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It's two for one at Kids Club
(Community News ~ 02/04/04)
From bacteria prevention to having a healthy heart, Dyersburg Mal Kids Club members had it covered when they met Jan. 27. Gail Miller, program assistant for the Tennessee Nutrition and Consumer Education Program, with assistance from Robert L. Hurt, kicked things off by telling members the story of a germ called bacteria...
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Pet of the week - Albert
(Community News ~ 02/04/04)
Albert is a quiet 10-week-old male Weimeraner mix. This very smart puppy will be a big dog so he needs plenty of room. He is available for adoption at the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society's animal shelter at 325 Church Ave. S. in Dyersburg. For more information, call the shelter at 285-4889...
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Memphis NAACP leader to be Freedom Fund Banquet speaker
(Local News ~ 02/04/04)
The president of the Memphis NAACP is scheduled as the featured speaker at 7 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Middle School for the Freedom Fund Banquet. Warner Dickerson, who also serves as vice-president of the state NAACP, is former Fayette County superintendent, Memphis teacher, college professor, and an affiliate real estate broker, is to give the keynote address at the Dyer County NAACP chapter's signature event...
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Time running out for primary early voting
(Local News ~ 02/04/04)
Time is running out for citizens who wish to cast early votes in Tennessee's Presidential Preference Primary. Tuesday at 3 p.m. early voting ends for the primary. Those who do not cast early votes will have another chance to vote in the primary -- Election Day, Tuesday, Feb. 10...
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Purse snatch on parking lot results in three-year prison sentence
(Local News ~ 02/04/04)
A Ripley man was sentenced to serve three years in prison Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to a charge of robbery. Jonathan D. Cannon, 23, of 195 Church St., was sentenced by Judge Lee Moore, who then issued a furlough to permit Cannon to enter a long-term drug rehabilitation program...
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Students arrested for theft from school
(Local News ~ 02/04/04)
Police charged seven Dyersburg Middle School students on Monday with theft and felony burglary, according to Dyersburg Police Department administrative lieutenant Steve Isbell. Investigators were called to DMS after learning that money was stolen from a teacher's purse during Saturday School, and the building was broken into later that evening. ...
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College hopeful for funding to expand library
(Local News ~ 02/04/04)
... but DSCC mention by Bredesen in budget proposal comes with hitch
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Evelyn Jean Henson
(Obituary ~ 02/04/04)
Evelyn Jean Henson, 78, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at her residence. She was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a Baptist. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother William Henson and Brother Larry Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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William Lonas Taylor Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/04/04)
William Lonas Taylor Jr., 78, of Knoxville, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004. He was retired as vice president of Foreign and Domestic Veneers and as president of Taylor Veneers, a member of Central Baptist Church in Bearden and The King's Men's Sunday school class and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II...
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Lois Williams
(Obituary ~ 02/04/04)
Lois Williams, 83, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker, a member of McCullough Chapel Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher for many years and a member of WMU. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McCullough Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Wright officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Ronnie James Watson
(Obituary ~ 02/04/04)
Ronnie James Watson, 43, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004 in Tiptonville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Jones Street Church of Christ in Newbern with Brother Armstead officiating. Burial will be in M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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No. 9 Kentucky 68, No. 21 Florida 65
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/04)
Erik Daniels scored 22 points and Cliff Hawkins had a crucial steal and scored four points in an 11-0 game-ending run that gave No. 9 Kentucky a 68-65 victory over No. 21 Florida on Tuesday night. Hawkins' poor free throw shooting kept the outcome in doubt until Florida turned the ball over with 1 second to go, but the guard's steal and layup gave the Wildcats (15-3, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) the lead for good in the final minute...
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Knight reprimanded for spat with chancellor
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/04)
Bob Knight was reprimanded, but not suspended, on Tuesday for his loud public outburst at Texas Tech chancellor David Smith. Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said in a statement that ''appropriate personnel action'' was taken regarding Monday's verbal spat involving the coach at an upscale grocery store...
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James not voted to All-Star team; O'Neal, Kidd among reserves
(College Sports ~ 02/04/04)
LeBron James didn't make the cut. James was not among the 14 reserves announced Tuesday for the All-Star game, the talented rookie getting outpolled in voting by Eastern Conference coaches who instead selected guards Paul Pierce, Michael Redd, Baron Davis and Jason Kidd...
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Bryant defense hammers investigator on procedures; trying to get evidence thrown out
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/04)
Hammering at the work of police interrogators, defense attorneys urged a judge Tuesday to bar Kobe Bryant's secretly recorded police statement and physical evidence, including a bloodstained T-shirt, from the NBA star's upcoming rape trial. Prosecutors fought back, saying sheriff's investigators did nothing without Bryant's consent...
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DMS earns a spot in WTAC Final Four
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/04)
TIPTONVILLE -- The Dyersburg Middle School girls' basketball team kept up its winning ways Tuesday. They defeated Lake County 45-43 to win the North Division WTAC title. The victory also keeps DMS undefeated at 17-0. "We are playing excellent ball," said Dyersburg coach Bubba Cobb. "Good team ball."...
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Dyersburg has no problems with Halls in 70-26 victory
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/04)
Before the season started Halls basketball coach Phil Meeks answered on a questionnaire that his goal this season for his team was to win a game. At the time it seemed like a strange thing to say with the season not yet under way. But with his Lady Tigers sitting on a winless season entering Tuesday's game against Dyersburg, it began to make sense...
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Tornadoes blow past Choctaws
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/04)
UNION CITY -- Despite a huge game from Courtney Jones, Dyer County could not keep its win streak alive. The Choctaws fell to Union City Tuesday 60-51. It was the second defeat at the hands of the Tornadoes this season. Jones poured in 23 points, 9 rebounds and shot 53 percent from the field in the loss. No other Choctaw scored in double figures...
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Trojans catch the Tigers by their tails
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/04)
It's said that revenge is best serve cold. Well, Dyersburg had to wait a month before they could feast on some Tigers meat. But it was well worth the wait. The Trojans went looking for retribution Tuesday against a Halls squad that handed them a difficult loss to accept. And they got their payback in a big way with a 62-47 victory to keep balance in the West Tennessee rivalry...
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