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Memphis takes no pity on injury-plagued Lakers
(Professional Sports ~ 01/22/04)
MEMPHIS -- The jerseys had Lakers emblazoned on the front and uniforms were the normal purple and gold, but something was different. Phil Jackson and his soul patch sat in his usual third seat from the front, yet they still didn't look right. The Pyramid was packed with fans clad in Lakers gear, but there was something missing from standard hysteria that follows the L.A. caravan...
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Thalia Louise Sorrell Hulme
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
Thalia Louise Sorrell Hulme, 84, of Bonicord, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a former employee of Family Shoe Store and Holice Powell School cafeteria, attends First Assembly of God in Dyersburg and is a 1938 graduate of Dyersburg High School...
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Robert "Cigar" Ward Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
Robert "Cigar" Ward Jr., 51, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004 at his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at People's Chapel C.M.E. Church with the Rev. Sammie Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services are in charge of arrangements...
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John Darrell Gill
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
John Darrell Gill, of Trimble, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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A Pond Hill sunset
(Community News ~ 01/22/04)
A windmill stands in stark contrast to the changing colors over the former Pond Hill Community off Sorrell's Chapel Road south of Dyersburg this week.
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First Tennessee asks shareholders for name change for holding company
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
But banks in state will keep First Tennessee brand
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Investigator makes history at sheriff's department
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Gordon first graduate of National FBI Law Enforcement Academy
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Airport wants to add tie-down fees
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
The Dyersburg Airport Committee meeting on Tuesday voted to ask the city board to permit the use of "tie-down" fees for aircraft stored outdoors, but the fees won't come close to covering the approximate $20,000 needed to paint three roofs at the municipal airport...
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Dyersburg purchases GPS unit for mapping
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Dyersburg's city board took the first major step toward completion of its requirements under a federal mandate to clean up area lakes and streams when aldermen voted Tuesday night to purchase a $27,895 survey-grade GPS mapping unit. According to Freddie Krapf, director of public works, the Global Positioning Satellite backpack that will be used to map the entire storm-water system of Dyersburg, a process that he estimated would take between four and five years to accomplish...
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Lottery-funded grants available for tech schools
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
It is one of the least discussed segments of the lottery scholarship program in Tennessee, and yet, it is available to more students in a wider range of age groups and with significantly less emphasis on academic qualifications. It is the Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant, named for Lt. ...
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DES to offer clean green power alternative - at a price
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Environmentalists in Dyersburg will soon have a chance to put their money where their opinions have been when Dyersburg Electric System begins offering 'green' power at a premium cost. "Green power is power produced by alternative means, such as wind or solar," said DES Manager Jimmy Williamson Wednesday during a power board meeting. ...
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