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David Mendoza Arellanes
(Obituary ~ 08/09/04)
David Mendoza Arellanes died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004. Services will be today in Oaxaco, Mexico. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services was in charge of local arrangements.
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Randy Caviness
(Obituary ~ 08/09/04)
Randy Caviness, 65, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. He was a carpenter and a member of Frayser Church of God of Prophesy. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Sister Verna Seager officiating. Burial will be in Hurricane Hill Cemetery...
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John C. Harrison
(Obituary ~ 08/09/04)
John C. Harrison, 39, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004 at the Regional Medical Center. He was a computer operator for Baptist Hospital of Memphis, a member of First Christian Church, and very active in social work and student government at DSCC, where he was a graduate...
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Milton Pete Pickett Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/09/04)
Milton Pete Pickett Jr., 47, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Salter's Chapel A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Beunnie Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Louise Bizzle
(Obituary ~ 08/09/04)
Louise Bizzle, 84, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Mills officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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Meteor shower to peak this week
(Community News ~ 08/09/04)
Persons who stay up really late Wednesday night will be treated to a celestial show. The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak Wednesday night and Thursday morning with an exceptional show. While North Americans can expect to see 40 to 60 meteors an hour, Europeans might be treated to an estimated 200 meteors an hour...
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HHS Student Council Sprint 5K benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation
(Community News ~ 08/09/04)
Registration being taken for Aug. 21 event
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Incredible Baby Shower slated Sept. 17
(Community News ~ 08/09/04)
Local health officials are planning a big party for new mothers and mothers-to-be. In addition to the traditional cake and punch, the Incredible Baby Shower will feature a breastfeeding seminar and wealth of information about medical services, baby care and products designed for infants...
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'It's great service to the public and seniors'
Free Finding Aging Solutions conference is Tuesday
(Community News ~ 08/09/04)
As Americans live longer, there are a number of factors for them, their caregivers and those who are preparing for those years to consider. And the best way to face those factors is with information. The Finding Aging Solutions conference will be held from noon until 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Dyersburg State Community College Student Center. Admission is free...
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Crime Stoppers seeking information, reward
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
Crime Stoppers is offering a $250 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for each of the following crimes: A theft of a 1998 Kawasaki 400 Prairie 4x4 four-wheeler was stolen from a residence at 570 Fisher Road. The theft occurred sometime between Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28. Other items taken were 400 C.I. Small Block, 350 transmission and a 750 Holly carburetor...
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March of Dimes to kick off WalkAmerica activities
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
Al Guthrie doesn't like to lose. But, he has encountered one challenge that he can't meet by himself. He has been named the honorary chairman of this year's March of Dimes WalkAmerica. As the honorary chairman, it is his job to encourage local businesses, organizations and individuals to help raise money to fight birth defects and prematurity...
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Cocaine charge leads to revocation of diversion on earlier charge
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
A Dyersburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a cocaine charge and had the suspension of a previous marijuana charge revoked in Dyer County Circuit Court. James J. Johnson, 43, of 1858 Wheeler St., agreed to a revocation of the pretrial diversion he was granted in 2002 on a marijuana possession charge because the recent cocaine charge violates the terms of his probation in the diverted case...
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YMCA offers free membership to Guard families
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
The YMCA of Dyer County plans to show its support for the local Tennessee National Guard unit by helping the soldiers' families. While the guardsmen are deployed, their families will be eligible for free memberships. They may use the facilities, take exercise classes and participate in all of the YMCA's programs for free...
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Free ride for local students at Dyersburg State?
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
The education committee for Vision XXI, a local think-tank hoping to set future goals for Dyersburg, is studying a plan that could lead to full scholarships for qualified Dyersburg or Dyer County High School graduates at Dyersburg State Community College...
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Bredesen announces funding requests affecting Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen on Monday recommended grants via the Delta Regional Authority for two projects that will affect the Dyersburg-Dyer County region. The first is a $20,046 grant to the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority with the master plan of a new deep-water port located in Lake County north of Tiptonville. ...
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National Guard unit to take absentee voting applications with them
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
When the 133 men and women of the Tennessee National Guard's 230th Area Support Group leave Dyer County this week they'll take with them the keys to casting votes in the November presidential election. "I had the forms sent overnight from Washington," said Dyer County Election Administrator Jane Heathcott. "The commander of the unit asked me to arrange for the troops to be able to easily arrange to vote absentee while they're away on active duty."...
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Perfection!
(Local News ~ 08/09/04)
As Dyersburg Mayor Bill Revell stood on the hill Saturday afternoon overlooking the fairgrounds amphitheater and watched a crowd of 1,500 plus Tennessee National Guardsmen, their families and friends milling about beneath tents and shade trees listening to the rousing Sousa music of the U.S. Navy Band, only one word came to his mind...
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Questions popping up during camp
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/04)
Only 19 shopping days left until the official start of football season. Aug. 27 will be the first game of the season for many area high schools and schools around the state. After that colleges and pro teams will take the field. However, even with football camps still in full tilt, questions have already begun to arise on the upcoming season...
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