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Wava Louise Evans
(Obituary ~ 01/09/04)
Wava Louise Evans, 80, of Buchanan, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004 at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. She was retired department manager for Wal-Mart in Dyersburg, a former employee of Oldburg Manufacturing in Dyersburg and a member of Point Pleasant Baptist Church...
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Dorothy Mae Campbell Lewis
(Obituary ~ 01/09/04)
Dorothy Mae Campbell Lewis, 83, of Ridgely, formerly of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was apartment manager for Sherbourne Apartments in Memphis where she lived until 2000. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tiptonville First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Edward Endsley officiating. Burial will be in Tiptonville City Cemetery. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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William Harry Lomax
(Obituary ~ 01/09/04)
William Harry Lomax, 80, of Newbern, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired steel-mill crane operator and attended West Dyersburg Church of Christ and Bogota Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with John Huse Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Old school coach helps young Grizzlies improve
(Professional Sports ~ 01/09/04)
MEMPHIS (AP) -- At 70, Hubie Brown is the NBA's oldest coach. So there were some doubts about whether he would be able to relate to his players on the Memphis Grizzlies. Could he handle a pack of brash young millionaires? Would he be out of step with a team that has an average age of 25?...
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Lombardi Jr. to speak at Boy Scout Banquet
(Local News ~ 01/09/04)
Vince Lombardi Jr. will be the featured speaker at the Eagle Club Recognition Banquet hosted by the West Tennessee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, on Feb. 3. Lombardi has a clear and inspiring message to share about the qualities and commitment found in high-performance people, a message that stems from a lifetime of experience and observation. ...
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Lowe's donates trailer to city
(Local News ~ 01/09/04)
The Lowe's company has donated an enclosed trailer to the city of Dyersburg that will be used as a mobile command post in the event of an emergency, according to Tommy Gibbons, director of Dyersburg Emergency Management. Gibbons said the single-axle trailer will be used to store equipment and will also hold specialized communications equipment that will support most emergency situations that should occur. ...
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First Christian's Ambition performing in Gatlinburg on Sunday
(Community News ~ 01/09/04)
Everyone has a comfort zone, a place where they feel the most at ease and free from physical or psychological stress - a box, if you will. But what happens when you're called to step out of that box? It's an aspect the members of First Christian Church's Ambition drama team have been exploring for a few weeks...
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Brodie Everitt is Dyer County's first baby of 2004
(Community News ~ 01/09/04)
It's a little too early to know what Brodie Joe Everitt will do with his life, but one thing's sure. He's a fighter. He was born at 1:39 p.m. Monday, the first baby of the New Year at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Until Thursday afternoon, he'd spent his days in the hospital nursery, breathing with the help of a ventilator. On Thursday, he was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital...
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Bailey's competency to stand trial appealed to Supreme Court
(Local News ~ 01/09/04)
The competency to stand trial of a Dyer County man accused of three murders has been appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court, his lawyer said Wednesday. "It's being appealed to the Supreme Court," Assistant District Public Defender Tod Taylor said. "The issue is whether (Jamie Bailey) is competent to stand trial and this is an appeal from (Dyer County Circuit) Judge (Lee) Moore's decision."...
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