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Locals owed IRS refunds
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
Twenty-four Dyersburg residents are among several hundred people in Tennessee who have checks owed to them by the IRS. The list, issued by the Alabama-Tennessee division of the tax collection agency, includes 10 Ripley residents, seven Union City residents, four Trenton residents, two Newbern residents and one Tiptonville resident...
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Red Ribbon Week heightens awareness of drug problems
(Community News ~ 10/28/03)
Few may remember the death of Federal agent Enrique Camarera by drug traffickers in 1985, but in K-8 classes in all Dyer County Schools his life is remembered through the annual Red Ribbon Week campaign. "The red ribbons students wore on Monday is the symbol of the need to reduce the demand for drugs," said Mary Beth Sheppard, a counselor in the school system who is coordinating the campaign. ...
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Ruby Nell Triplett
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Ruby Nell Triplett, 89, of Hendersonville, formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003 at NHC Healthcare in Hendersonville. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Williams officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Harold L. Caldwell
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Harold L. Caldwell, 76, of Newbern, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired John Deer Implement dealer and a member of Newbern First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Newbern First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommy Jowers and the Rev. Richard Denton officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Gailon Edward Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Gailon Edward Smith, 93, of Halls, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was a retired farmer, horseman and former employee of Ford Motor Company in Memphis and a member of First Christian Church in Halls. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Halls First Christian Church. Burial will be Halls Cemetery...
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Edythe Beard
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Edward Carter, 80, of Waverly, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at Verizon Medical Center in Dickson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Humphreys County Funeral Home.
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Rose Poston
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Rose Poston, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Walter Allan Parson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Walter Allan Parson Sr., 38, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a maintenance man for Barry Hart Used Cars. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Leonard Ballinger and Brother Stan Cavness officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Had to end Shuler or later
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/03)
On Saturday Casey Clausen was involved in one of the greatest games in the history of the Tennessee Volunteers. The senior quarterback directed the Vols to a 51-43 victory over archrival Alabama in five grueling overtimes. It was a game and performance that will go down in Tennessee lore and more importantly keep the Vols in the hunt for an SEC title...
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Titans ready for latest bye
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The bye week comes at a perfect time for the Tennessee Titans. Rookie cornerback Andre Woolfolk may be out for the season, and starting receiver Drew Bennett may be out for a month. Rookie safety Donnie Nickey won't be back until next week, when cornerback Samari Rolle could return after missing a month...
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Time to hoop it up
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/03)
Basketball season officially got started Monday as area high school teams took to the court for the first day of practice. Even though football season is still under way at many schools, questions surrounding every team will start to be answered during this first week. ...
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RRM undergoing annual food drive
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
She had questioned herself all week. Where had things gone wrong? How had she gotten herself, her little girl and her unborn child into this situation? She was very young, now going through a divorce, with one baby and one child due in less than a month. She did find an apartment, but had no furniture, household items or food...
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Hospital wins permission for swing-bed services
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center received permission last week to start offering swing-bed services. The Health Services and Development Agency considered the request during a hearing in Nashville on Wednesday. The agency orally granted the hospital a certificate of need, which it must have before the service can begin, hospital Chief Executive Officer Coleman Foss said...
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Lack of funds limits new security measures at college
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
It seems to Dr. Karen Bowyer that a month cannot pass without some security problem at Dyersburg State Community College. On September 17, a shocking hostage situation occurred that resulted in the death of one man and the wounding of two students. Then, on Sunday the college had to be evacuated when a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom stall in the Glover Building...
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Man arrested on meth charges arrested after having illegal weapon in court
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
A Finley man arrested Friday after authorities allegedly discovered his vehicle was being used as a mobile methamphetamine lab was arrested again in Dyersburg Municipal Court on Monday after bringing an illegal weapon into the courtroom. David Cliff Pruitt, 37, of the 300 block of Richwood Road, was being arraigned on one count of attempting to manufacture methamphetamine when Court Officer Chad Webb confiscated a pocketknife attached to his belt...
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Saddle Up for St. Jude raises over $11,000
(Community News ~ 10/28/03)
Horse lovers from around the area once again invaded the Friendship area homes of Bennie and Kathy Moore to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The annual Old Mound Saddle Up for St. Jude Trailride was held Sept. 27 and raised over $11,000 in donations...
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