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Pet of the week
(Community News ~ 10/06/04)
Luna is a sweet 6-month-old female gray-striped tabby cat looking for someone to play with. She is available for adoption at the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society's animal shelter at 325 Church Ave. S. in Dyersburg. For more information, call the shelter at 285-4889...
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Tyson donates truckload of chicken to local charities
(Community News ~ 10/06/04)
A truckload of frozen chicken breasts quickly disappeared Friday afternoon. That's just want Tyson expected when it donated 35,000 pounds of chicken to Reelfoot Rural Ministries near Ridgely. Bob Fritchey, the community-service director, arranged for 21 charitable organizations to share in the bounty...
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TOMS receives $500 grant
(Community News ~ 10/06/04)
Three Oaks Middle School has received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program to support the school's educational programs. Mike Castellaw of Care Petroleum secured the grant, which is one of 4,000 available to schools across the country served by Exxon or Mobil stations...
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Mission March sporting a new look
(Community News ~ 10/06/04)
When it comes to Mission March shirts, Jerry Edmundson generally likes to stick with a design for a few years. But this year, the executive director of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission decided he wanted to do something different for the 14th annual event...
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Medical professionals warn women about health risks
(Local News ~ 10/06/04)
Doctors used to believe that women were just smaller, curvier versions of men. Now, they know that isn't true. The differences between men and women are significantly more than the difference in sexual organs. Their body chemistry is different. They experience different symptoms of heart attacks. And, women face more significant risks of osteoporosis...
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(Local News ~ 10/06/04)
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and that makes it a great month for women to find out more about the status of their health. MedSouth Healthcare wants to make it easy - and fun -- for women to find potential problems and to learn more about health issues. The clinic is sponsoring the "Women's Health Fair and Carousel of Shops," which will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the clinic, 1700 Woodlawn Ave...
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Fed grant gives overtime relief for DPD
(Local News ~ 10/06/04)
The federal law enforcement grant that was approved for use in overtime pay for Dyersburg police Monday night at the city board meeting couldn't have come at a better time so far as police chief Bobby Williamson is concerned. Following a string of shootings across the city over the past two weeks, Williamson has beefed up patrols asking officers to put in additional hours and increase law enforcement visibility on the streets. ...
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Norris seeks final legislative approval of homestead exemption amendment
(Local News ~ 10/06/04)
Sen. Mark Norris intends to work on getting his proposed constitutional amendment on a homestead exemption on the state's 2006 ballot if he is re-elected in November. "I expect to be working on the process of getting the homestead exemption for seniors on the ballot," Norris, R-Collierville, said during a recent interview. "We got it passed in the 103rd General Assembly and I need to get it passed by two-thirds majorities in each house to get it on the ballot for the 2006governor's election."...
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Men charged with cockfighting plead no contest
(Local News ~ 10/06/04)
Three men charged with cockfighting pleaded no contest Monday in Dyer County General Sessions Court and paid fines and costs totaling $244 each. Judge Charles V. Moore Jr. sentenced Julio Mendoza, 60, Eraquio Benavidez, 41, and Manuel Alvarez, 29, all of 710 Scott Road...
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Juvenile shooting brings reckless aggravated assault charge
(Local News ~ 10/06/04)
A 13-year-old juvenile was shot Monday afternoon in the 600 block of Roberts Street. Dyersburg Police officers arrested Thomas Jones, 19, of 81 Honeysuckle Street, Gates. The fe-male youth reported to officers that she and Jones had been in the residence "joking around with each other." She picked up a broom and struck Jones while he was holding a .38 caliber handgun, according to the police report. The gun discharged striking the youth in the arm...
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Lauren A. Bane
(Obituary ~ 10/06/04)
Lauren A. Bane, 15, of Finley, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a sophomore at Dyersburg High School, member of DHS FFA and a member of Finley Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Finley Baptist Church with the Rev. Charlie Halliburton and the Rev. Kenny Chessor officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Jewel Jones Knox
(Obituary ~ 10/06/04)
Jewel Jones Knox, 79, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004 at Gibson County General Hospital in Trenton. She was a businesswoman and a member of Yorkville-Gibson County Home Demonstration Club. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Daryl Marcle officiating. Burial will be in Yorkville Cemetery...
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Frank Perot
(Obituary ~ 10/06/04)
Frank Perot, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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DCHS volleyball team falls to Covington
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/04)
Tuesday afternoon in Newbern the DCHS Lady Choctaws volleyball team played host to the Lady Chargers from Covington. Covington in three games, 17-25, 14-25, and 19-25 defeated the Lady Choctaws. Covington had more experienced players on the floor and their experience pushed them past DCHS, despite a strong effort by the Lady Choctaws...
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