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McConnell receives River Hero award
(Community News ~ 07/25/05)
Chester McConnell, a Lawrenceburg man who has worked to improve West Tennessee rivers, was honored Monday night in Memphis. He received the 2005 Bill Russell River Hero Award from the Tennessee Clean Water Network. The award is presented to an individual who strives to protect, restore and enhance Tennessee's waters and the communities that depend on them...
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New family diner to open next week
(Community News ~ 07/25/05)
Being part of the food business comes naturally to Dyersburg resident Carol Johnson. She has experience with the Dyer County Extension Office's Summer Feeding Program as well as the New Beginning Ministry's plate lunch fund-raisers. She has spent a lot of time cooking for people, she said...
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WalkAmerica kickoff slated Wednesday
(Community News ~ 07/25/05)
Emma McBride and her parents know the real meaning of being a little bundle of joy. Emma was born at 27 weeks, weighing only 1 pound, 8 ounces. This year, Emma and her parents, Bryan and Kellee McBride of Newbern, have the honor of being ambassadors for WalkAmerica. The McBride family will share Emma's story during the WalkAmerica kickoff at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, in the Dyersburg Regional Medical Center classrooms...
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Paint the town yellow: Group encourages citizens to get decorations ready for Guard's return
(Community News ~ 07/25/05)
The Tennessee National Guard 230th Area Support Group is expected to return to Dyersburg within the next couple of months. The exact date has not yet been set, but members of the Guard's Family Readiness Group want to make sure the community is ready to welcome the soldiers home. The group is asking families, friends, churches, organizations and local businesses to become part of the official welcome...
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Auto shop shot up
(Local News ~ 07/25/05)
William Rogers arrived at work Thursday morning to find his shop riddled with bullet holes. Rogers, owner of Rogers Auto Service on East Court St., said he didn't notice the bullet holes until he found a shell on the shop floor. At least four shots were fired into the building, according to the police report. Another round passed through the window of a car parked in front of the shop...
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Woman sentenced to probation after participating burglary as favor to boyfriend
(Local News ~ 07/25/05)
A Dyersburg woman who participated in an auto burglary as a favor to a boyfriend received a one-year suspended prison sentence Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court. Misty Nicole Vaughn, 25, of 117 Dixie Ave., pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary of a motor vehicle and was placed on unsupervised probation for one year...
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Phone scam costly to victims
(Local News ~ 07/25/05)
A phone scam that can be costly to unwary victims is apparently making rounds again locally. The scheme involves leaving messages telling the victim he or she has won a prize or that a relative is ill or in trouble and asking the victim to return a call to the 809 area code or some other three-digit area code unknown to the victim...
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City workers complete training program
(Local News ~ 07/25/05)
A total of 36 managers and supervisors from the city of Dyersburg have received certificates from the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service for successfully completing advanced management training. James Baltimore, director of human resources for the city, said the increasing complexity of the workplace requires that pubic employees in supervisory positions develop new skills and behaviors. ...
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Newbern to accept new bids for backhoe contract
(Local News ~ 07/25/05)
Protests from Jackson-based Thompson Machinery on Friday led the Newbern Board of Aldermen to rescind an action they made on Tuesday, which awarded the lease agreement for two backhoes to Nortrax Equipment Corp., also from Jackson. The board passed a motion to create a new set of bid specifications and accept new bids for the backhoes. All of the aldermen except Mary Dycus voted for the motion...
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Auto shop shot again
(Local News ~ 07/25/05)
More bullet holes were found in Rogers' Auto Service's building on East Court Street on Friday. The building was apparently shot between 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday morning. This is the second time in two days the business's owner, William Rogers, has arrived at work to find his building had been fired upon...
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Marie Jones
(Obituary ~ 07/25/05)
Marie Jones, 86, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ. Services were Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Glenn Burse, Brother Bill Teague and Brother Paul Helton officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Lela Irene Hayes
(Obituary ~ 07/25/05)
Lela Irene Hayes, 99, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Star of Bethlehem Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Star of Bethlehem Cemetery in Obion County...
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James Sawyer
(Obituary ~ 07/25/05)
James Sawyer, 84, of Gates, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at Baptist Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. He was a retired employee of Tupperware in Halls and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity C.M.E. Church Cemetery in Gates with the Rev. Dorsey Cook presiding...
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Doris Russell
(Obituary ~ 07/25/05)
Doris Russell, 69, of Trenton died Saturday, July 23, 2005 at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home of Dyersburg.
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Dyersburg's 14-year-olds now must fight through losers bracket after suffering 13-8 loss to Goodlettsville
(Community Sports ~ 07/25/05)
The weather delayed the opening game of the state tournament for Dyersburg's 14-year-old all-stars on Friday night, but after the skies cleared Dyersburg did as expected when they blew past Humphreys County, 10-2. The win may not have been the high-powered offensive explosion many fans have gotten used to from this squad. It was a win that set up a showdown with always-solid Goodlettsville on Saturday afternoon at the Ed Wright Complex...
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