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Jimmy Bates Kimbrell
(Obituary ~ 01/20/04)
Jimmy Bates Kimbrell, 68, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was an electrician and played country music with guitar, mandolin, banjo and steel guitar. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Wilson and the Rev. Billy Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Mary Frances Jones Togni
(Obituary ~ 01/20/04)
Mary Frances Jones Togni, 82, of Shreveport, La., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004 at Guestcare at Springlake in Shreveport, La. She was a secretary for Dyer County Farm Bureau for 27 years, a member of First United Methodist Church since 1929, and a member of the Class of '39 Club...
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Alvie D. Wilson
(Obituary ~ 01/20/04)
Alvie D. Wilson, 77, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer and a custodian at Lake County Courthouse for nine years and a member of Willingham Memorial Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Tiptonville Chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Marvin Wilson officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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Rose Gregory
(Obituary ~ 01/20/04)
Rose Gregory, of Newbern, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Lakewood riser pipe could be repaired this spring; state reviewing bids
(Local News ~ 01/20/04)
It may cost the state $41,400 to repair the rusty riser pipes for the main dam in the Lakewood Subdivision and a second dam in Obion County. That's how much the apparent low bidder is asking for a snap-in-place pipe liner, West Tennessee River Basin Authority Director David Salyers said. The contract has not been awarded yet; the state's Department of General Services is reviewing the bid proposal...
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Economic Development/ Industrial Day provides Leadership class some behind-the-scenes looks
(Community News ~ 01/20/04)
Ever wondered what goes on when a prospective industry or business comes to Dyer County? Leadership Dyer County class members got a sneak peek Jan. 13 during Economic Development/ Industrial Day. Allen Hester, chamber president and CEO, guided the group through the process of economic development in Dyer County -- from "how we get new industry to how we keep them."...
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Presidential primary early voting begins Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/20/04)
Dyer Countians on Wednesday can join other Tennesseans in casting early votes for the Feb. 10 state presidential preference primary. Even as the nation assesses the results of Monday night's Iowa caucuses and a full six days before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, Tennesseans may begin to make their selections for their favorite presidential candidates...
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King observance focus on power to change
(Local News ~ 01/20/04)
A crowd packed into the rotunda of the Dyer County Courthouse on Monday morning to observe the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, after dozens braved freezing cold and spitting snow on the traditional walks from Dyersburg's predominately black neighborhoods...
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Lines long at midnight start of state lottery
(Local News ~ 01/20/04)
Dozens of people packed convenience stores across Dyersburg this morning to purchase the Tennessee lottery tickets the second they went on sale at one minute past midnight. At the All In One convenience store at the corner of Lake Road and the Highway 51 Bypass, the first customer arrived at 11:30 p.m. to beat the crowds...
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Rockets misfire down the stretch
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/04)
Grizz defeats Houston during 2nd annual MLK Jr. celebration
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