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Bell named ABWA Woman of the Year
(Community News ~ 04/20/05)
Beth Bell was honored April 12 when she was named the 2005 Woman of the Year for the Southern Accent Chapter of American Business Women's Association (ABWA) during the Annual Business Associates Night. Bell is a family and consumer scientist with the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service...
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Breathing exercise helps students understand danger of smoking
(Community News ~ 04/20/05)
Try this at home. Place one of those thin coffee-stirrer straws between your lips and hold your nose closed. Now, try to breathe through the straw for a full minute. Dyersburg Middle School students in Angela Wallace's teen-living class attempted to do that on Wednesday. Some made it. Others didn't...
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Local Red Hats celebrating the 'disorganization's' founding
(Community News ~ 04/20/05)
A fedora, a poem, a present, a friendly gathering. In a nutshell, that's how it all started. And on Saturday, members of the Dyer County chapters of the Red Hats Society will celebrate that humble beginning with a Red Hat Society Founder's Day Tea from 10 a.m. until noon in the fellowship hall of Cumberland Presbyterian Church...
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Many accomplishments highlighted at Dyersburg FFA Banquet
(Community News ~ 04/20/05)
A new slate of officers was introduced to a gathering of 225 parents and members this week at the Dyersburg High School Future Farmers of America chapter Annual Banquet. Also, dozens of awards and honors were awarded to FFA students. The newly elected officers include second vice president Erin McCormick, Historian Jessica Roy, Committee Chairman Emilee Peery, Chaplain Shaun Fine, Parliamentarian Lori Holland, Sentinel Ashley Taliaferro, Reporter Brittiany Truscott, Treasurer Heath McNeely, Secretary Kris Newsom, Vice President Amanda Hendrix and President Stuart Watson.. ...
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'It's one of the most important things we can do'
DHS Trojan Drama, Exchange team to bring 'The Letter People'
(Community News ~ 04/20/05)
When Chris Solmon approached Becky Gregory about a group of Dyersburg High School Trojan Drama members presenting a one-act play to the Exchange Club of Dyer County last year, Solmon didn't realize what an impact it would have. This year, the Exchange Club is sponsoring Trojan Drama's presentation of "The Letter People," a serious yet light-hearted discussion of child abuse...
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Dyersburg Community Orchestra preparing for annual spring concert
Free event is April 25
(Community News ~ 04/20/05)
Big-name composers and pieces that feature the trumpet don't come along often. So when Dr. Lee Weimer gets the chance to play such selections, he takes it. Weimer, an assistant professor of music at Lambuth University, is the guest soloist for the upcoming Dyersburg Community Orchestra spring concert...
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DMS Student Council brings food for Ronald McDonald House
(Local News ~ 04/20/05)
When the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis experienced a food shortage, members of the Dyersburg Middle School Student Council jumped into action. They quickly donated enough cereal and chips to fill three large boxes. The Ronald McDonald House provides a home-away-from-home for children seeking medical treatments and their families. In addition to providing housing, the facility provides food staples and miscellaneous items the families need...
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Dyersburg Regional Medical Center implements American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Program
(Local News ~ 04/20/05)
Initiative helps close treatment gap in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and primary prevention of stroke
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Lea Ila Parnell
(Obituary ~ 04/20/05)
Lea Ila Parnell, 87, of Newbern, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Dyer Nursing Home. She was a retired beautician, a member of Harmony Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star for 50 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery in Newbern...
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Roy Parrish
(Obituary ~ 04/20/05)
Roy Parrish, of Newbern, died Monday, April 18, 2005 at Bells Assisted Living Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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DMS soccer Trojans blank Trinity Christian
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/05)
Last week, the DMS soccer Trojans took their show on the road to Trinity Christian Academy in Jackson. The Trojans started off early in the match when, just three minutes in, forward David Grueser struck a line-drive rocket off midfielder Andrew Lowrance's head that looped high over the Trinity goalkeeper's hands just under the crossbar...
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Ozment, Smith nominated for coveted Wendy's Heisman Award
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/05)
Dyersburg High School's Sam Smith and Mary Beth Ozment have been nominated for the coveted Wendy's High School Heisman Award. Awarded in conjunction with the collegiate Heisman recognition, this award honors the nation's top high school seniors who best exemplify a supreme scholar-athlete...
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Trojan soccer team defeats region rival Munford, 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/05)
The DHS Trojans defeated regional rival Munford on the road Thursday night 3-2. The Trojans traveled to the field where the football teams made a miracle comeback win back in the fall. Some of the soccer players played in that game. This time it was Munford who tried to make a comeback...
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