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United Way launches campaign to promote early childhood learning
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
United Way of West Tennessee kicked off an unprecedented public engagement campaign this week called Born Learning. The Born Learning campaign is designed specifically to help young children prepare for school. It provides parents and other caregivers with tips and advice to create quality early-learning opportunities for young children. ...
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Locals rank high in state tech competition
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
The Tennessee Technology Center of Newbern had its first overall winner in the area of heating, ventilation and air conditioning at a statewide competition designed to test skills in everything from diesel mechanics to cosmetology. Patrick Farrar, 39, a resident of Union City and a post-secondary student at TTC Newbern, won first overall in HVACR at the "Skills USA VICA" contest held recently in Chattanooga. ...
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May is Foster Care Awareness Month
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
With May being Foster Care Awareness Month, Youth Villages in Dyersburg is working hard to get the word out. They need more foster families. Youth Villages is a non-profit organization that was established in 1986 in Memphis when two programs merged: Memphis Boys Town and Dogwood Village. ...
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Area nursing homes celebrating Nursing Home Week, May 8-14
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
To celebrate and honor the lives of today's nursing home patients and the dedication of their caregivers, May 8-14 has been set aside not only as National Nursing Home Week but through a special proclamation by Gov. Phil Bredesen as Nursing Home Week in Tennessee...
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Dyersburg firefighter runs in Boston Marathon
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
On April 18 Rusty Blalock fulfilled a dream. He ran in the 2005 Boston Marathon, something he first began thinking of nearly a decade ago. Blalock, who has been a firefighter with the Dyersburg Fire Department for 23 years, first began running long distances after running with his fellow firefighters on a team that competed in the Dogwood Dash every year...
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'God Shed His Grace on Thee'
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
It was 1893 when Katharine Lee Bates and a group of her teacher friends decided, on a whim, to climb the 14,000-foot Pikes Peak in Colorado. By the time they got to the top, Bates was exhausted. But once she got there, looking at the expanse of the land below her, she became inspired to write the poem "America the Beautiful."...
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Teen pregnancy prevention programs focus on Lauderdale County
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
Lauderdale County has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the state. Because of that, Right Choices of West Tennessee is concentrating its efforts there this month. May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Lauderdale County topped the 2003 teen pregnancy charts, the latest available, with a rate of 25.6 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls ages 10-17. Shelby County was second with a rate of 20.8. The state rate was 13.9...
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Teen pregnancy awareness efforts highlighted in May
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
As director of Right Choices of West Tennessee, Allicia Ladd sees a few things that concern her. One of those is the fact that quite a few sixth-grade girls say they're "going out" with high school boys. In this instance, "going out" refers to the concept of talking or meeting a single person exclusively. They may not be actually dating, or at least not to their parents' knowledge...
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Norris bill exempts small trucks in Tennessee from federal regulations
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
State Sen. Mark Norris recently heard from a constituent that federal regulations were preventing him from including his son in the family landscaping business and decided to try to help. "He told me his son has diabetes and can't pass the health requirements of a commercial driver's licenser," Norris, R-Collierville, said. "That meant he couldn't drive the utility trucks used in the business."...
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Sanitation committee says increase rates or reduce services
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
The Dyersburg Sanitation Committee has asked the city board to discuss either an increase of $1.50 per month in residential garbage rates next year or a change in services from the current "back-door pickup" twice a week in order to cut operating costs...
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Feasibility study of widening Highway 211 from Dyersburg to Newbern approved: Pinion
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
A feasibility study on widening to four lanes state Highway 211 between Dyersburg and Newbern has been approved by the state Transportation department, state Rep. Phillip Pinion said Thursday. "Rep. (Craig) Fitzhugh (D-Ripley) and I persuaded TDOT that this project is needed and they agreed to do a feasibility study," Pinion said by phone from his Nashville office. ...
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Elmo Holmes
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Elmo Holmes, 85 of Dyersburg, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired accountant for Tupperware, a member and deacon of Fowlkes Baptist Church, helped organize Dyersburg Saddle Club and was an avid rose gardener...
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Robert Allen Terry
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Robert Allen Terry, 76, of Gleason, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. He was a retired machinist. Services were Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Waymon Hogue officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Troy Trim
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Troy Trim, 83, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Steven Tucker
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Steven Tucker, of Dickson, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
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Ivie Lee Privett Bessent
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Ivie Lee Privett Bessent, 93, of Friendship, died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with visitation today from 4 to 8 p.m. The Rev. Wayne Foropoulos and the Rev. J.W. Abney will officiate. Burial will be in Bellevernon Cemetery in Friendship. Friendship Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Virginia M. Noonan
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Virginia M. Noonan, 77, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Oakwood Manor. Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the People's Chapel C.M.E. Church with visitation at the same location from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery of Dyersburg. The Rev. Charles F. McCright will officiate...
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Carolyn McCullough Pearson
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Carolyn McCullough Pearson, 65, of Dyersburg, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was a retired homemaker, a member of First United Methodist Church, a leader of Gibson Girls, and a member of the administrative board. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with visitation prior to the funeral at the church beginning at noon. Dr. Phillip Cook and the Rev. Wade Cox will officiate...
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Ruth Ray
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Ruth Ray, 81, of Newbern, died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at her residence. She was a retired worker from Dyersburg Fabrics and a member of the Pentecostal church. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Ray Winstead will officiate...
