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WIC celebrates 30th anniversary
(Community News ~ 12/20/04)
Basketball player Michael Jordan was breastfed for the first three years of his life. That's one of the fascinating facts that Lisa Ford and Kelly Pease learned when they attended a conference celebrating the 30th anniversary of WIC in Tennessee. Ford, a WIC nutrition educator, and Pease, a public-health office assistant, represented the Dyer County Health Department during the Nov. 16-18 conference in Nashville...
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Musical CD pays tribute to Dyersburg soldiers
(Community News ~ 12/20/04)
What began as a patriotic send-off for soldiers in the 230th Area Support Group on Aug. 7, 2004 has grown into a fund-raiser for the soldiers and their families. The Dyersburg High School Advanced Choir sang songs for the soldiers during the tribute to them held at the Dyer County Fairgrounds prior to their departure for service in Kuwait...
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Lowe's, Wal-Mart donate smoke alarms to DFD, Goodfellows
(Community News ~ 12/20/04)
The Dyersburg Fire Department has received an extra hand in its part of the 60th annual Kiwanis Club of Dyersburg Dr. William F. Pierce-Goodfellows food-box distribution program. Wal-Mart and Lowe's have donated a total of 23 of smoke alarms to the project...
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Christmas is banned in America!
(Community News ~ 12/20/04)
Modern-day Christians often complain that "liberals" would ban the celebration of Christmas altogether in America if they had the chance. The truth of history is that Christmas once was banned here, not by reactionary "leftists," but by a group considered to be the ultra-conservatives of the protestant sects -- the Puritans of New England...
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'He's melted our heart'
Couple shares story of their special boy
(Community News ~ 12/20/04)
For Joey and Jennifer Markham, this Christmas is going to be an extra special one. And it's all thanks to a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy. Sam came into the Markhams' lives on March 12 and while he officially became theirs six months later, he melted their hearts from the beginning...
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Quebecor Covington plant receives state safety recognition
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
Quebecor World Corporation's Covington plant has become the first printing operation in Tennessee to be recognized for 3 million employee hours without a lost-time accident. Jim Flanagan, assistant commissioner of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, presented an award signifying the achievement to Quebecor World and the Covington plant Wednesday...
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County sales tax collections reported in December lag last year
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
Dyer County Trustee Judy Patton hopes the county's sales tax collections reported in December are only a blip on the radar screen of the local economy. "This is our first negative month's revenue over the previous year's revenue in 15 months," she said Friday. "Last year the December collection was 11.8 percent higher than the previous year."...
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Governor's preschool initiative gets mixed reviews locally
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
The goal is laudable -- a voluntary universal preschool program for 4-year-olds across Tennessee. It is an initiative Gov. Phil Bredesen has said will be at the top of his priority list when the state legislature reconvenes in 2005. With powerful groups like the Tennessee chiefs of police solidly behind it, quick passage would seem assured. ...
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Six-year-old saves family from fire
n 'This is the best Christmas present anybody could have'
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
When the Evans family went to bed Saturday night a couple of weeks ago, they certainly did not expect to be awoken at 4 a.m. on Sunday. However, Patrick and Tina Evans are grateful their 6-year-old daughter, Brooke, did awaken them. What they did not know was that a candle had set fire to the mantel and their entire house had become engulfed in smoke. Brooke knew, though...
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Emily Privett Craney
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
Emily Privett Craney, 60, of Miami, Fla., formerly of Friendship, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004. She was a teacher at Miami Coral Park Senior High School and coached cross country and track. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller's Chapel Church of Christ. Burial will be in Miller's Chapel Cemetery...
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John Wayne Livingston
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
John Wayne Livingston, of Friendship, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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John T. Yarbro
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
John T. Yarbro, 91, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Bowl games, basketball, and a little baseball
(Sports Column ~ 12/20/04)
The weather sure feels like winter outside, and with Christmas around the corner, we will now begin all the college football bowl games. With the first game on this past Tuesday night, it makes you think that there sure are a lot more games than there used to be. With all the major sponsors needing to get their names in lights, it makes for a slew of good football games...
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DHS too much for Choctaws, 53-29
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/04)
NEWBERN - The DCHS Choctaws came into Friday night's game against the DHS Trojans still buying into coach Pete Froedden's style of play. Having one of their best players on the bench with an injury didn't help matters. Senior Lando Mays had to watch the action from the bench, after being injured against Ripley last Tuesday night. The Trojans proved to be too much for the Choctaws, winning 53-29...
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Lady Trojans face stiff test at DCHS, win 57-47
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/04)
NEWBERN -Friday night the DCHS Lady Choctaws knew who they would be facing on the hardwood; what might have been a surprise was how much of a difference a week can make. The Lady Trojans made the trip to Newbern after already laying 72 points last Friday at DHS. Coach Angie Stafford knew she had to change some things, and what she changed almost resulted in an upset for the Lady Choctaws. After a hard-fought contest, the Lady Trojans headed back to Dyersburg with a 57-47 victory...
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