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FCE clubs invite public to join their year of exploration
(Community News ~ 02/21/05)
Look 10 pounds slimmer just by changing the way you dress. Become a better communicator by changing your posture. Use interior design techniques to update and freshen your home. Magazine headlines? No. They're much more. These are the kinds of topics the local Family and Community Education Clubs plan to explore this year...
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Ross United to celebrate Black History Month
(Community News ~ 02/21/05)
Ross United Methodist Church cordially invites you to a Celebration of History on Sunday, Feb. 27, during the 10 a.m. services. The guest speaker will be minister, author and professor Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson, a former resident of Dyersburg and former member of Ross United Methodist Church. Hopson is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Memphis and is active in various ministries in the United Methodist Church and West Tennessee communities...
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'It could happen to any of us'
DHS Trojan Drama production looks at school violence
(Community News ~ 02/21/05)
"I never knew it would be forever" begin the closing lines of the upcoming Dyersburg High School Trojan Drama production. The play, "Bang Bang You're Dead," will be presented Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 24-27, in the DHS Little Theatre. Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday...
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Training slated for emergency clinic
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
A training session is slated March 3 for local residents who have volunteered to respond in the event of a smallpox outbreak, biological or chemical attack, or other major disaster whether natural or human-caused. "The local response has been very encouraging," said Marilyn Wortman, nursing supervisor of the Dyer County Health Department. "We will continue to recruit volunteers, but it is important to continue training so the local response team will be prepared."...
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Rep. Tanner and Blue Dogs announce 12-step plan to fix federal budget
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. John Tanner and other members of the Blue Dog Coalition Thursday announced a 12-step budget reform plan to fix the federal budget, which is in its third year of record-high deficits. "I don't think most Americans realize how deeply their tax dollars are being mismanaged," Congressman Tanner said. "The result is more borrowing that has to be paid off down the road. It is a generational assault on people under 40."...
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A new face for Tennessee literacy
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
Directors of Tennessee's labor and work-force commission want the state's literacy program to acquire a new image, one that will help the public better understand its goals and markedly increase the number of GED graduates statewide. According to Beth Feith, who is the local director of the Dyer County Literacy Program, new training programs have been added locally designed to increase student participation and GED success rates. ...
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City puts an indefinite hold on memorial gardens proposal
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
What looked good on paper turned out to have more problems attached than originally thought. On Wednesday the cemetery committee put an indefinite hold on the concept of starting a memorial gardens on 7.9 acres of land behind the Emergency Operations Center on Harrell Avenue, after it was learned the anticipated savings in maintenance for such a cemetery would be far less than had originally been expected...
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Committee rejects resolution of Downtown Association
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
The Dyersburg Downtown Association drafted a resolution this week requesting that the vehicle impoundment lot for the Dyersburg Police Department be moved to a new location in order to improve the general appearance of the courthouse square area. The Public Safety Committee, meeting on Wednesday afternoon, voted, however, to reject the association's request. ...
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Sales tax collections down again in December
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
For the second straight month local sales tax collections reported by the state were down in December and county Trustee Judy Patton hopes it is not a trend. "Our sales tax revenues are continuing to decline compared to last year -- our best year," she said. "Last February's sale tax increased over the previous year by 13 percent, which would be hard to keep up...
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Local woman missing for week
(Local News ~ 02/21/05)
A 22-year-old Dyersburg woman has been missing since last Friday night, her mother said Thursday. "She's been missing since Friday night," said Angela McDonald Watson. "She borrowed her uncle's car to go to the store and hasn't returned to her grandmother's where she was staying."...
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Robert Hillsman
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Robert Hillsman, 55, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. Services were Saturday at Emmanuel Church in Tiptonville with the Rev. Stanley Click officiating. Burial will be in Citizen Cemetery in Tiptonville...
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Ruby Weedman Pride
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Ruby Weedman Pride, 82, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was retired from Sylvania and attended Finley Pentecostal Church. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Ellingsworth and the Rev. L.H. Hardwick Jr. officiating...
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Paul M. Brake Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Paul M. Brake Jr., 73, of Newbern, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 at Oakwood Community Living Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Denice Roan Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Denice Roan Moore, 39, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
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Billy Ray Baxter
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Billy Ray Baxter, 54, of Wynnburg, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. He was a front-end loader operator for Lake County Incinerator. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Wynnburg Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Dr. Ralph Buckley officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery...
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Paul M. Brake Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Paul M. Brake Jr., 73, of Newbern, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005, at Oakwood Community Living Center in Dyersburg. He was a farmer, a member of Lemalsamac Church of Christ and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with Brother Wilford Mobley officiating. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Denice Roan Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Denice Roan Moore, 39, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005, at Dyersburg Manor. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. W.L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in MCCO Cemetery in Newbern...
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John Grist Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
John Grist Smith, 91, of Friendship, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at his home. He was a retired farmer and the owner and originator of the family business Smith Construction Co. in Friendship. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Friendship Funeral Home. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery...
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Ronnie Dewayne Spain
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Ronnie Dewayne Spain, 38, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Jackson, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, in Louisville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Full Gospel Church in Jackson with the Rev. Clementine Bell officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Jackson. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements...
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Johnnie Wilkes
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Mrs. Johnnie Wilkes, 87, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired secretary with Baldree Oil Co., a member of DRMC's Senior Circle, a pianist for Oakwood Community Living Center and Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care, a member of First Baptist Church of Dyersburg where she was a choir member and did volunteer work, and a member of the XYZ Club...
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Jeff Wilson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/21/05)
Jeff Wilson Jr., 84, of Jackson, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Home Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Broyle officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Jackson. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements...
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Basketball blues for DCHS, DHS still hanging on
(Sports Column ~ 02/21/05)
The local high schools have been participating the past week in district tournaments, with some having better fortunes than others. Starting with the DCHS Lady Choctaws Monday-night game with Crockett County, having watched the game I wonder about a lot of things. ...
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Robinson latest addition at DSCC
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/05)
For Dyersburg State fast-pitch softball coach Randy Hulme, this is a busy time of the year. Not only is Hulme busy getting his squad ready for the upcoming season, he is also traveling all over trying to secure some good talent for years to come. Hulme signed one of the players to solidify his squad on Wednesday, in Watertown, Tennessee's Kacee Robinson. ...
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Newman leads Lady Trojans over JCM
Rematch set with North Side for District 13-AAA Championship
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/05)
JACKSON - After splitting games with Jackson Central-Merry during the regular season, the Lady Trojans from Dyersburg High School knew there was more on the line Friday night than both of the earlier contests' results combined. If the Lady Trojans won the game, they would get another shot at their nemesis, Jackson North Side. ...
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