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Billy Joe Haynes
(Obituary ~ 08/25/04)
Billy Joe Haynes, 67, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother William Ray Ward officiating...
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Born Again Church in Dyersburg installing pastors with special celebration Saturday
(Community News ~ 08/25/04)
For André Moorer, Saturday is going to be a day of mixed emotions -- a day of smiling through tears of joy. Moorer and his wife Valerie will be installed as the pastors of Born Again Church in Dyersburg during a service at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lannom Center. Special guests will be the Grammy-nominated Born Again Church Choir and the Born Again Church Faith Dancers. Everyone is invited to attend the celebration. A reception will follow...
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Get your entry forms in for the fair's Backporch Stage
(Community News ~ 08/25/04)
In 2001, the Dyer County Fair Association introduced a musical exhibition space for talented folks in the area. Performances in the Backporch Stage will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6-10. While entertainment for 2 1/2 nights of the Backporch Stage have been filled, coordinators Regina Gregson and Jane Bradshaw are looking for folks who want to show off their musical talents and can fill time slots on Monday, Wednesday and Friday...
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Colonial Rubber honored at Dyersburg State
(Local News ~ 08/25/04)
The old Colonial Rubber Works firm, now known as Colonial, DPP, in Dyersburg was honored at a dedication ceremony Monday morning on the campus of Dyersburg State Community College. DSCC President Dr. Karen A. Bowyer announced that the chemistry laboratory has been named in the company's honor...
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Waterfowl season remains liberal, but for how long?
(Local News ~ 08/25/04)
Waterfowl numbers remained high enough this year to permit a liberal waterfowl hunting season on the Mississippi Flyway, but that may not hold true next year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service analyzes data on the number of breeding mallards and the number of ponds in the Dakotas and Canada each May to determine how abundant the waterfowl may be. As long as there are at least 8 million breeding mallards and 2.5 million ponds, the season will be liberal...
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Repairs begin to Reelfoot spillway's radial arm gate
(Local News ~ 08/25/04)
The radial arm gate on the Reelfoot Lake spillway stood upside down, stripped to its metal bones, on Tuesday. Clifco General Contractors in Dyersburg is repairing the gate on the western edge of the spillway. The gate is designed to release large amounts of water at once, but water has been spewing through it for years. The corrugated metal that was supposed to hold the water had corroded...
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Adult bookstore license application denied
(Local News ~ 08/25/04)
An application for an adult-oriented bookstore at Four Points was denied Tuesday by Dyer County's Adult-Oriented Establishment Board. During a 50-minute meeting the five-member committee voted unanimously to deny an application for the special license required by a 1998 state law adopted by the county in 1999...
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Defense steps up for Dyersburg against Vikings
(Community Sports ~ 08/25/04)
HUMBOLDT - Coming into the season the Dyersburg Middle School coaches knew they would have to rely on their defense. And in the first game of the season the Trojan defense was on its game Tuesday night. But it wasn't until DMS needed it the most that the defense dug in and showed what it will be made of this season during an 8-0 victory over Humboldt Junior High...
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Pet of the week
(Community News ~ 08/25/04)
Mr. Bigg needs a home
Stories from Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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