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DIS student spells way to county bee victory.
(Community News ~ 01/21/05)
For nine of the 18 rounds of the 2005 Dyer County Spelling Bee, Skyler Zaricor and Tillman Austin were literally in a head-to-head competition. Correct spellings "vanadium" and "cuisine" tipped the winning round of the event to Zaricor on Tuesday night...
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DCS announces new child abuse reporting hotline
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
It was September 2002 when the Tennessee Department of Children's Services began a new method of reporting child abuse and neglect. Three years later, that method is making its way across the state. It will take effect in Northwest Tennessee at midnight Jan. 25...
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Corps to close field office here
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers planned to close its flood-fight field office in Dyersburg Friday. The Mississippi River crested Wednesday at 39.6 feet on the Caruthersville, Mo., gauge. That's 7.6 feet above flood stage. The river fell .1 of a foot on Thursday and was expected to continue downward to 38.1 feet on Jan. 25...
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'A great loss to the community'
Lee, pastor of Refuge Temple, dies
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
While the Rev. Bobby Lee was a jack-of-all-trades -- among them car salesman, teacher, newspaper owner, an education outreach coordinator for Tennessee during the Sundquist administration, minister -- one thing he will be remembered for is his care for others...
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Carolyn Howard
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Carolyn Howard, 56, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. The family had a private memorial service.
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Mavis Caldwell Sellers
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Mavis Caldwell Sellers, 98, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 at Sunrise Senior Living in Columbus, Ga. She was a homemaker, a member of Dyersburg First United Methodist Church, Sellers Sunday school class, former president of United Methodist Women, charter member and former president of Summer Hill Garden Club, former director of Dyer County Fair Association, former director and membership chairman of the Dyersburg/Dyer County Community Concert Association, director of the Pink Ladies at Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg, and member of Price Bible class at First United Methodist Church having served as Circle Chairman many times.. ...
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Rev. Bobby Lee
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Rev. Bobby Lee, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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DCHS Lady Choctaw bowlers state bound
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/05)
The DCHS Lady Choctaws were named Region-7 runners-up recently during the region tournament held at Classic Bowl in Jackson. The Lady Choctaws earned a trip to the state tournament, held in Smryna on Jan. 28 and 29. The Lady Choctaws opened tournament play as the No. ...
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Dyersburg Middle School sweeps Halls
(Community Sports ~ 01/21/05)
The Dyersburg Middle School Lady Trojans continued their winning ways Thursday night and proved too strong for the Halls Lady Tigers. DMS came out of the gate strong with 18 first-quarter points on their way to the 44-28 victory. In the first quarter, the defensive pressure of DMS kept Halls from scoring their first field goal until six minutes had been played. ...
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