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Vols finish strong; Memphis, Vandy land some top recruits
(College Sports ~ 02/05/04)
AP Sports Writer
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Southern Cal the class of college football recruiting
(College Sports ~ 02/05/04)
College football's recruiting race finished up exactly like the season did -- with Southern California and LSU on top and everybody else chasing them. Only this time, there's no disputing Southern Cal is No. 1, according to five top recruiting services that unanimously ranked the Trojans' incoming freshman class as the nation's best...
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Kickers make small impact on signing day
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/04)
Wednesday was National Signing Day. High school football players all over the country committed the next three to four years of their lives to the college of their choice. It is one of the most anticipated moments in a player's life when he signs that scholarship on the dotted line. But for Dyersburg High School's Shane Normandin, that time came and passed yesterday without a stir. While the states other top players where letting their selections be known, Normandin is still waiting...
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Mary Evelyn Dunavent
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
Mary Evelyn Dunavent, 86, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Hawthorne Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Donald Dunavent and the Rev. Bob Dennison officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Cora Mae Reed
Cora Mae Reed
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
Cora Mae Reed, 77, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center. She was a domestic worker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Dyersburg with the Rev. Louis Hudson III officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Perry Jones Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
Perry Jones Jr., of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Food Check-out Day observed today; charities receive $300 worth of food
(Community News ~ 02/05/04)
Think about food today. Fresh vegetables. Slabs of marbled steaks. Whole-wheat rolls. As of today, the average American has earned enough disposable income to pay for an entire year's worth of food. That's why the American Farm Bureau has dubbed today as "Food Check-Out Day."...
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Beagle loses foot after being trapped
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
A young beagle has lost a foot after being caught in an illegal trap last week in the Evansville neighborhood. The trap prevented the flow of blood into the dog's right, rear foot for a couple of days. Deprived of blood circulation, the foot tissues died and the dog's foot fell off late Monday, Carol Feather, president of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society, said...
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Safer mobile homes aim of new required decals
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
In an attempt to make future mobile-home installations safer, the state of Tennessee began Feb. 1 requiring an installation decal on all such structures installed in the state. "We sold our first (decal) yesterday," Dyer County Clerk Diane H. Moore said Wednesday. "I feel like we're going to sell quite a few of them."...
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Woman passes out in court, drugs discovered in her possession
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
A woman awaiting a hearing in Dyersburg City Court on drug charges Tuesday passed out from what police suspect may have been a combination of valium and crack cocaine. Both substances were apparently found on her person in the courtroom. Dyersburg Police Department spokesman Steve Isbell said Tammy Viar, 40, made an appearance in the city court at 4 p.m. ...
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City may abandon policy of shared culvert costs
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
Budgetary constraints and demands of the new federal legislation to prevent storm-water pollution caused the Dyersburg Water and Sewer Committee to recommend that the city abandon its policy of sharing costs for drainage culverts with property owners...
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Northwest inmate's death under investigation
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
The Tennessee Department of Correction's internal-affairs division is investigating a weekend fight that left an inmate from Newbern dead at Tiptonville's Northwest Correction Facility. The victim, Ronnie Watson, 43, was discovered lying in his cell on Saturday morning with injuries to his head. He was transported to a local hospital and taken by life-flight helicopter to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville where he later died...
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