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Post Office food drive Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/07/04)
The annual food drive by the U.S. Postal Service associates in Dyersburg will take place Saturday as carriers retrieve canned goods left by residents at their mailboxes. The drive, directed by the National Letter Carriers Union, will this year donate all proceeds to the Dyer County Salvation Army...
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National Pet Week activities to include 43 drawings, horse rides, more; Proceeds go to humane society
(Local News ~ 05/07/04)
Imagine coming face to face with a giant mosquito. No. Think bigger. Think of it as being as big as the inflated gorillas that sit atop car dealerships. One of those mosquitoes is headed this way, and an oversized flea will accompany it. Fortunately, neither one will be able to bite. Like the gorillas, these pests are inflatable. Bayer Corp. is bringing the pests to Dyersburg this weekend to help draw attention to the National Pet Week activities at the Animal Care Hospital, 1991 St. John Ave...
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Annual Teacher's Day highlights shortage of male instructors
(Local News ~ 05/07/04)
Coach Harold Gooch strode through the cafeteria at Dyersburg Primary School returning the waves and smiles of a dozen or so children anxious for his attention. Gooch was an oddity at DPS, and any other K-5 public school in the United States. He is a male. If current trends continue, male teachers may soon become an extinct species in primary grades across the country...
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'Let Freedom Ring'
Dyer County observes the National Day of Prayer
(Local News ~ 05/07/04)
As volunteers from Dyer County continued to read the New Testament in its entirety Thursday morning, the Rev. Dr. William P. Oakley reminded attendees of the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast the importance and responsibility of letting freedom ring. Approximately 200 people attended the breakfast that kicked off the county's observance of the 53rd annual National Day of Prayer...
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Corinne Ann Austin
(Obituary ~ 05/07/04)
Corinne Ann Austin, 91, of Trimble, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Wesley Care Center in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Tirzah Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with Dr. William Oakley officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Willie 'Sonnie' Etheridge
(Obituary ~ 05/07/04)
Willie "Sonnie" Etheridge, 69, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at his residence. He was a machinist. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Nellie Chamness of Dyersburg and Martha Crouch of Ridgely; three nieces, Barbara Crouch of Ridgely, Debbie Giltner of Memphis and Sandra Belcourt of Miami; and five nephews, Rick Crouch of Trenton, Steve Chamness of Paris, Scott Chamness of Greenwood, Ark., Ronnie Graves of Hot Springs, Ark. ...
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Louis T. Halliburton
(Obituary ~ 05/07/04)
Louis T. Halliburton, 74, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 3, 2004 at his residence. He was a domestic worker. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Pentecostal Church in Dyersburg with the Rev. Melvin Wade officiating. Burial will be in M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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James Ronny McLaughlin
(Obituary ~ 05/07/04)
James Ronny McLaughlin, 50, of Halls, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. He was a radio announcer with WTRO and a member of Parrish Chapel Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Friendship Cemetery. Halls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Edna Inez Buchanan Wheatley
(Obituary ~ 05/07/04)
Edna Inez Buchanan Wheatley, 93, of Memphis, formerly of Newbern, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at St. Peter's Villa in Memphis. She was a retired registered nurse and homemaker, the landowner of Sunnybrook Farm in Troy, a member of DAR and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church...
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Frances B. Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/07/04)
Frances B. Williams, 92, of Memphis, formerly of Newbern, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Memphis. She was a homemaker, former administrator of Nutrition for Elderly and a member of Newbern First United Methodist Church...
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Baseball reverses course: Spider-Man ads on bases don't fly
(Professional Sports ~ 05/07/04)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spider-Man ads on bases didn't fly with baseball fans. A day after announcing a novel promotion to put advertisements on bases next month, Major League Baseball reversed course Thursday and eliminated that part of its marketing deal for ''Spider-Man 2.''...
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Athens troubles bring speculation about U.S. plans
(Professional Sports ~ 05/07/04)
The question hasn't come up since President Carter angered the world and his nation's athletes by keeping the U.S. Olympic team home from Moscow. Even now, there are just whispers and speculation, though they grow louder with every bombing and passing day...
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Fifty years later, the lure of Bannister's run endures
(Professional Sports ~ 05/07/04)
OXFORD, England (AP) -- When Roger Bannister threw himself across the finish line 50 years ago -- head back, mouth agape -- he did much more than break the four-minute mile. His achievement transcended sports. He accomplished what many people thought was impossible...
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Dixie Youth tourney this weekend
(Community Sports ~ 05/07/04)
Nineteen teams will compete this weekend when the Dyersburg Dixie Youth league plays host to the USSSA baseball tournament. The games will start at 6 p.m. Friday, continue from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and end at 5 p.m. Sunday. Four age brackets are in the competition...
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The man behind the iron mask
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/04)
When Cole Shelton crouches down behind home plate, the catcher is king to all he surveys. From his vantage point he can see everything that is taking place on the diamond. And that is exactly where the Dyersburg High baseball team wants him. "As a coach I would rank him as absolutely one of the most talented catchers in West Tennessee," said DHS coach Tom Mathis. ...
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Cupples stops Rebels in their tracks
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/04)
Dylan Cupples has been clutch all season for Dyer County. Whether it has been at the plate, on the mound or in the field, whenever a play needed to be made for the Choctaws, Cupples has been there for them. However, Cupples was playing for more than just his teammates on Thursday when Dyer County took on Obion Central in the second round of the Class AA District 13 tournament. ...
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