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Community Concert Association is bringing an all-star lineup this season
(Community News ~ 06/17/04)
Look at the lineup for the 2004-05 season of the Dyersburg Area Community Concert Association and you'll notice something. It's got a whole lot of variety - Riders in the Sky, the Saint Louis Brass Quintet, the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and GLAD...
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Deadline near to register for Mall Mania
(Community News ~ 06/17/04)
Friday is the deadline to register for Mall Mania, a day of fun, fitness and consumer-savvy tips for students in grades 5-12. The event is scheduled 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 8 in the Dyersburg Mall. Participants will attend four classes, eat lunch at Applebee's and enjoy a fashion show and afternoon snack...
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Dental clinic slates free children's carnival
(Community News ~ 06/17/04)
A children's carnival with free games, free food and more is planned 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Dyersburg Pediatric Dentistry. "Kids' Day" is both a community event and a fund-raiser for Jonathan Reynolds, a Dyersburg boy who nearly lost his leg to an infection earlier this year...
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Accreditation team begins a crucial five-year evaluation of the Newbern Technology Center
(Local News ~ 06/17/04)
A four-member accreditation team made up of evaluators from Florida and Louisiana arrived in Dyer County on Monday with the goal of completing a crucial review of the Tennessee Technology Center in Newbern. The team represents the Council on Occupational Education, the largest accrediting agency in the United States. ...
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Holt appointed to homeland security post
(Local News ~ 06/17/04)
Gov. Phil Bredesen has appointed Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Holt to an advisory post aimed at better preparing Tennessee citizens for emergency situations. Bredesen appointed Holt to a three-year term on the Governor's Citizens Corps Advisory Council...
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Suspect caught burglarizing home evading capture
(Local News ~ 06/17/04)
Homeowner surprised suspect during burglary by coming home
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Getaway driver waives to jury
(Local News ~ 06/17/04)
The girlfriend and accomplice of the man charged with the daylight burglary of a Dyersburg home was lodged in the Dyer County Jail on Wednesday after she was ordered held on a $10,000 bond in city court. City prosecutor Clarence Cochran asked Judge Lyman Ingram that Melissa Bush be held on a $50,000 bond until she told investigators where Brad Copeland was...
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R.E. Barber
(Obituary ~ 06/17/04)
R.E. Barber, 84, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. He was retired from Oldberg Manufacturing, a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church, the American Legion and VFW, past State Commander of Disabled American Veterans, a Shriner, a 32nd-degree Mason, an Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient...
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Ruth Pitt Forrester
(Obituary ~ 06/17/04)
Ruth Pitt Forrester, 86, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Newbern, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at Craighead County Nursing Home in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker, a retired employee of Newbern Glove Factory and a member of Main Street Church of Christ...
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Delores Light
(Obituary ~ 06/17/04)
Delores Light, 63, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at her residence. She was a nursing assistant at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at International Gospel Temple Church in Dyersburg with Elder Williams Holder officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Dakota Wayne Thompson
(Obituary ~ 06/17/04)
Dakota Wayne Thompson, 12, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a student at Northview Middle School. Services were at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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Choosing unproven quantity over Kearse has early dividend
(Professional Sports ~ 06/17/04)
NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee Titans' latest offseason injury shows their plan to choose unproven quantity over questionable quality with defensive end Jevon Kearse already is paying off. Rookie end Bo Schobel broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot Tuesday, the same bone that limited Kearse to four games in 2002 and eventually led the Titans to let him leave for Philadelphia as a free agent...
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Report says stadium outdated, may not be worth fixing
(Professional Sports ~ 06/17/04)
MEMPHIS (AP) -- A new report says Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is outdated and lists repair estimates that cost almost as much as building a new stadium. ''The existing stadium is fast approaching obsolescence and may not have enough redeeming qualities to justify the amount of renovation and upgrading that would be required ... ,'' according to the report's executive summary given to the Memphis City Council's parks committee Tuesday...
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Jackson bids farewell, sort of, to begin NBA's summer of change
(Professional Sports ~ 06/17/04)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Phil Jackson stood at the podium in the interview room with four of his five grown children and said there was a ''pretty slim chance'' he'll coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season. Then he said it again. ''I've had a lot of persuasion given to me by these kids. ...
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