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Couple living lifelong dream
(Community News ~ 09/21/04)
Betty and Boady Pittman of Petersburg, Tenn., left home Sept. 1 to embark upon a journey to fulfill their lifelong dream. The couple has wanted for years to recreate a journey that many early Americans made by wagon to homestead in the Midwest. "This has always been a lifelong dream of ours," Betty said...
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A Foster home of a different sort
(Community News ~ 09/21/04)
Ken and Shirley Foster act as foster parents to a wide assortment of "children" in the Miston community. There's the possum that begged for carrots every night, the toads that waited each evening to be hand-fed crickets, and the raccoon that learned how to stand on its hind legs and knock on the door when it wanted food...
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Christmas Cottage tickets go on sale Tuesday; hats to take center stage during 'Mrs. Claus' Holiday Tea'
(Local News ~ 09/21/04)
If Mrs. Claus were to hold a holiday party, she would, no doubt, serve hot chocolate. But, when she comes south to Dyersburg in November, she's planning to try something new: tea. "Mrs. Claus' Holiday Tea" will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 6 inside the gymnasium at Dyersburg State Community College. The tea party is the latest version of the popular Christmas Cottage holiday preparation workshops...
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Hope Center holds annual luncheon; proceeds to brighten Christmas for clients
(Local News ~ 09/21/04)
Where you decide to eat lunch on Friday could make a big difference in the lives of persons with mental illness. The Hope Center is holding its annual bean dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall...
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Committee upholds denial of adult business licenses
(Local News ~ 09/21/04)
After an appeal of the denial of an adult business license was turned down Monday, the matter appeared headed to federal court on constitutional grounds. "If we have to appeal it will be to U.S. District Court in Jackson," said Russell Larson, attorney for Donald Brewer Sr. and Janie D. Smith, owner and employee, respectively, of Adult Superstore II at 4673 Highway 51 Bypass South (the former Ford's Saw Shop property). "There are constitutional questions that require a federal court decision."...
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Willis F. Godwin Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/21/04)
Willis F. Godwin Sr., 83, of Newbern, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at Tennessee Veterans Home in Humboldt. He was a retired employee for the State of Tennessee, a member of Harmony Baptist Church, American Legion, VFW, Armed Guard on the USS Hawkins and was involved in the World War II invasion of Normandy...
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Francis McAlister Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 09/21/04)
Francis McAlister Kennedy, 84, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Niles, Mich. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Chaplain Mark Myers officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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Jr. Lumley
(Obituary ~ 09/21/04)
Jr. Lumley, 71, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at the VA Hospital in Nashville. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Dyer County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Darren Howell officiating. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home...
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Pauline Wilson Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 09/21/04)
Pauline Wilson Reynolds, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home in Tiptonville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home in Sharon. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery near Sharon. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Pauline Wilson Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 09/21/04)
Pauline Wilson Reynolds, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home in Tiptonville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home in Sharon. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery near Sharon. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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LouDia Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/21/04)
LouDia Smith, 94, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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Big Orange Report
(College Sports ~ 09/21/04)
Will it go round in circles In 2000, Florida receiver Jabar Gaffney got his fingers on a pass in the end zone at Tennessee, the ball hit the ground, the officials ruled it a catch and the Gators escaped with a victory. So for any ill-tempered Gator fans who believe their team was robbed in Knoxville last weekend, here's an old cliché that seems to fit the situation: "What goes around comes around." The officiating crew, which had worked the 2003 Southeastern Conference championship game in Atlanta last December, obviously made a couple of mistakes. ...
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Lady Choctaws spike Gibson County
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/04)
The DCHS Lady Choctaw volleyball team traveled to Gibson County yesterday to take on the Gibson County Pioneers in a District 13 matchup. The DCHS Lady Choctaws came away with a solid victory in three games. The final scores were 25-13, 25-13, and 25-16...
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Lady Trojans cruise to victory over JNS
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/04)
The Dyersburg High School Lady Trojans soccer team hosted Jackson North Side Monday at Dyersburg Middle School. The Lady Trojans came away with the victory in the district contest 5-1. DHS's Taryn McDowell scored the first goal for the Trojans with a little over 20 minutes to go in the first half. Mary Beth Ozment then kicked in for another DHS score after receiving the ball on a sweet assist from Christina Massey...
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