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Get to know 'The One and Only Santa Claus'
NMS play is Dec. 11
(Community News ~ 12/06/04)
It's everything you've wanted to know about Santa Claus but were afraid to ask when the Northview Middle School Drama Club presents "The One and Only Santa Claus." The play, written by Pat Cook, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday in the NMS Little Theater. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students...
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Red Ribbon Week essay winners
(Community News ~ 12/06/04)
"Think about this: What if you were the best player on your team? What if you had the chance to receive the best athletic scholarship to the university you have dreamed of all your life? Pretty cool, huh? "Now picture this: What if you got hooked on drugs? What if your coach finds out about it? All of your dreams would vanish. With what seems like no big deal standing in your way, everything could fall apart. Think about what a loss that would be...
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High school choirs prepare for holiday concerts
(Community News ~ 12/06/04)
Choir students in the city school system have been working diligently to prepare for two major concerts of the Christmas season. The first holiday concert will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theater at Dyersburg High School. It will include the eighth- and ninth-grade choirs, the DHS girls choir and the DHS advanced choir. According to choir director Cooper Patterson, the program will include seasonal and holiday music...
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Warm wishes from home en route to soldiers
(Community News ~ 12/06/04)
While hot temperatures prevail during daylight hours in the Middle East, the sunless nights can prove cool. Soldiers currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom might appreciate, then, the warm wishes being sent their way from several organizations in Dyersburg...
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Right Choices announces winners of creative arts contest
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
A simple guitar design and the words "Abstinence Rocks" helped Ashley Hammonds of Obion County win the Right Choices of West Tennessee creative arts contest. The contest was open to high school and middle school students in Dyer, Obion, Crockett and Lauderdale counties. No one from Dyer County participated...
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Trio of DHS students named AP Scholars
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Three students from Dyersburg High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. The students are Eric Smith, Erica Decker and Beth Durbin...
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Soybean rust found in Shelby County; fungus weakens soybean plants, reduces yield
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
All it took was one strong hurricane to spread soybean rust all over the Southeastern United States. The fungus was found this week in Shelby County and has been documented in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri and South Carolina within the last few weeks...
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Combating holiday crime
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Every holiday season Dyersburg Police Chief Bobby Williamson offers the same piece of simple advice to area shoppers: "Put your purchases in the trunk of your car where they are hidden from view. It decreases the chances of having your car burglarized."...
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Rash of pit bull thefts worries humane society; pets being trained for illegal fights
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Owners of pit bulldogs need to keep a close watch over their pets. Pit bulls are being stolen at an increasing rate. Derrick Avery, who oversees operations of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society's animal shelter, said he's received reports of at least 12 stolen bulldogs in the last three weeks. Eight of them were reported missing within the last week. Several were taken from fenced-in yards; others were nabbed when the pet owners let them outside for a moment...
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Quebecor faces January unfair labor practices hearing
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Quebecor World Corporation faces a hearing Jan. 24 before an administrative law judge on 29 allegations of unfair labor practices at its Covington and Corinth, Miss., plants. "We had to postpone the date to January from Dec. 13, when the hearing was originally set," said National Labor Relations Board Regional Director Ronald K. Hooks Friday by phone from Memphis. "We had to postpone it to accommodate everyone's schedule."...
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TDOT presents plans for new spillway, bridge at Reelfoot
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Two questions predominated Tuesday night's informal public meeting on the proposed bridge and spillway at Reelfoot Lake. First, adjacent landowners wanted to know if Running Reelfoot Bayou would be cleaned out. They said the river can't handle the water that sometimes flows from the lake, and they worry that flooding will increase with the new spillway...
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High-speed chase leads to collision with postal truck
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
A high-speed chase along East Court Friday afternoon ended when a stolen car driven by a 12-year-old slammed into a U.S. Post Office delivery truck demolishing both vehicles. Incredibly, injuries were minor, according to Bobby Williamson, Dyersburg's Chief of Police...
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Mayola Hart
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Mayola Hart, 78, of Ripley died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 at Jackson General Hospital. She was a retired nurse's aide. Services will take place Monday at noon at the Spiller Hill Church of God in Christ, located in Ripley, with burial to follow in St. Luke Cemetery. Elder L.S. Hayslett will officiate. Thompson's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements...
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Elizabeth Jones
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Elizabeth Jones, 88, of Ridgely died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at her residence. She was a retired factory worker at H.I.S. Manufacturing and a homemaker. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Cunningham Methodist Church in Ridgely, where she was a member, with burial to follow at Zion Cemetery. The Rev. Dean Emerson will officiate. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Dorothy Herndon Pettersen
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Dorothy Herndon Pettersen, 97, formerly of Trimble, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 in Nashville. She was an accountant with Tennessee Retirement Systems and a member of the Harpeth Heights Baptist Church in Nashville. Graveside services took place Saturday in New Salem Cemetery at Mason Hall. Dr. Chuck Frazier officiated...
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Johnny Ray Pirtle
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Johnny Ray Pirtle, 49, of Bolivar, who lived at 119 Jones St., in Newbern, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004 at Jackson General Hospital. He was disabled. Funeral services will take place Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem MB Church in Bolivar. Dixie Funeral Home in Bolivar is in charge of arrangements...
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Mary Alice Ledbetter Cooper
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Mary Alice Ledbetter Cooper, 86, of South Fulton, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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A.J. Grills
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
A.J. Grills, 80, of Newbern, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004 at Tennessee Veterans Home in Humboldt. He was a farmer, a member of mount Carmel United Methodist Church, a member of The Day World War II of the U.S. Army receiving a Purple Heart and Bronze Service Star...
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David Butler
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
David Butler, 53, of Millsfield, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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DC put to the test against unbeaten Lady Rebels
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/04)
The unbeaten Lady Rebels from Obion County came rolling to the Choctaw reservation Friday night looking to add another victim to their string of wins. This would be the third unbeaten team the Lady Chocs would face this week and the Lady Rebels left Dyer County with a 56-46 win over the Lady Choctaws...
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Trojans drop game to Bolton, 67-54
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/04)
The Golden Trojans hit the floor Friday night looking to build off the momentum from a win over Covington earlier in the week. The Trojans were still without the services of senior Willie Maclin, out nursing a sore ankle. After a good effort against a good Bolton team, the Trojans offense hit the skids in the fourth quarter, and Bolton got out of town with the 67-54 victory...
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Lady Trojans run over Bolton, 60-24
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/04)
The DHS Lady Trojans proved Friday night how important defense matters to good basketball teams. People say defense wins championships; if this is true, people should pay attention to Randy Coffman's group of players he has on the floor this year. Not to say the offense was missing, but the Lady Trojans used an outstanding defensive effort to send the Bolton Lady Wildcats out of town with a 60-24 loss...
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Chocs get first victory
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/04)
The Choctaws claimed their first victory against district rival Obion County Central Friday night with a 62-59 score. The Rebels came to the Teepee looking to continue their win streak. lt wasn't to be as the red-faced Choctaws weathered their attack surviving an 11-point Rebel lead twice...
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Basketball fever -- 'catch it'
(Sports Column ~ 12/06/04)
Busy has picked up the past week, with the basketball season in full force. All of our schools have played hard this week, some with good results, and work to be done for others. Monday night I was at the DCHS game against Cordova. The girls played a good game until the last few minutes. ...
- Fifth annual Life Choices Fundraising & Celebration Banquet raises over $60,000 (Local News ~ 12/06/04)
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