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Relay team to give away ultimate mom's gift
(Community News ~ 04/30/04)
What do you plan to get your mother for Mother's Day? How about a package of gifts valued at more than $400? It could be all hers for only $3. The Relay for Life team sponsored by White & Associates/First Citizens Insurance is giving away a Mother's Day gift set. Persons who make a $3 donation may place one entry in the drawing; those who donate $10 may enter five times...
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Volunteers assist at school workday
(Community News ~ 04/30/04)
DMS student volunteers work on flower beds around the school's gazebo. A full outdoor workday for volunteers is planned for Saturday, May 1, 2004, if there is no rain. Below: Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) provided $750 to volunteer workers at Dyersburg Middle School to assist in the building of a butterfly garden and to plant trees and shrubs. ...
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FEMA seeks stories on storm safety
(Local News ~ 04/30/04)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants to hear from residents who have built safe rooms and/or storm shelters since the tornadoes ravaged Dyer County on May 4. Susie Webb, a public information officer for the FEMA regional office in Atlanta, Ga., said the request started as a curiosity and could wind up as a big success story...
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K-N Root Beer establishes smoke-free dining room
(Local News ~ 04/30/04)
From now on, people who visit K-N Root Beer Drive-In can expect to savor the aroma of freshly cooked food, instead of tobacco smoke. Ray and Janette Ing, who've owned the restaurant for more than 35 years, have decided to make their dining room a smoke-free facility...
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DHS honors 2003-04 academic standouts
(Local News ~ 04/30/04)
Over 215 students were recognized for their academic achievements when the Dyersburg High School Honors Banquet was held April 22. Plaques were given to students who have made the honor roll two out of three times during the 2003-04 school year. Those making the golden honor roll, all As in every grading period, were:...
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Mildred Hardin
(Obituary ~ 04/30/04)
Mildred Hardin, 88, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Jackson-Madison County Hospital. She was a retired employee of Heckethorn Manufacturing and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Smith officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Carl W. Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/30/04)
Carl W. Smith, 86, of Kenton, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at Gibson General Hospital. He was a retired postmaster and a member and elder of North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a World War II veteran, and a member of American Legion. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Robert A. "Tony" smith officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton. Karnes-Thompson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Tyson heading to gym for planned July 31 comeback fight
(Professional Sports ~ 04/30/04)
Mike Tyson has a date, a trainer and an opponent of sorts for his first fight in more than a year. Unlike his last comeback, he also has a wide-open heavyweight division in front of him. Tyson's manager, Shelly Finkel, said Thursday that the former champion probably will return to the ring July 31 against journeyman Kevin McBride. Finkel said negotiations were continuing over a site and possible pay-per-view broadcast...
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NFL's Titans say 'thank you' to Fort Campbell troops
(Professional Sports ~ 04/30/04)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- Tennessee Titans kicker Joe Nedney thinks he was on the wrong side of the table Thursday when he spent 75 minutes signing autographs for soldiers and relatives at Fort Campbell. ''They should be the ones behind the table, and I should be the one getting their autographs,'' he said...
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Lady Eagles lock down a spot in the postseason
(College Sports ~ 04/30/04)
With Southwest C.C. coming to town for a double header he Dyersburg State fastpitch squad had an opportunity to secure a spot in postseason on Thursday. Having let big games slip through their grasp in the past, the Lady Eagles decided this was the time to make a stand...
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Eagles are at 30 and counting
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/04)
The Dyersburg State baseball team accomplished something Thursday that has never been done before in the school's history. They reached their 30th win of the season and did it in dramatic fashion, which seems to be the only way the Eagles know how to fly...
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Lady Trojans continue supremacy over DC softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/04)
In the three years that Frankie King has been a coach on the Dyer County softball team, his squad has never tasted victory against Dyersburg and coach Doug French. After Thursday's 6-0 defeat to the Lady Trojans, he will have to pin his hope on year four...
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Manning got more than he bargained for
(Other Sports ~ 04/30/04)
Mkinney@stategazette.com Going into Saturday's NFL draft, I only wanted three things to happen. The first was for the Dallas Cowboys to some how be able to draft an Emmitt Smith running back to get them back to the Super Bowl. Then I wanted to see the Titans find that missing key to beating the Patriots that eluded them last season...
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