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Sue G. Hart
(Obituary ~ 02/06/04)
Sue G. Hart, 87, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Sorrells Chapel Cemetery with Don Layman officiating. The family will receive visitors at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home...
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Perry A. Jones Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/06/04)
Perry A. Jones Jr., 80, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004 at his residence. He was former owner of Marr Laundry & Cleaners, a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Blakeburn officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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James E. Wilkerson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/06/04)
James E. Wilkerson Sr., of Trimble, died today at Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Tickets available for U.S. Navy Band Chorus
(Community News ~ 02/06/04)
The Union City Community Concert Association is bringing the U.S. Navy Band Chorus. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the Union City Civic Auditorium. The concert is part of the reciprocal membership in the Dyer County Community Concert Association...
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Trash trucks at city hall on weekends
(Community News ~ 02/06/04)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen wants to remind all residents to make use of the trash trucks that sit in the parking lot behind city hall on weekends. While there are items such as furniture and appliances that cannot be picked up on regular runs of city sanitation crews, these things can be hauled away if they are placed on the backs of these parked trucks. ...
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Harvest clothes closet open Saturday
(Community News ~ 02/06/04)
Harvest Baptist Church, 544 Fuller Road, Dyersburg, will host a clothes closet from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday. All items are free. All sizes will be available. All people with a need are welcome. For more information, call 287-1695.
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Program features wildlife from around the world
(Community News ~ 02/06/04)
Naturalist Scott Kelly will introduce wildlife from around the world during a special program at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Reelfoot Lake State Park's Airpark Inn. Kelly plans to bring a variety of live animals from diverse ecosystems to help people understand the lifestyles and challenges faced by a variety of wild creatures...
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Walk Across Tennessee participants get advice on exercise, proper shoes, water
(Community News ~ 02/06/04)
Walk Across Tennessee participants learned Wednesday how to warm up their muscles, select the right shoes for walking and make sure they stay hydrated. The tips were part of the kickoff celebration held in the Dyersburg Mall Center Court area. More than 60 teams have already registered for the two-month fitness challenge and a little friendly competition. ...
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Sewer department to demand grease traps in restaurants
(Local News ~ 02/06/04)
Problems with Dyersburg's aging infrastructure prompted the city's sewer department to ask for a revised ordinance demanding that grease traps be installed and maintained in all restaurants, nursing homes and other facilities doing large-volume cooking...
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Dismissal of $10 million fire lawsuit reversed on appeal
(Local News ~ 02/06/04)
An appeals court has reinstated a $10 million lawsuit against the owner of a Dyersburg house in which a man died after a Jan. 1, 2000, fire. The Tennessee Court of Appeals remanded the civil complaint against Lee M. Hastings of Dyersburg back to Dyer County Circuit Court for trial. ...
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City crews to stay off private property
(Local News ~ 02/06/04)
A Dyersburg resident with a clogged sewer line in the past could call the city and ask for help, but no longer, Steve Reed, head of the sewer department, told Dyersburg aldermen this week. Reed said that his crews have made 180 service calls on private property during the last 12 months even though a city ordinance in effect since 1988 declares this should not occur. ...
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Praying for an end to abortion
(Local News ~ 02/06/04)
The Rev. Dan Tilley, pastor of United Methodist churches at Rehobeth and Central, leads a crowd in prayer last Saturday during a memorial ceremony for the children lost to abortion in Northwest Tennessee. A collection of small candles on the courthouse steps symbolized the number of abortions performed in the region in the last year. ...
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McGinnis: Couldn't pass up working with Fisher, Titans
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/04)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Dave McGinnis said he had other opportunities after being fired by the Arizona Cardinals, but he couldn't pass up the chance to coach with the Tennessee Titans. ''This opportunity here, this is what I wanted,'' he said. Coach Jeff Fisher introduced his newest assistant at a news conference Thursday. McGinnis, fired Dec. 29 by Arizona after a 4-12 season, will be an assistant head coach and linebackers assistant...
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McGinnis: Couldn't pass up working with Fisher, Titans
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/04)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Dave McGinnis said he had other opportunities after being fired by the Arizona Cardinals, but he couldn't pass up the chance to coach with the Tennessee Titans. ''This opportunity here, this is what I wanted,'' he said. Coach Jeff Fisher introduced his newest assistant at a news conference Thursday. McGinnis, fired Dec. 29 by Arizona after a 4-12 season, will be an assistant head coach and linebackers assistant...
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ESPN cancels 'Playmakers'
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/04)
ESPN was proud of ''Playmakers,'' which showed the network could produce a viable sports drama. But the show, which focused on a fictional team and featured plots that included drug use, marital infidelity, racism and homophobia, angered the NFL. In the end, the network decided it was better to cancel the show Wednesday after one season than antagonize a longtime, and lucrative, partner...
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DMS rolls over Fayette West
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/04)
The Dyersburg Middle School basketball team must have really wanted to get to the finals of the WTAC Final Four. The Lady Trojans pulled out all the stops in a 71-42 victory over Fayette West Thursday at DMS. The Lady Trojans rode Tacara Thompson in the first period. She scored 15 of her 19 points in the quarter. She almost outscored the entire Fayette team as DMS led 22-17...
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Judge rules Clarett eligible for NFL draft
(College Sports ~ 02/06/04)
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge opened the door for Ohio State sensation Maurice Clarett and teenage football stars to turn pro, declaring Thursday that an NFL rule barring their eligibility violates antitrust law and ''must be sacked.'' U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin said legal issues are so clearly in Clarett's favor a trial is unnecessary. The NFL said it will appeal, and it will probably try to block the ruling before the April draft...
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