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Lewis named the Dyersburg Manor's Employee of the Year for 2004
(Community News ~ 03/02/05)
Ruthie Lewis was working the floor at Dyersburg Manor Nursing & Rehab Center while her co-workers attended a staff meeting when she heard her name page over the intercom. "I wondered what I did," she said. What she does is care for the residents of Dyersburg Manor...
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Mission's Festival of Songs is March 6Proceeds benefit foundational program
(Community News ~ 03/02/05)
In its short history since beginning in 2002, a lot of tradition has built around the Mission's Festival of Songs. There's the tradition of rotating the participating choirs. There's the tradition of rotating the location. There's the tradition of the afternoon of song being the first calendar-year public event for the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission...
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Parents of boy injured playing laser tag sue medical personnel, facilities for up to $10 million
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
The parents of a boy injured at a local amusement park have filed suit for up to $10 million against medical personnel and facilities they say bungled his treatment. David Reynolds and Debbie Flowers filed the complaint on behalf of their son, Jonathan Reynolds, Dec. 28 in Dyer County Circuit Court for failure to take proper precautions to avoid infection, including the failure to administer necessary and appropriate antibiotics or other medicines...
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Hospital plans to build new emergency room
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
At Dyersburg Regional Medical Center, 54 percent of the patients enter the hospital through the emergency room. Because of that, hospital Chief Executive Officer Coleman Foss often refers to the ER as the hospital's front door. In reality, the ER is tucked away on the backside of the building...
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R.C. Lineberry
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
R.C. Lineberry, 82, of Finley, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 at his residence. He was a farmer and a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Dyer County Coon Hunters Association. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Betty Jean 'Button' Walton-McElroy
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Betty Jean "Button" Walton-McElroy, 33, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005 at her residence. She was a machinist mate for the U.S. Navy and associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. L.C. Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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Georgie Evelyn Pierce
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Georgie Evelyn Pierce, 83, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 at her residence. She was a self-employed upholster. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Michael officiating. Burial will be in Rehoboth Cemetery in Newbern...
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Lila Pearl Rook
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Lila Pearl Rook, 80, of Trimble, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Lois Benthal Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Lois Benthal Smith, 66, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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Dyersburg headed to Region 7-AAA championship game after outplaying Lady Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/05)
All Lady Trojan coach Randy Coffman wanted for his birthday was for his players to go out and get a semifinal win in the Region 7-AAA tournament being held at Jackson North Side. The Lady Trojans gave their coach what he asked for with another high-intensity effort, rolling into the region final after disposing of Jackson Central-Merry, 56-39...
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