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Dubrule to compete in DECA nationals
(Community News ~ 04/12/04)
Karen Dubrule, a senior at Dyersburg High School will compete at the national level for a prestigious business-leadership organization, having won a recent state competition in Nashville. Dubrule, who lives in Dyersburg, was one of more than a dozen first-place winners DHS had following a Regional DECA competition at the University of Tennessee at Martin in February. ...
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Merry Lad and Lasses win gold in Walk Across Tennessee; all participants declared victorious in exercise habit
(Community News ~ 04/12/04)
A group of six teachers and friends racked up enough mileage to Walk Across Tennessee nearly five times. The team's total -- 2,486.15 miles -- was enough to garner first place in the Walk Across Tennessee walking competition. Members attending Monday night's celebration received gold medals as the "Bugler's Dream Olympic Fanfare" played...
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The costs of condemnation
(Local News ~ 04/12/04)
Donald Summers stood above the water pit where the bulldozer he had hired to help clear Peppermint Pond was settling slowly into the muck. It was a symbol of the near hopeless situation with which he had struggled for years. Summers had acquired the old pond from a neighbor with the intent of cleaning it up. It was filled with the accumulated junk and garbage of almost five decades Unfortunately, the cost of that project was far beyond his meager means...
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Cities work to avoid demolitions
(Local News ~ 04/12/04)
Faced with the high costs of condemnations and demolitions of houses, other Tennessee cities have been working to find creative ways to avoid them. The costs are both up front and hidden. It isn't just a matter of fees related to dismantling a structure and disposing of it in a approved manner, there is also the loss of tax revenue, which can have a big effect on city income down the road. ...
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No action taken about Baltimore's bond agent status: Bivens
(Local News ~ 04/12/04)
A month after being informed a local bail bond agent apparently is serving illegally, District Attorney General Phil Bivens said Friday no action has been taken against the man. "The only thing that has been filed is a petition to restore his citizenship," Bivens said. "To my knowledge nothing else has been filed."...
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Major Dunger
(Obituary ~ 04/12/04)
Major Dunger, 58, of Ripley died Friday, April 9, 2004 at his residence. He was retired from S & R Manufacturing. Funeral services will take place at Friendship Funeral Home at 2 p.m. today with burial to follow in the Bellevernon Cemetery. Brother Johnny Smith will officiate...
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James G. Worley
(Obituary ~ 04/12/04)
James G. Worley, 61, of Dyersburg died Friday, April 9, 2004 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Glendale Church of Christ. He was the son of the late Tula Mae (Butler) Worley and the late Aury Worley...
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Weekend unkind to local teams
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/04)
Heading into this past weekend's Trenton Humboldt Easter Bash Tournament, the Dyersburg baseball team had won eight straight games. They lasted tasted defeat March 25 at their own tourney. But after winning the opening game of the Trenton Tournament on Thursday, the Trojans lost three games in a row over the weekend. It was the first time since they opened the season with two losses that DHS has had consecutive defeats...
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