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Richardson retires from Wesley after 15 1/2 years
(Community News ~ 06/29/04)
Growing up, Patricia Richardson had always wanted to go into nursing. When she began her studies, it didn't take her long to figure out which area she wanted to work in. "I'd always wanted to go into nursing. It's work I've always wanted to do," she said...
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Schools may seek grants for dairy vending machines
(Community News ~ 06/29/04)
Public schools that want to make milk products available to students may apply for two grants for milk vending machines. Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens announced the program during the Tennessee June Dairy Month luncheon, which was held earlier this month in Nashville...
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Sheriff hopes mailbox vandalism is over
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Sheriff's deputies took an adult and two minors into custody on Sunday and hope those arrests will put an end to a rash of mailbox vandalisms in the Newbern-Roellen area. Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Holt said that over the past few weeks 59 mailboxes in that area of the county had been damaged or destroyed by vandals leading to a public outcry. Some residents reported seeing a pickup truck in the vicinity of the vandalisms...
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Man's appeal over 30-year drug sentence rejected by federal court
n Issue centered on drug dog's ability to detect 'aroma', fingerprint evidence
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
A West Tennessee crime lord was turned down last week on an appeal to the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court in Cincinnati of a lengthy drug sentence. A three-judge panel of the appeals court unanimously upheld Reginald Devoir Boxley's 30-year sentence for possession of 60 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute...
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Residents say no to road expansion
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Residents along Wade Hampton Road told members of the Dyersburg Street Committee on Monday they wanted no major expansions of that route despite the new housing development being built along its northern edge. Homeowners feared the street could become a major thoroughfare between Lake Road and the Highway 51 Bypass...
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Teenager killed in car crash
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
A teenager was killed in an automobile accident Monday afternoon north of Dyersburg. Justin Watkins, 17, was killed when the vehicle he was driving ran off the road and flipped as he was driving south on Hurricane Hill Road a short distance from his home...
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Dorothy Nell Frazier
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
Dorothy Nell Frazier, 77, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Newbern Beautification Committee. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. George Butler officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Shirley Ann Hollis
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
Shirley Ann Hollis, 59, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Smith officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Russell Jacocks
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
Russell Jacocks, 87, of Gates, died Monday, June 28, 2004 at Brownsville Community Hospital. He was retired manager of Forked Electric Corporation in Halls, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Masonic Lodge #564, Shirner, Rotary Club and a member of Marantha Baptist Church...
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Gary Don Nance
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
Gary Don Nance, 56, of Hickman, Ky., died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was an employee of Clanton Construction Company, a Baptist, an avid outdoorsman, marble collector and antique car collector. Services were at 11 a.m. today in the Tiptonville chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Glidewell officiating. Burial will be in Hickman City Cemetery...
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It's been a year of upheaval for Bryant, alleged victim and Eagle, Colo.
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
EAGLE, Colo. - On her way to work each day as administrator of a health clinic, Roxie Deane drives past the courthouse in this formerly quiet mountain town where she was mayor for eight years. Across the street from the gray-brick court building, she spots the lot that fills with satellite trucks whenever TV news crews flock to the hearings that have made this town a household name around the country...
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Bowling Green grad following her dreams with Titans internship
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. _ Football has always been a source of entertainment for Kasey Joyner. Now it's an opportunity that she hopes she can springboard into a successful career. Joyner began an internship with the Tennessee Titans radio network last month. She is responsible for attending practices during minicamps and filing reports for the Internet site, as well as talking to affiliates about sales when the minicamp is complete. Joyner's internship runs through August...
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Serena Williams primed for the second week
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams said her biggest achievement in the first three rounds of Wimbledon was making it to the second week. So far, so good. With older sister Venus upset in the second round, Serena's third go at defending her Wimbledon title is moving in a new direction...
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Ohio State won't disclose who is on basketball search committee
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger isn't talking about prospective candidates for the men's basketball coaching job -- and he's barely talking about the process of hiring a new coach. Almost three weeks into the search to replace the fired Jim O'Brien, only one candidate is known to have spoken to Geiger about the vacant position: Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings...
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Lucas Canada pitches for the Billy Rogers team Monday night against the First Tennessee team in 15-18-year-old baseball league.
(Community Sports ~ 06/29/04)
Lucas Canada pitches for the Billy Rogers team Monday night against the First Tennessee team in 15-18-year-old baseball league.
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