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Friendship murder bound over to grand jury
(Local News ~ 10/31/03)
ALAMO -- The case of a Friendship woman charged with the first-degree murder of her husband is headed for the Crockett County Grand Jury. In a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon, Crockett County General Sessions Judge Shannon Jones decided, after hearing testimony from the state, that there was enough probable cause to send the case to the December session of the grand jury...
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Jump, jive & wail to the sounds of Instant Replay
(Community News ~ 10/31/03)
Whether you remember it from your own growing-up years or if the sounds of Big Voodoo Daddy and the Brian Setzer Orchestra get your toes tapping, then this fund-raiser's for you. The Dyersburg-Dyer County Arts Council will present Instant Replay, a 17-member Big Band Era dance band, from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the E.H. Lannom Jr. Gymnasium on the Dyersburg State Community College campus...
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'Even on our worst days, we're not alone'
(Community News ~ 10/31/03)
Once there was a boy named Alexander who had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day. And while, during the course of that day, he resolved several times to move to Australia, at the end, he realized that bad days can happen anywhere. Although the Judith Viorst book is geared toward 5- to 9-year-olds to "communicate that life isn't always easy," the Rev. Joy Weathersbee also pointed out that children's books can also remind adults that those rough times can be overcome...
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Baker wins statewide award from Tennessee Hospital Association
(Community News ~ 10/31/03)
Virginia Baker has been a part of the Dyersburg hospital for 26 years. She has been a cheerful smile at the reception desk, a helpful clerk in the gift shop, a comforting soul for those in sorrow, a dedicated volunteer. Her effort was recognized recently as the Tennessee Hospital Association presented her with a Meritorious Service Award. ...
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Suvyella Butler
(Obituary ~ 10/31/03)
Suvyella Butler, 82, of Ridgely, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at Ridgely Manor Nursing Center. She was a domestic worker. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ridgely Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Sander officiating. Burial will be in Citizen Cemetery in Tiptonville. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Paul Christian
(Obituary ~ 10/31/03)
Paul Christian, 91, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Calvin Smith officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Edward J. Strube
(Obituary ~ 10/31/03)
Edward J. Strube, 75, of Newbern, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired as vice president of Colonial Rubber Works. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Newbern First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Banke, the Rev. Tommy Jowers, Robert Shankle and Paul Forster officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Choctaws make last stand
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/03)
Friday could be the defining moment for the 2003 Dyer County football team. They will not be playing for a spot in the playoffs or any postseason awards. Nope, the Choctaws will be playing for much more than that. At 1-7, Dyer County will be playing for pride and to show that their future will be much brighter...
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A-7E Corsair II coming to Halls
(Local News ~ 10/31/03)
It'll be history in the making Sunday. For the first time, a jet is being towed up Highway 51. The 77.7-mile journey will bring an A-7E Corsair II from Memphis to Halls. The move will begin at 4:30 a.m. Sunday and, barring any problems, should end at the Veterans' Museum on the former Dyersburg Army Air Base around noon...
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Ripley plans new sewage lagoon, pipeline to Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 10/31/03)
Ripley plans to take a new approach to wastewater treatment in the coming years. The city is replacing its current treatment plant with an aerated lagoon. And, instead of discharging the treated water into nearby Cane Creek, the treated water will be pumped about 13 miles west to the Mississippi River...
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Mark Oct. 31 in a different way
(Community News ~ 10/31/03)
Oct. 31 isn't just Halloween, it's also the date when Martin Luther posted his 95 revolutionary theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Today marks the 486th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in Germany...
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