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Saturday poker run assists couple who lost everything in fire
(Community News ~ 03/25/04)
Richard Delcourt and Kim Garrett had always been renters. And then they purchased a house and land in Newbern. Two weeks before they were to move in, they lost everything they had when their Dyersburg home went up in flames. With no insurance, their friends have gathered items to help them settle into their Newbern home. But those friends would like to do more...
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Little River Fest to feature R&B, country performers
(Community News ~ 03/25/04)
The Third Annual Little River Fest, Southeast Missouri's premier R&B Country Rock music event, will be held Saturday, April 24, 2004. The gate opens at 1:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 3:00 p.m. Proceeds of this year's event will go to the City of Hornersville and the Hornersville Fire Department...
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FCE clubs get head start on Christmas Cottage; public asked to save hydrangea flowers
(Community News ~ 03/25/04)
While the calendar indicates that it's just barely spring, members of Family and Community Education Clubs already have their minds on Christmas. Christmas Cottage, to be precise. A group of FCE members gathered Monday to compile the first of two crafts kits that will be used during the holiday-preparation workshop. The event will include two make-and-take craft classes, a cooking demonstration, a horticulturalist exhibiting natural holiday décor, lunch and more...
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New York lawsuit may revise national bank rules; affect lending practices
(Local News ~ 03/25/04)
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed a lawsuit against a unit of Memphis-based First Tennessee National Corporation that could have far-reaching impact on U.S. bank regulation. Spitzer could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but a press release on his office's web site says recent policy statements by the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have been damaging to consumers...
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Giant cigarette heralds Kick Butts Day
(Local News ~ 03/25/04)
Colton Burnette and Ericka Pennington, both ninth-graders at Dyer County High School, decided to do a good deed during their spring break. So, one at a time, they turned themselves into a giant cigarette and paraded Wednesday through Sara Lee/Jimmy Dean Foods in Newbern. A sign on the back of the cigarette costume encouraged people to join National Kick Butts Day, which will be observed next Wednesday...
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Woman accused in spam case flees state
(Local News ~ 03/25/04)
A rural West Tennessee woman who is one of hundreds of people sued in February by some of the nation's largest Internet providers under the new federal anti-spam law has fled the state. Debbie Cawdrey, who until early March resided on a 27-acre horse farm north of the small Gibson County town of Medina, is accused of sending millions of unwanted e-mails in violation of the new federal law against spam...
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Lottery scholarships feed uncertainties at state colleges
(Local News ~ 03/25/04)
There is one certainty about the implementation of sweeping new legislative programs - uncertainty. Uncertainty is exactly what the new lottery-funded scholarships that will go into effect this fall appear to be creating at institutions like Dyersburg State Community College. The ball is now in motion, so to speak, and it already appears to have taken some unexpected bounces...
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Martha Tubbs Baker
(Obituary ~ 03/25/04)
Martha Tubbs Baker, 72, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at her residence. She was a retired bookkeeper with Moore Auto Sales and Moody Wadley and a member of East Dyersburg United Methodist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl Dickerson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Wallace Stanley
(Obituary ~ 03/25/04)
Wallace Stanley, 78, of Ripley, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. He was a retired from the military, serving in the U.S. Marines for 28 years. He was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a Purple Heart recipient and also received the National Defense Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. He was president of the Brownsville District of the United Methodist Church and a lay leader in Brownsville and Dyersburg...
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Texana 'Nan' Rutledge
(Obituary ~ 03/25/04)
Texana "Nan" Rutledge, 83, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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Vandy's Freije enjoying the NCAA ride
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/04)
PHOENIX (AP) - Matt Freije's family sure would have been thrilled if Kansas had knocked on their door - they could have watched him play just 30 minutes down the road. Yet Freije wouldn't change his path a bit. Vanderbilt's personable senior forward and career scoring leader has guided the Commodores (23-9) to the NCAA tournament's final 16 for the first time in 11 years. Sixth-seeded Vanderbilt plays No. 2-seeded Connecticut (29-6) in the Phoenix Regional on Thursday night...
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A-Rod gets hit by ball, leaves game against Boston
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/04)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The New York Yankees had a scare - but apparently nothing more - when third baseman Alex Rodriguez was hit in the face by a deflected ball and left Wednesday night's spring training game against the Boston Red Sox. The reigning AL MVP was taken to the hospital as a precaution. A CT scan was negative, and he was diagnosed with a bruised left cheekbone...
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Defending champs are a surprise, just like 'Bama
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/04)
PHOENIX (AP) - The defending champs were chumps six weeks ago. Syracuse lost four of five Big East games - by an average of 17 points. Then starting point guard Billy Edelin left the team for personal reasons. The Orangemen were in danger of not even making the NCAA tournament, let alone defending their title...
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Higher ed officials leery of alcohol sales at Memphis games
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/04)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Memphis is asking the state to allow alcohol sales at all the school's regular season basketball games, a unique request that some higher education officials worry could cause other schools to want the same thing...
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Eagles pummel Shawnee in double-header
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/04)
The Dyersburg men's baseball team was coming off a stingy loss heading into Wednesday. The Eagles decided to take out their frustration on Shawnee C.C. In two games DSCC throttled Shawnee 27-3 in a dominant performance. Game 1, DSCC 12, Shawnee 1 In the opener Dyersburg put the ball in the hands of Blake Willis (5-0). The freshman pitched five innings, gave up one run, five hits and struck out four...
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Grizzlies 111, Knicks 97
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/04)
NEW YORK (AP) - Stromile Swift picked off Stephon Marbury's pass, handed the ball to Jason Williams and watched him take off downcourt. A no-look bounce pass landed right in the hands of the trailer, Pau Gasol, who dunked the ball forcefully to give the Grizzlies their first double-digit lead...
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LC Falcons unable to contain DC
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/04)
Dyer County and Lake County were at a stalemate for three innings Wednesday. The two teams were tied at 2-2 and showed no signs of letting down. However, the Choctaws decided that they had played around long enough and pulled out their whooping sticks in the fourth and cruised to an 11-3 victory...
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