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Joyce Chandler Dawson
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Joyce Chandler Dawson, 73, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Halliburton officiating...
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Mack Harris Scott III
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Mack Harris Scott III, 81, of Pasedena, Calif., formerly of Dyersburg, died March 13, 2004 at his residence. He was a retired teacher after 53 years at the Webb School for Boys in Bell Buckle, Tenn. and Claremont, Calif., graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, received his master's degree from Vanderbilt University where he graduated summa cum laude, was a Navy veteran of World War II and received the Life Achievement Award of 2003 by the Webb School in Tennessee...
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Richard Eugene Sebesta
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Richard Eugene Sebesta, 61, of Tigrett died on Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Lauderdale County. He was a truck driver and a Navy veteran, having served for two years in the armed forces. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church...
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Horace J. Huey
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Horace J. Huey died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Herman Lee Edgin
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Herman Lee Edgin, 62, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a small engine instructor at West Tennessee State Prison, a Baptist, a member of Harmony Lodge in Tiptonville, a 32nd degree Mason, a beautician for many years and a U.S. Army veteran...
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Horace J. Huey
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Horace J. Huey, 76, of Newbern, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor. He was a retired sawmill employee and a member of Prospect Church of Jesus Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Julian Huey officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Edna Inez Buchanan Wheatley
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
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, a member of DAR and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with the Rev. Carey Womack officiating. Burial was in Yorkville Cemetery. A memorial service will be held Saturday at St. Peter's Chapel in Memphis...
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Alfred McCutcheon
(Obituary ~ 05/10/04)
Alfred McCuthceon, 94, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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Area nursing homes celebrating Nursing Home Week, May 9-13
(Community News ~ 05/10/04)
To celebrate and honor the lives of today's nursing-home patients and the dedication of their caregivers, May 9-3 has been set aside in a special governor's proclamation as Nursing Home Week in Tennessee. "We salute our community's citizens now residing in nursing homes, many of whom planted the seeds that made our state grow and prosper," said Gov. ...
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College team decorated in Nashville
(Community News ~ 05/10/04)
Dyersburg State Community College's Upward Bound team scored well at the annual Tennessee Association of Special Programs (TASP) Upward Bound Scholars' Bowl Competition held recently at the Marriott Hotel in Nashville. The DSCC team competed in nine matches and was the only undefeated team entering the final match. ...
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United Christian Students hosting 'Fanning the Flame' on Friday
(Community News ~ 05/10/04)
With the end of school quickly approaching, United Christian Students is preparing for the summer. "Fanning the Flame" will be held from 6 p.m. until midnight Friday at the First Citizens National Bank Amphitheater at the Dyer County Fairgrounds. The evening is free and will feature games, food, a concert by Christian rock band Flight 22 of Newbern and speaker Gary Taylor, pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Hanson, Ky...
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Dyersburg, Newbern Women's Clubs recognize young poets during annual poetry contests
(Community News ~ 05/10/04)
Dyer County first- through 12th-graders let their creativity shine this year during the annual poetry contests sponsored by the Dyersburg and Newbern Women's Clubs. The Dyersburg Women's Club's Literary Department announced the results of its annual contest during poetry readings held April 27-28...
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Lara Kendall to receive federal technology grant
(Local News ~ 05/10/04)
Lara Kendall School in Ridgely has been chosen as one of 14 schools across Tennessee to be awarded federal grants designed to improve technology in the classroom, state education commissioner Lana C. Seivers announced Friday. According to Seivers, Lara Kendall will receive a $300,000 federal grant entitled "Enhancing Education Through Technology."...
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Community Cancer Fund barbecue to change this year
(Local News ~ 05/10/04)
The Community Cancer Fund's 20th annual barbecue is undergoing a number of changes this year, and scheduling is one of the biggest. Instead of holding the fund-raiser in the spring, as has been the tradition for many years, the group has moved the barbecue to Oct. 1. They've also changed the location, the length and the activities offered...
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County to try new, improved approach to budgeting
(Local News ~ 05/10/04)
When Dyer County's budget committee begins deliberations on the county's 2004-05 general budget next month it will use a different process than in the past. "We're trying to work through a process that takes all revenues and tries to match them up with expenditures," budget committee Chairman John Holden told committee members and county department heads during a meeting last week. "We don't know yet what we'll get back, but we're trying to make the process more structured."...
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TDEC sifts through Reelfoot complaints, issues two violation notices
(Local News ~ 05/10/04)
Awash in a series of complaints about activities at Reelfoot Lake, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued two notices of violation. One went to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for depositing a small amount of dirt in a wetland area at Champey Pocket...
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Mother charged with kidnapping when she tried to flee with child
(Local News ~ 05/10/04)
The mother of a child who last week was ordered removed from the woman's care was arrested and charged with kidnapping Thursday after she took the child from a caregiver and rammed a police car after a high-speed chase from Dyersburg through Crockett County that end when she rammed a Humboldt police car...
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Raising local funds for college construction won't hurt scholarships: Bredesen
(Local News ~ 05/10/04)
Raising local money to pay a portion of college construction costs will not cost the college's money for scholarships, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Friday. "I have considerable experience in raising money for charitable purposes and I know that some people will give money for buildings who won't give it for scholarships," the governor said in response to a question during a statewide teleconference with reporters. ...
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Dyersburg Dixie Youth league hosted the three-day tournament.
(Community Sports ~ 05/10/04)
The Dyersburg Delta Heat took on the Jackson Redbirds Sunday in the 10-under championship game of the USSSA baseball tournament. Nineteen teams competed this weekend as Dyersburg Dixie Youth league hosted the three-day tournament.
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