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Pet of the week
(Community News ~ 03/31/05)
Snuggles and Serge are two playful 6-week-old male Chihuahua-mix puppies. They are available for adoption at the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society's animal shelter at 325 Church Ave. S. in Dyersburg. For more information, call the shelter at 285-4889...
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Car show, 'a good start'
(Community News ~ 03/31/05)
A threat of midday thunderstorms didn't deter 28 exhibitors and scores of local citizens who attended the first Dyersburg car show sponsored by the Baptist Collegiate Ministry of Dyersburg State Community College. The cars came from across West Tennessee and the state of Mississippi and ran the gamut from a restored 1929 Ford coupe to a late-model modified Corvette...
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Agriculture makes multi-million impact on county's economy
(Local News ~ 03/31/05)
Agriculture generated $85.7 million in Dyer County last year. That's slightly less than the previous year, but significantly more than it was in any of the years between 1997 and 2002. The Dyer County Extension Service prepares the statistics each year to demonstrate how important agriculture is to the local economy...
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Distemper spreads among raccoons; dogs at risk of contracting illness
(Local News ~ 03/31/05)
A virus is spreading through Dyer County's large raccoon population, and that could put your family pets in danger. The virus is distemper. An infection starts with respiratory and digestive problems, escalates to neurological problems and may result in death if the animal isn't strong enough to fight the virus. It spreads through the air, through direct contact and possibly through contact with contaminated objects...
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Regional board approves solid waste report; tri-county area diverts 60 percent of wastes from municipal landfills
(Local News ~ 03/31/05)
Sixty percent of the solid wastes created in Dyer, Gibson and Crockett counties was recycled, composted or otherwise diverted from municipal landfills in 2004. That's good news for the Tri-County Regional Solid Waste Board, which met Thursday night in Crockett County...
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Bailey's appeal to withdraw guilty plea denied as premature
(Local News ~ 03/31/05)
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected as premature an appeal by confessed triple murderer Jamie L. Bailey on a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The appeals court remanded Bailey's case back to Dyer County Circuit Court for adjudication of a motion to withdraw the plea still pending there...
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Donnie R. Hall
(Obituary ~ 03/31/05)
Donnie R. Hall, 68, of Ridgely, died Thursday, March 24, 2005 at Ridgely Care & Rehab. He was retired from Dyersburg Fabrics and attended Calvary Chapel. Graveside services were Saturday in Neely's Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Leonard Ballinger officiating. Curry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Buford Ray Marbrey
(Obituary ~ 03/31/05)
Buford Ray Marbrey, 66, of Dyersburg, died Monday, March 28, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a self-employed painter and a member of Holy Hill Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Jones officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Abradella Rose Love
(Obituary ~ 03/31/05)
Abradella Rose Love, 65, of Gates, died Monday, March 28, 2005 at Haywood Park in Brownsville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.
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Trojans look impressive in Halls Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/05)
Playing in the Halls Invitational baseball tournament over the weekend, the DHS Trojans were an impressive 3-1. With victories over South Pemiscot, Mo., Union City and Brighton, Dyersburg improved its season record to 6-4. In Friday's game against South Pemiscot, Alex Lewis took the mound for the Trojans. ...
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Cupples fans 14 in DCHS's win over Gibson County
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/05)
The DCHS Choctaw baseball team finally got to hit the field on Tuesday, after waiting for the sunshine to dry out their field on Monday. The Choctaws were playing with heavy hearts on Tuesday night following the funeral of shortstop Lucas Canada's mother, Shelia Dalton, one of the greatest sports fans you will ever have known, earlier in the day...
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