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Trimble photographer wins international contest
(Community News ~ 07/19/05)
In November 2004, Lions Club International challenged its members to photograph their world around them. After much encouragement and thought about a subject, Robin Butler took her camera to Reelfoot Lake and took a roll full of pictures. One of those pictures is now on prominent display in the Lions Club headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., after Butler's "Sunrise at Reelfoot Lake" won Best of Show in the Lions Environmental Photo Contest held during the 88th Lions Club International Convention...
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Dyer Baptist Association beginning women's ministry
(Community News ~ 07/19/05)
Over the years, ladies in the Dyer Baptist Association have seen the impact working together has had on those involved in the association's Men's Ministry. Now, those ladies are going to have the opportunity to make the same impact. It will begin next month when the Dyer Baptist Women's Ministry hosts a women's conference...
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'We're expecting great things'
(Community News ~ 07/19/05)
Think of it as a marriage. West Dyersburg Assembly of God and Southside Assembly of God have merged to become New Life Fellowship (an Assemblies of God Church). While the Rev. J.R. McElhannon, pastor of West Dyersburg, has known about it for several months, it became official on July 10...
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Cashdollar to study West Tennessee development
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
Dr. Parker Cashdollar of Dyersburg, a professor of economics at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will participate in the Reagan Faculty Leave program during 2005-06 to undertake research that could improve economic development in West Tennessee...
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Trimble appoints new city judge
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
The Trimble Board of Aldermen appointed Dyersburg attorney Molly Williams as its new city judge Monday night. Trimble has been without a judge since early 2005 when former Mayor James Davis resigned, who was acting as Trimble's city judge. Williams said she intends to run a serious courtroom...
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Failure to keep appointments with lawyer lands woman in jail
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
A Dyersburg woman was sent to jail Tuesday because she failed to keep appointments with her court-appointed lawyer. Michelle Lee Bush, 27, of 6282 Highway 104 East, Dyersburg, was in Dyer County Circuit Court for an appearance on a community-corrections violation when her attorney, Assistant District Public Defender Patrick McGill told Judge Lee Moore that Bush had not kept appointments with him to aid in preparing her case...
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High schools prepare to open
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
The summer break for students attending either Dyer County or Dyersburg High School is rapidly drawing to a close and it is time to prepare for registration, say school officials. "New students need to meet with a school administrator," said city school superintendent Lloyd Ramer. "A parent or legal guardian must be present."...
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'Meth mouth' already small problem here
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
Sheriff Jeff Holt said Friday he is beginning to see one of the more grisly effects of the use of methamphetamine in prisoners at the Dyer County Jail. "We haven't had a severe problem with it yet," Holt said. "But we're seeing the beginning of meth mouth in a few inmates who have used the drug."...
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Newbern technology student ranks 18th nationally
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
Jay Litchford, an instructor at the Tennessee Technology Center in Newbern, believes the school's educational program must be doing something right, as it has now produced a student ranked 18th in the entire nation in his field of study. Patrick Farrar, 39, of Union City came to TTC Newbern to study heating, ventilation and air conditioning after being laid off at the Goodyear plant. ...
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Fire subscription negotiations apparently on again
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
Negotiations to continue subscription fire protection for areas of the county within six miles of the Dyersburg city limits are about to begin again, city and county mayors said Tuesday. "We'll be glad to sit down and talk to them about it," Dyersburg Mayor Bill Revell said. "A new agreement would have to be drawn up."...
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Structure may protect eroding Obion River bank
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
This week's rain might be a good test for a new bank-stabilization project on the Obion River near Moss Island Wildlife Management Area. David Salyers, executive director of the West Tennessee River Basin Authority, said the longitudinal stone toe was completed Friday. The stone toe may look like a pile of rock in the river, but it is engineered to strengthen and protect an existing bank-stabilization project...
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Tanner wants military personnel to have second chance
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
Congressman John Tanner wants to give U.S. military personnel a second chance. And a third and fourth, for that matter. "The last time I was at Ft. Campbell somebody mentioned to me that there are some youngsters who have joined the military who didn't take advantage of the GI Bill because they weren't sure what they wanted to do," Tanner said Thursday by phone from his Washington office. ...
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River's condition better than expected, but some concerns linger; state seeks comments on South Fork Forked Deer River
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
If the South Fork Forked Deer River could talk, it would have a few success stories to tell. For example, the amount of nutrients in the water has decreased in recent years, thanks to sewer system improvements in Jackson and Bells. The amount of dissolved oxygen in the water overnight is not as low as state inspectors had expected...