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Willie Maurice Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Willie Maurice Reynolds, 83, of Friendship, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a farmer and retired from Colonial Rubber Works. He was also a member of the Friendship Baptist Church and the Friendship Masonic Lodge...
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Troy Richard Trim
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Troy Richard Trim, 83, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired electrical engineer. He was a 1943 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Claxton during World War II...
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Stephen Fisher Tucker
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Stephen Fisher Tucker, 64, of Dickson, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was affiliated with the wine industry for over 30 years. He was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, and the Dickson Masonic Lodge No. 468. He achieved the rank of a 32nd-degree Mason...
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The DCHS wins District 13-AA regular season
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/05)
The DCHS baseball team won the regular season District 13-AA regular season title last week behind stellar pitching performances from Brad Davis and Dylan Cupples. Davis got the first needed victory in Newbern on Monday night, while Cupples clinched the district title for the Choctaws' on Tuesday night in Crockett County, throwing the complete game in DCHS's 1-0 victory...
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Lady Trojans win opening game of district tournament against North Side
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/05)
The DHS Lady Trojan softball team rebounded from an extra-inning loss to Jackson Central-Merry on Thursday night by opening up the District 13-AAA tournament with a big win over North Side. North Side hasn't had a lot of luck this year against Dyersburg teams, and things didn't get any better on Friday afternoon in Jackson as the Lady Trojans won the game 2-0 largely in part to a second-inning home run from Stephanie Johnson...
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Choctaws waste little time celebrating regular season District 13-AA crown, open tournament by hammering Westview, 9-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/05)
The DCHS baseball team won the regular season District 13-AA title last week behind stellar pitching performances from Brad Davis and Dylan Cupples. Davis got the first needed victory in Newbern on Monday night, while Cupples clinched the district title for the Choctaws on Tuesday night in Crockett County, throwing the complete game in DCHS's 1-0 victory...
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Dyersburg's Counce selected as head coach of Tennessee All-Star squad
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/05)
Dyersburg High School head football coach James Counce has been selected by a statewide committee to serve as head coach of the Tennessee All-Star football team when they play the Kentucky All-Star squad on Friday, June 17, in Lexington, Ky. Counce served as assistant head coach during last year's game, and also was an assistant coach for the team in 1993. ...
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Osteoporosis screening, calcium advice offered
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
Two area businesses are celebrating National Osteoporosis Month this month. MedSouth Healthcare is offering osteoporosis screenings 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in its Newbern office at 624 Nora Drive and 9 a.m.-4p.m. May 25 in the Dyersburg office at 1700 Woodlawn Ave. The screenings are open to the public; no appointment is necessary...
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Shape Up for Kids slated Saturday
(Community News ~ 05/10/05)
Shape Up for Kids promises a day full of free medical screenings, health seminars and performances on Saturday, May 14. The event is scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Dyersburg Mall. While the target audience is children in kindergarten through fifth grade, the event is open to all children...
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Cliftons opening home for Mission's annual Spring Tea on May 18
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
Over the years, many Dyer Countians have opened their homes to the public to benefit the area's many organizations. "It's a nice way to help the community," said Stephanie Cape. The Capes opened their home in 2001 for the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission Ladies' Auxiliary's annual Spring Tea...
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Woman arrested for aggravated assault
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
A Dyersburg woman was taken into custody by the Dyersburg Police Department on Thursday, May 5, after an officer on patrol observed her appearing to be injured at Market Street and Lake Road at approximately 4 p.m. The officer discovered that the woman had been stabbed while at the Nehemiah Day Home, located at 1107 Hornbrook St., according to the police report...
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Stabbing at apartment building under investigation
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
Dyersburg Police Department officers were dispatched at approximately 11:26 a.m. on Friday, May 6, to Green Tree Apartments, located at 725 Highway 51 Bypass, in reference to a disturbance. Officers arrived and discovered that several people had been fighting and one person had been stabbed. The person who had been stabbed was transported to Dyersburg Regional Medical Center by private vehicle, according to the police report...
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Ford pushes for national strategy for Homeland Security
(Local News ~ 05/10/05)
It might have been a union meeting of disgruntled workers, thumping fingers on desktops to let their leadership know where the real problems lay on the shop floor. "Don't confuse activity with achievement. We've seen a lot of activity, but not as much achievement as we should have."...
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Dennis Lee Fisher
(Obituary ~ 05/10/05)
Dennis Lee Fisher, 58, of Odessa, Texas, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Medical Center Hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A memorial service was held May 4 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with James Bishop officiating...
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DCHS moves to within one game of District 13-AA crown after crushing Obion County
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/05)
msmith@stategazette.com The DCHS Choctaws moved within one game of being crowned District 13-AA tournament champions on Saturday night, cruising past Obion County, 11-2. Junior hurler Dylan Cupples settled down for DCHS after a shaky first inning, throwing the complete seven-inning game to get the win. Cupples gave up one earned run, with three walks while scattering five hits to go with six strikeouts...
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Trojans rally from four runs down in seventh inning to stay in winners bracket of District 13-AAA tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/05)
Even though the DHS Trojan baseball team had already defeated North Side in both regular season games, both those wins didn't mean much when Dyersburg and the Indians met in the opening round of the District-13 AAA tournament being held in Savannah...
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