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DSCC cordoned off in reported hostage standoff
(Local News ~ 09/17/03)
Shortly before 1 p.m. today a hostage situation began at Dyersburg State Community College in the second floor of the Eller Administration Building, several sources have told the State Gazette. Dyersburg Police and Dyer County Sheriff's Department deputies have cordoned off a wide area around the college. ...
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Kick off the 2003-04 DACCA season with Proteus 7
(Community News ~ 09/17/03)
Listen to a musical spectrum when Proteus 7 kicks off the 2003-04 Dyersburg Area Community Concert Association season next week. The concert will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Dyersburg High School Little Theater. Membership to the DACCA provides admittance to at least 15 concerts during the season thanks to a reciprocal agreement with the associations in Union City and Murray and Paducah, Ky...
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Charles Samuel Mueller
(Obituary ~ 09/17/03)
Charles Samuel Mueller, 82, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired superintendent for Federal Compress & Warehouse in Brownsville, a member of Palestine United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post in Ripley and an Army veteran of World War II...
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James Alvie Warden
(Obituary ~ 09/17/03)
James Alvie Warden, 81, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and employee of Dyersburg Fabrics, a member of Phillips Street Church of Christ and an Army veteran of World War II with rank of sergeant. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Tom Bright officiating. Burial will be Fairview Cemetery...
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Leona Moore Weaver
(Obituary ~ 09/17/03)
Leona Moore Weaver, 91, of Friendship, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003 at Bells Nursing Home. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. Eugene Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Bowen's Chapel Cemetery...
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James Douglas
(Obituary ~ 09/17/03)
James Douglas, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Richard Leon Rogers
(Obituary ~ 09/17/03)
Richard Leon Rogers, 65, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Vols prepare for return to The Swamp
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/03)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's last visit to The Swamp prompted a night of wild celebration with roses, burning couches and an impromptu rally for the returning players and coaches. The No. 12 Volunteers (2-0) return to No. 17 Florida (2-1) on Saturday, two years after Tennessee's first win in Gainesville since 1971...
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Dyersburg trounced Haywood
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/03)
Dyersburg trounced Haywood 13-0 in soccer action Tuesday. The Lady Trojans were led by freshman Kelly Strain (pictured), who scored a hat trick. Mary Beth Ozment scored twice, as did Ruby Munoz. Also adding goals were Margaret Baker, Whitney Hill, Taryn McDowell, Krista King, Megan Golden and Kelsey Goosetree...
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Dyer County launches 2003 United Way campaign
(Local News ~ 09/17/03)
Friday was an important day for Dyer County. That was when local business and community leaders launched the 2003 United Way campaign for the county. The kickoff was hosted by the Developmental Skills Center, a United Way agency. Leaders from throughout the community and representatives from United Way agencies gathered to celebrate the beginning of this year's efforts, focused on raising the target of $400,000. ...
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Finley native passes national auto exam
(Local News ~ 09/17/03)
Finley native T.J. Kesterson is one of only 207 people in the entire nation and the only participant from Tennessee who passed the Automotive Youth Education System examination given for the first time this year. Kesterson, a recent graduate from Dyer County High School and a third-year student at the Tennessee Technology Center in Newbern, took the test that was offered to about 1,000 graduating repair technicians who had completed the program. ...
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Superfund sets hearing Monday on Yorkville hazardous waste site
(Local News ~ 09/17/03)
The list of hazardous waste sites in Yorkville could shrivel later this year. The Division of Superfund plans to recommend that the B&H Transformer site be taken off of the state's list of Superfund sites. Bob Powell, Superfund's enforcement manager, said the site has been cleaned and the state has recovered as much of the costs as possible from the companies and individuals identified as potentially responsible parties...
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Alleged shooter remains at large
(Local News ~ 09/17/03)
An intruder who forcefully entered a Dyersburg apartment Monday night and allegedly shot at the resident with a handgun remains at large, authorities said Tuesday afternoon. After a black male, only identified by his last name of Price, entered 295 Scott St., Apt. 5 shortly after 6 p.m. he began to physically assault the resident and subsequent victim, Mark Jones, 35...
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Hugueley sentenced to death for fourth murder
(Local News ~ 09/17/03)
A Dyer County man was convicted of murder and sentenced to death on Tuesday in Hardeman County for the January 2002 stabbing murder of a corrections officer. Steven Lynn Hugueley, 35, was charged with the murder of Delbert Steed, 57, of Jackson. Hugueley was incarcerated at the state prison in Whiteville for the 1986 murder of his mother, Rachel Waller, in their home north of RoEllen. ...
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"Chisum" & Charlie Goodnight
(History ~ 09/17/03)
Many western fans have seen the old John Wayne movie, "Chisum," in which Wayne played a tough cattleman who was entangled in the Lincoln County War. Though the movie takes many liberties, there was actually a man named John Chisum, and he was born near Bolivar in Hardeman County, Tennessee. ...
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