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Eagles win two against Cleveland
(College Sports ~ 03/15/04)
The Dyersburg State baseball team hit the road for a weekend series and took two of three games from Cleveland State Community College. The Eagles got stellar pitching in the victories to go along with their high-powered offense. Game 1, DSCC 11-Cleveland State 10...
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Beagle survives illegal trap, settles into new home
(Community News ~ 03/15/04)
Sweetie runs through the backyard at top speed. She roughhouses with her new brother, Spike, and her new sister, Cece. And, she soaks up all the loving she can get. Like a fairy-tale ingénue, she's living happily ever after -- at last. Sweetie, the beagle, was rescued from an illegal animal trap Jan. ...
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Tennessee Reality looking for artists
Third annual contest ends March 29
(Community News ~ 03/15/04)
Area Picassos: Tennessee Realty wants you! The real estate agency is holding its third annual art contest. "Due to our growth within the region, we've decided to put a different twist on it this year," said broker/owner Leigh Anne Johnson. That twist not only includes opening the contest to all kindergartners through 12th-graders in Dyer, Lake and Lauderdale counties but its subject matter...
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Community support helps newcomers during trying time
Madelyn Beamon's parents voice appreciation
(Community News ~ 03/15/04)
When Neal and Brandi Beamon moved from Huntingdon to Dyersburg in July 2003, they were slightly apprehensive. There were the adjustments. Brandi's finding a new job. Their son Tyler preparing to attend a new school. The family finding a new church home...
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Canoe tours wind through remote Reelfoot swamp
(Community News ~ 03/15/04)
Imagine that you're in a canoe, floating through a swamp where cypress trees tower overhead. Herons are busy building nests. Frogs sing out in search of a mate, and the water below you swirls as fish swim away. Wanna go? It's easy. Make a reservation to join one of Reelfoot Lake State Park's Deep Swamp Canoe Floats. ...
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Book fest to explore journeys of Lewis and Clark; movies to be shown Monday and Tuesday
(Community News ~ 03/15/04)
Two hundred years ago this month, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark busily prepared for an epic journey into the unknown. Fresh from a March 10, 1804, ceremony in which France officially turned over the Louisiana Territory to the fledgling United States, they were ready for an adventure. ...
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Dyersburg State wants to expand parking
(Local News ~ 03/15/04)
Faced with a growing crisis in parking, Dyersburg State Community College hopes to purchase a 1.669 tract of land along the east side of the campus that could add as many as 300-350 additional spaces. Despite significant fee increases over the last few years, enrollments have continued to increase at the campus, causing problems with parking, especially during the fall semester for 2003. ...
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District advisory council formed for Homeland Security
(Local News ~ 03/15/04)
The threat of terrorism in America has left state and local governments struggling to determine how to properly train and equip law enforcement and emergency-services workers for the possibility of an attack involving a weapon of mass destruction. Since the cost would be prohibitive to equip each county and city fire, police, sheriff and emergency medical-service unit to face every scenario of a terrorist attack, the state of Tennessee has opted to take a more "holistic" approach. ...
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Pedro pleased despite walks; Schmidt has big day at plate
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/04)
Pedro Martinez felt so strong he had trouble controlling his pitches. Jason Schmidt's power display came at the plate. The San Francisco ace hit a grand slam and drove in six runs Sunday, leading the Giants to an 11-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in a split-squad game at Scottsdale, Ariz...
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Earnhardt Jr. back on top a week after lousy run
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/04)
AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. -- During a rare intimate moment with his intimidating father about 3 1/2 years ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. learned quite a lesson. Junior was struggling during a rough weekend at North Carolina Speedway, where he needed a provisional just to make the field. He didn't get much faster in practice...
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Tennessee gets top overall seed in women's tourney
(College Sports ~ 03/15/04)
AP Sports Writer For once, Connecticut did not quite measure up with the best in women's basketball. Tennessee earned the top overall seed in the NCAA women's tournament Sunday and will play in the Midwest Regional. Duke (Mideast), Penn State (East) and Texas (West) received the other No. 1 seeds...
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St. Joseph's hangs on to No. 1 seed
(College Sports ~ 03/15/04)
AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA selection committee started a debate when it made Saint Joseph's a No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Hawks hope to silence the critics and prove they were worthy of a top spot. ''The body of work was honored,'' Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli said...
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