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'I feel happy doing it this way'
Williams collecting funds for World Relief's HIV/AIDS work
(Community News ~ 06/22/04)
At 8, Laurie Williams doesn't understand what AIDS is or what causes it. But she does understand that thousands of babies, especially in Africa, are affected by it and that's enough for her to want to do something. At first, that something was to personally go and comfort those babies. ...
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State Supreme Court proposes loosening confidentiality rules in lawyer discipline cases
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
After determining its rule on confidentiality in attorney discipline cases violates the U.S. and Tennessee Constitutions, the Tennessee Supreme Court has recommended loosening the rule. The state Supreme Court has posted on its Web site a proposed change in its confidentiality rule in cases of misconduct by an attorney. The proposed rule maintains surging confidentiality during the stages of attorney misconduct cases until a public sanction is announced...
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Repairs made to Lakewood dam's riser pipe
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
The riser pipe at Lakewood Subdivision's main dam has a new plastic liner that should eliminate leaks for many years. The existing 26-year-old corrugated metal pipe was corroded and numerous holes that allowed water to pour through the riser pipe even when the lake level was below normal pool...
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Teen who assaulted officer says not guilty
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
The teenager charged with assaulting a police officer in the Tenn Xtreme riot Saturday night told City Judge Lyman Ingram on Monday he was not guilty before his mother interrupted and asked the judge for a jail term. Josh Powell, 18, of 711 Hike Ave., was charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Powell appeared in court with a blackened left eye from the fracas...
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City without police protection for hour during riot
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
Dyersburg was without police protection for more than an hour as every available officer was called to quell the riot at the Teen Xtreme nightclub on St. John Avenue on Saturday night, Dyersburg Police Chief Bob Williamson said Monday. "It took every officer working in the city, members of the department's Special Response Team and five sheriff's deputies to regain control of the situation," said Williamson. "We had to call out six officers in addition to the officers working the streets."...
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Flossie Mai Flowers
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Flossie Mai Flowers, 66, of Obion, died Sunday, June 20, 2004 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was a former employee of Salant & Salant of Obion, Bryan Plastics of Kenton and Obion City Hall and a member of Third Street Church of Christ in Obion...
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Nancy Jo McClure
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Nancy Jo McClure, 66, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 20, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Church Grove Cemetery in Newbern with the Rev. Tim Nichols officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Lewis 'Speedy' Weaver
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Lewis "Speedy" Weaver, 92, of Ripley, died Sunday, June 20, 2004 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. He was a retired employee of Custom Craft Manufacturing of Halls and a member of Halls First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at South Fork Cemetery near Halls. Halls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Ruby 'Aunt Shirley' Wicker
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Ruby "Aunt Shirley" Wicker, 67, of Dyersburg, formerly of Ripley, died Sunday, June 20, 2004 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Westside Dyersburg Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley. Burial will be in Lightfoot Cemetery in Ripley...
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Edwin Coleman Wood
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Edwin Coleman Wood, 87, of Ridgely, died Saturday, June 19, 2004 at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired farmer and Erso Bulk Plant owner, a member of Cottonwood Grove Baptist Church, Sunday school superintendent at Mooring Baptist Church, former Mason, construction worker, an avid hunter and fisherman and associate of Wood's Repair Shop...
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Judy Fugate
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Judy Fugate, 57, of Friendship, died Monday, June 21, 2004 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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T-Mac, Francis, Shaq dominate trade talk on eve of expansion draft
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/04)
A blockbuster trade involving Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis dominated the NBA rumor mill Monday while the Los Angeles Lakers waited to learn whether Shaquille O'Neal was serious about demanding a trade. The Charlotte Bobcats also were major players on the eve of their expansion draft, making a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to move up two spots in Thursday's NBA draft to select Emeka Okafor or Dwight Howard as the cornerstone of their franchise...
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T-Mac, Francis, Shaq dominate trade talk on eve of expansion draft
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/04)
A blockbuster trade involving Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis dominated the NBA rumor mill Monday while the Los Angeles Lakers waited to learn whether Shaquille O'Neal was serious about demanding a trade. The Charlotte Bobcats also were major players on the eve of their expansion draft, making a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to move up two spots in Thursday's NBA draft to select Emeka Okafor or Dwight Howard as the cornerstone of their franchise...
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Grizzlies unveil new uniforms, souvenirs
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/04)
MEMPHIS (AP) - For their fourth season in Memphis, the NBA Grizzlies will have a new on-court appearance as well as a new arena. The team unveiled a new color scheme for its uniforms Thursday to go along with a new logo and line of Grizzlies souvenirs...
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She's still got it! At 47, Navratilova wins at Wimbledon
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/04)
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- The woman Martina Navratilova beat in her 1973 Wimbledon debut was back at the All England Club on Monday to watch her daughter's first-round match. Navratilova, all of 47, was back, too. Except she was playing -- yes, playing! -- on the adjacent court. And, oh, how she performed...
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Attorneys in Bryant case spar over consent issue
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/04)
EAGLE, Colo. - Kobe Bryant returned to court Monday for a two-day hearing that included sharp arguments over how to instruct the jurors who will decide whether the NBA star is guilty of sexual assault. Attorneys on both sides said they could be ready for trial as early as the last week in August, though the judge didn't immediately set a trial date...
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The Dyersburg High School summer-league basketball team
(High School Sports ~ 06/22/04)
The Dyersburg High School summer-league basketball team completed is home schedule Monday with games against Covington and Gibson County. The Trojans were supposed to take on East Poinsett. However, the Arkansas team was unable to make the trip.
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