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Road closed after husband fires shots at wife
(Local News ~ 09/23/03)
A section of Simpson Lane was closed for an hour Monday afternoon as the Dyer County Sheriff's Department responded to "a domestic argument that escalated." Heston Henley, 25, was taken by sheriff's deputies to the Dyer County Jail. According to Capt. Larry Bell, Henley was being sent for mental evaluation and charges are pending awaiting those results...
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Dyersburg State: Putting the pieces back together
(Local News ~ 09/23/03)
It is a simple reality of the human condition that life must go on, no matter how tragic the course of events. That is something much on the mind of Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of Dyersburg State, this week as she works to put the pieces of her small community college back together in the wake of a hostage crisis last Wednesday that left one man dead and two students seriously wounded...
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Wounded hostages recovering
(Local News ~ 09/23/03)
The two hostages wounded during an exchange of gunfire involving police and Harold Kilpatrick Jr. at Dyersburg State on Wednesday are recovering rapidly and no longer appear to be in a life-threatening condition. According to a statement by Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of the community college, John Johnson, son of Dyer County High football coach Harold Johnson was shot twice: once in the leg and another bullet in the abdomen. ...
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City wants to meet with Jones Road residents
(Local News ~ 09/23/03)
A $25,000 investment by the City of Dyersburg in a proposed utilities expansion along Jones Road appears to be in jeopardy, prompting the mayor to call for a meeting with area residents and developers on Thursday night. In April, the city board agreed to extend water and gas lines approximately one mile along Jones Road in RoEllen at an estimated cost of $120,000. ...
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The worst undefeated team in the state?
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/03)
Ratings are overrated. All these polls, picks and power ratings mean nothing. We all know that the BCS has one letter to many (take out the "C"), and that much-hyped preseason ratings are forgotten after a few weeks of actual competition. High school ratings are following the same meaningless trend as that of college and pro...
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Addie Page
(Obituary ~ 09/23/03)
Mrs. Addie Page of Tiptonville died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2001 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Bess Louise Raines
(Obituary ~ 09/23/03)
Bess Louise Raines, 75, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. She was the retired co-owner of The Pantry Convenience Store and Deli, a member of First Baptist Church and a member of Women of the Moose. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating...
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Donate your used books for a good cause
(Community News ~ 09/23/03)
Have any books lying around that you don't want any more but can't stand the thought of throwing them away either? There's a solution. The Giving Friends Club, formerly the Pilot Club of Dyersburg, is accepting donations for its used-book sale -- books, videos, books on tape, etc. -- now through Oct. 10...
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