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Birthday girls
(Community News ~ 02/20/04)
Residents at Maple Ridge Manor helped Mary Frances Litzelfelner, left, and Annie Hanks celebrate their birthdays on Tuesday. Litzelfelner turned 94 on Feb. 6. She was born in Missouri and moved to Dyersburg a few years ago. She is the mother of Linda Winkler, the wife of Dr. ...
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Man arrested on drug charge
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
Police arrested a Dyersburg man during a traffic stop Wednesday night after officers smelled marijuana burning. Jerry Lanier, 23, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Local sales tax collections best ever in December
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
Dyer County Trustee Judy Patton isn't sure the nation's recession is over, but she's seen some encouraging news in the February sales tax figures distributed this week by the state. "Our sales tax collections in the county have been up by double digits in four of the last five months and collections in December are the highest we've ever had," Patton said Thursday. "I'm cautiously optimistic."...
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NASA's Hubble space telescope team to visit Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
Dyersburg and Dyer County students and community and business leaders will be able to experience the wonders of space exploration first-hand, when members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope team visit Dyersburg on Thursday, March 4...
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Raymond Earl Ellison
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
Raymond Earl Ellison, 44, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Blairs Chapel C.M.E. Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Varnell Womack officiating. Burial will be in Blairs Chapel Cemetery in Jackson...
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Rebecca Revae Larkin
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
Rebecca Revae Larkin, 36, of Chaffee, Mo., formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004 in Gordonville, Mo. She was a sales consultant and a member of First Assembly of God church of Chaffee. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dyer County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bobby Chandler officiating...
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Linda Lou Sanford
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
Linda Lou Sanford, 82, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. She was a former employee of Parkview Hospital and a member of Dyersburg Church of God of Prophecy. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Lawson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Clarett chooses his next battle -- changing minds of disappointed scouts
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/04)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Maurice Clarett walked into a crowded room of reporters, took a deep breath and smiled. Finally, he was on stage. He just didn't realize it was also the firing line. After beating the NFL in court for a chance to enter the NFL draft early, Clarett chose his next challenge -- changing the minds of disappointed scouts after announcing Thursday he was not prepared to work out at the league's scouting combine...
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Spring training gets into full swing
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/04)
Across Arizona and Florida, major leaguers were back on the field. Greg Maddux met his new teammates, Jim Thome surveyed the scene and Barry Larkin opened his final spring training camp. The Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies began Thursday, joining the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who got a head start last weekend...
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Sullivan trade proves Predators committed to playoff chase
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/04)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- If the Nashville Predators wanted to prove they were serious about making a run at the expansion franchise's first-ever playoff berth, they couldn't have done so in more dramatic fashion. They shot down criticism that owner Craig Leipold is too cheap to compete by trading two draft picks Monday for forward Steve Sullivan, instantly making him the highest-paid player on the roster at $3 million a year...
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Players rally in support of embattled Colorado coach
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/04)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A half-dozen former Colorado football players defended their suspended coach Thursday, saying he has provided discipline and morality amid accusations that recruits were lured with sex and alcohol. Standing in front of a crowd of reporters, Scott Nemeth and Rashidi Barnes said the scandal at the school had gotten out of hand...
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Lady Trojans have eyes set on district title
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/04)
For three consecutive years, the girls' District 13 3A tournament title had rested in the halls of Dyersburg High School. Every one of those years, the Lady Trojans traveled across West Tennessee to defend its title. However, last year it was Jackson North Side that ended the tourney as the district's best by beating DHS in the finals...
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