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Eric Boyd Crutchfield
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Eric Boyd Crutchfield, of Brownsville, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004, in Mayfield, Ky. He was a carpenter and a student truck driver. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Brownsville Funeral Home.
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Jim Henry Edwards
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Jim Henry Edwards, 68, of Friendship, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, at Crockett County Nursing Center in Alamo. He was a retired farmer. Services will be held at noon Tuesday, Feb. 24, at New First Baptist Church in Maury City with the Rev. Lenwood Reed and the Rev. Carl Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Williams Chapel Church Cemetery...
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Morris Hill 'Bad Eye' McAlister
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Morris Hill "Bad Eye" McAlister, 70, of Halls, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired truck driver. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Halls First Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial was in Halls Cemetery. Halls Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Linda Lou Sanford
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
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 were held Friday, Feb. 20, at Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Lawson officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Martha Wesley
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Martha Wesley, 82, of Ripley, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, at her residence. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at El Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Henning with the Rev. J.E. Sullen officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Ripley...
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Inona Cook
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Inona Cook, of Ripley, Miss., died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at Dyersburg Manor. Arrangements are incomplete. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. McBride Funeral Home in Ripley is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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Mildred Mozelle Rush
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Mildred Mozelle Rush, of Obion, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at Dyersburg Manor. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Mildred Mozell Rush
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Mildred Mozell Rush, 89, of Obion, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with the Rev. Paul Hogue officiating...
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Janet Lang Stewart
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Janet Lang Stewart, 66, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a registered nurse and homemaker, a graduate of the University of Virginia and a member of First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Wade Cox officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Robert Bryan
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Robert Bryan, 80, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Cindy Gaskins
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Cindy Gaskins died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Lessie Younger
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Lessie Younger, 87, of Corinth, Miss., died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at the Regional Health Center in Corinth. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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The politics of education
(Community News ~ 02/23/04)
A rally for the Tennessee Democratic Party held Thursday night on the campus of Dyersburg State Community College was the culmination of months of work by a college English instructor determined to expose area students to the American political process...
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'Passion' film draws interest from churches across region
(Community News ~ 02/23/04)
More than 1,600 vouchers have been sold to Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ" at the Dyersburg Carmike 9 Cinema, a film telling the story of the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life on Earth. The movie opens Wednesday. "The response has been overwhelming," said Carmike 9 assistant manager Sandi Hendren. "It's really been out of the ordinary for us."...
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Hearing set Tuesday on use of jet spray dredge at Reelfoot
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation plans to hold a public hearing Tuesday night to accept public comments on the proposed use of a jet spray dredge at Reelfoot Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking permission to use the dredge to open 45.5 miles of clogged navigational channels in the lake...
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Humane Society to celebrate Spay Day; grant helps provide neutering operations for 20 cats, dogs
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
The Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society is taking applications from pet owners who need an inexpensive option for neutering their dogs and cats. Qualified applicants can have a cat neutered for $10 and a dog neutered for $15. Anyone who hopes to take advantage of the program will have to act quickly, though. The humane society has less than a week to select 20 participants...
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Low bank balance could reject debit card at pump
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Recent reports that consumers who use debit cards to buy gasoline at pay-at-the-pump outlets might be rejected because of a low account balance are apparently exaggerated. Debit cards instantly remove funds from a customer's checking account when used to make a purchase...
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Locals question TennCare future
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Several local residents emailed, faxed and left questions for Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz. These were posed to him during his meeting Friday with the State Gazette editorial board. Retired Dyer County farmer: "There is too much waste in TennCare. Why does it cost less than $3 for 100 81 mg aspirin pills over the counter, but TennCare pays $3 for 30?...
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Fundamental reform key to limiting growth of TennCare
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Pushing Gov. Bredesen's effort to restrain the unhampered growth of TennCare, Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz on Friday said fundamentally reform is crucial to the state's 10-year-old healthcare program. "We're trying to make sure everyone understands why we're doing it and what we're doing," said Goetz. ...
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Lawn, garden show slated next weekend
(Community News ~ 02/23/04)
A recent hint of spring weather is enough to make any gardener antsy. They can't wait to get their fingers in the dirt, to plant new flowers or to start sowing tomato seeds. It may still be a little early for that. But, it's not to early to plan and dream of a garden-to-be...
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WestStar hosting economic development conference March 11
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
WestStar, the region's leadership program in its 15th year, will sponsor the West Tennessee Economic Development Conference, March 11, at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Elected officials, community leaders, chamber executives, industrial-development board members and individuals interested in learning how to develop their rural communities are invited to attend...
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Kenseth holds off Kahne at the edge for first win in nearly a year
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/04)
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Matt Kenseth picked the best way possible to silence his critics: Dominating a race and using a thrilling finish to get back to Victory Lane. Considered boring in both personality and the way he relied on consistency over wins to earn NASCAR's top title last season, Kenseth shed the image Sunday by nipping rookie Kasey Kahne at the finish line of North Carolina Speedway to win the Subway 400...
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Schilling started it up
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/04)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- In Curt Schilling's mind, this revved-up round of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry started with him. With Boston still smarting over Aaron Boone's pennant-winning home run, the Red Sox went out and traded for the Arizona co-ace last Thanksgiving weekend. For the rest of the offseason, the Yankees and Red Sox tried to top each other...
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DHS looks to break streak
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/04)
Jackson North Side has gotten to the point where it can literally feel like it owns the Lady Trojans. That is how one-sided the rivalry has been the past two years. However, Dyersburg has a chance to erase those memories tonight when they take on the Lady Indians for the District 13 AAA crown at 7:30 p.m. at Dyersburg...
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