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Lawsuit over heavyweight fight tickets dismissed by all but one plaintiff
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
A $6.2 million lawsuit over financing of a Memphis heavyweight fight charging fraud has been dismissed by all except one plaintiff. Dr. William W. Lents of Newbern is continuing his suit against John Ford, Kent Ford and Billy Walker and their firm, Dyer Investment Company, for breach of contract and fraud, Covington attorney Mike Whittaker said Friday...
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Shooting victim dies in hospital
(Local News ~ 07/19/05)
Seth Moss, 19, died Friday morning at the Med at Memphis after being in critical condition for two weeks. Moss was airlifted to the Med after receiving multiple gunshot wounds June 30. His mother, Robbi Dianne Moss, said he would be missed by everyone that knew him...
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Odis Mathew Kendall
(Obituary ~ 07/19/05)
Odis Mathew Kendall, 74, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 11, 2005 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Services were Thursday at Emanual Christian Fellowship Church in Friendship. Halls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Ewell Wayne Follis
(Obituary ~ 07/19/05)
Ewell Wayne Follis of Horn Lake, Miss., formerly of Fowlkes, died Friday, July 15, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired brick mason. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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Elizabeth E. 'Betsy' Wilkerson
(Obituary ~ 07/19/05)
Elizabeth E. "Betsy" Wilkerson, 83, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 15, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a legal assistant, a member of First United Methodist Church and Potts Price Sunday School Class, charter member of NAMI of Dyersburg, active in the Community Bible Study and Disciples Bible Study...
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Sherria Jean Scott Kempf
(Obituary ~ 07/19/05)
Sherria Jean Scott Kempf, 30, of Livonia, Mich., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 10, 2005 in Livonia. She was a domestic worker. Services were Sunday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Tigrett with the Rev. Carl Hick officiating. Burial was in St. Peter Cemetery in Tigrett. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements...
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Sibyl Marie King
(Obituary ~ 07/19/05)
Sibyl Marie King, 82, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired employee of Trimble Manufacturing Co. and a member of Holy Hills Baptist Church. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Leonard Ballinger officiating. Burial was in Belle Vernon Cemetery in Friendship...
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Constance Marie Twining
(Obituary ~ 07/19/05)
Constance Marie Twining, 66, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005 in Fort Meyers, Fla. She was a nurse practitioner. Services were Monday at Cowling Funeral Home in Oberlin, Ohio with the Rev. Richard W. Behnke officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Amherst, Ohio...
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American extends tournament with win over National, final postponed due to inclement weather
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/05)
HALLS - The 11-year-old Dyersburg American squad needed a victory to force a second game with their Dyersburg National counterparts in the district tournament's final round last night, and they got just that, pulling out a 15-11 win over National. American went ahead early 3-0, but National exploded offensively in the third, stringing together a seven-run inning that left American down 7-3. ...
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Dyersburg Angels reach state semifinals
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/05)
The Dyersburg Dixie Girls Softball's Angels Division All-Stars can finish no lower than third in the state due to a pair of wins over Humphreys County and Houston County in the opening rounds of the state tournament. The Angels knocked off Humphreys County Saturday, pulling out another late-inning thriller reminiscent of their exciting run in the area tournament...
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Spirits win state title, head to nationals
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/05)
The Northwest Tennessee Spirits won the USSSA State Softball Championship July 10 with a 7-3 win over the Greenville Stars. The 18-and-under A Class squad romped through the double-elimination field and didn't lose until their second-to-last game of double elimination that forced the team's third tournament game against the Stars. ...
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Nicklaus' legend reaches beyond age barriers with class
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/05)
I'm too young to really know Jack Nicklaus as the golfer who dominated the amateur ranks, beat Arnie when nobody thought "The King" could be beat, and piled up major championship after major championship. I was just 3 when he won the Masters for the final time in 1986, and, almost surely, I was more interested in playing in dirt than Nicklaus' legacy...
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Smith brings simple outlook and relaxed nature to competitive racewalking
(Sports Column ~ 07/19/05)
There aren't too many people in Dyer County or even the United States that can be referred to as "national champion" in any sport. Dusty Smith is one of those people, and he couldn't be more modest about it. "When you put it like that, it's unreal," Smith said. "And maybe one night when I can't sleep, it'll hit me and I'll jump up and say 'yahoo!' But until that happens, at my age, I'm just glad I can do it."...
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Dyersburg National wins district, heads to state tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/05)
After eight days and several rain delays, Dyersburg National is, finally, the district champion and will head to the state tournament in Jackson. Unfortunately for Dyersburg National, that tournament starts soon. As in tonight at 6 p.m. National built a 14-7 lead Wednesday night before the game was postponed because of the rain and National picked up right where it left off on its way to a 20-10 victory over Dyersburg American...
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