodist Church with Brother Jeff Lohrstorfer and Brother Ralph Poston officiating. Burial was in Pond Creek Cemetery. Friendship Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Rachel Kelsey Brown
(Obituary ~ 09/12/03)
Rachel Kelsey Brown, 71, of Union City, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003 in Union City. She was a homemaker and a member of Union City Baptist Temple. Services were at 10 a.m. today at White-Ranson Funeral Home in Union City with the Rev. Mike Wells and the Rev. Chris Gouger officiating. Burial was in Old Republican Cemetery in Union City...
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Hamilton M. Bryant
(Obituary ~ 09/12/03)
Hamilton M. Bryant, 83, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired paymaster for Dyersburg Fabrics Inc., a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church, a former choir director, Sunday school teacher, administrative board member, treasurer, Gideon and was active in lay missions and youth sports...
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Jacqueline Tatum Duffey
(Obituary ~ 09/12/03)
Jacqueline Tatum Duffey, 83, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2003 in Atlanta. After living in Dyersburg for a number of years, Mr. and Mrs. Duffey moved to Montgomery, Ala. in 1957 and then to Atlanta in 1959 where they remained. She was active at Northside United Methodist Church in Atlanta...
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Hugh O. Finley
(Obituary ~ 09/12/03)
Hugh O. Finley, 88, of Fairfax, Va., formerly of Finley, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 at Fairfax Nursing Home. He was a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Phillip Cook officiating. Curry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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J.B. Simmons
(Obituary ~ 09/12/03)
J.B. Simmons, 77, of Churchton, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003 at his residence. He was a farmer, a World War II veteran and a member of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Mount Carmel Methodist Church with the Rev. Perry Grills officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Karnes and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Dyersburg Middle School Volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/03)
Dyersburg Middle School and Three Oaks split in volleyball action at Dyersburg Thursday. The Lady Trojans took the "A" game over Three Oaks 25-17, 25-15. Leading Dyersburg in scoring was Cayli Cupples with eight and Allison Petty with 13. Three Oaks was led by Jessica Smith, who scored 10. ...
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Students shaken after railroad signal error
(Local News ~ 09/12/03)
cutline: Bryce Chapman / State Gazette A Dyersburg school bus drives over the Roberts Street railroad crossing late Tuesday afternoon. Sensors of the crossing malfunctioned Tuesday morning sending the arms of the crossing down onto a bus full of students. Students shaken after Roberts Street Railroad malfunction...
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Patriotic display, emotion recall Sept. 11
(Local News ~ 09/12/03)
Mary D'Antonio. Lawrence Patrick Dickinson. Sadie Ette. Syed Abdul Fathe. Lt. Vincent Giammona. Kum-Kum Girolamo. Jon Grabowski. Yan Z. (Cindy) Guan. Lt. Joseph Gullickson. Timothy John Hargrave. Those are just a few of the many remembered during the hour-long second annual Sept. 11 Memorial Service at the City of Dyersburg Public Works building...
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Salvation Army donation
(Community News ~ 09/12/03)
Dyer Fabrics chief financial officer Mark Coburn and credit department manager Gerdi Hinson hand a $1,000 check to Dyer County Salvation Army board president George Johnson on Thursday. Coburn said the funds are part of the company's commitment to the community...
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