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Baked Alaska not off limits for diabetics who do the math
(Community News ~ 08/10/05)
Diabetics don't have to forego the pleasures of summer. They can indulge in tasty frozen treats - in moderation and with slight adjustments. "One thing about frozen treats is it's really, really easy to get carried away," Dyer County Extension Agent Beth Bell said. She offered diabetics a few words of advice...
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Life Choices marking birthday with HOPE 4
(Community News ~ 08/10/05)
Kids of all ages can celebrate the fourth birthday of Life Choices Pregnancy Support Center. Beginning Aug. 14, the center is holding a monthlong fund-raising campaign called HOPE 4. To celebrate Life Choices' four years of serving Dyer, Lauderdale, Obion, Crockett and Lake counties, creative giving in increments of four -- $4, $14, $24, $40, $400, etc. -- is encouraged. Proceeds raised will provide supplemental income between the center's main fund-raising events...
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Man sentenced for theft of generator from business
(Community News ~ 08/10/05)
A Dyersburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a generator from a business in his neighborhood and was sentenced to serve 60 days in the Dyer County Jail. Robert Earl Ramey, 28, of 1809 Curry St., also was sentenced by Judge Lee Moore to serve one year of supervised probation...
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Governor awards Dyer County - Dyersburg six new pre-k classes
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
Local educators unsure if a sufficient number of teachers can be found to staff them
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Shoplifting suspect arrested, officer hospitalized
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
Patrolman J.D. Gandy may need surgery after tackling a suspected shoplifter on Thursday. Gandy tackled suspect Roy Johnson after Johnson ran from the police behind Wendy's on Lake Road. Johnson had been reported leaving Wal-Mart with something concealed under his clothing. When the police pulled up in their car, the suspect began to run toward a field behind Wendy's. Gandy pursued him and tackled him from behind...
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DPD investigator arrested for domestic assault in July
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
A Dyersburg Police Department investigator arrested on a domestic assault charge in July is currently on sick leave. DPD Investigator Jim Porter was arrested on July 4 by the Dyer County Sheriff's department after his wife, Oretta Porter, called the police and reported that her husband had struck her in the nose and pushed her to the ground...
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Families of returning troops need help with decorations
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
Families of the 230th Area Support Group of the Tennessee National Guard, which is slated to return home from the Middle East later this month, are seeking help from community with welcome-home decorations. According to Larry Skinner, a spokesman for the local Family Assistance Center, the bus route that the 230th will take from the Memphis airport to the National Guard Armory in Dyersburg is already known. ...
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Joseph 'Jake' Bargery
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Joseph "Jake" Bargery, 83, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. He was a farmer, a member of Hathaway Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, church treasurer, Sunday school teacher, was a magistrate, served on tax equalization board of Lake County and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II...
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Donnie Lee Jason 'Shaggee' Gray
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Donnie Lee Jason "Shaggee" Gray, 26, of Tiptonville, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was disabled. Services were Monday in the Ridgely chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Bro. Howard Truett officiating. Burial was in the New Haven Cemetery near Ridgely...
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Robert Madison 'Hot Shot' Lumley
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Robert Madison "Hot Shot" Lumley, 82, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer, an avid domino player and a lifetime member of the VFW. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Phipps and Bro. Don Campbell officiating. Burial was in McCulloch Chapel Cemetery...
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Fred McMullin
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Fred McMullin, 69, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired welder and a member of First Baptist Church. Services were Saturday at First Baptist Church in Alamo with the Rev. Jerry Person officiating. Burial was in Harris Grove Cemetery...
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Susan David
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Susan David, 83, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Margaret Deese
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Margaret Deese, 85, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
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May Flower Gibson
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
May Flower Gibson, 92, of Dyersburg, died today at Wesley of Dyersburg. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
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Dyersburg's hopes of a World Series title still alive in Alabama
(Community Sports ~ 08/10/05)
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. - The Dyersburg Dixie Boys 14-year-old All-Star team left town on Friday with the hope of returning as World Series champions. Those hopes are still alive, but if the local squad is going to bring the title home it will be done through the losers bracket...
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Newbern T-Ball takes home state title
(Community Sports ~ 08/10/05)
The Newbern T-Ball 5-6-year-olds won the Cal Ripken League State Title in Martin July 16. The team knocked off Milan, Martin, Medina and North Gibson twice during the tournament. The second win over North Gibson gave Newbern the title. The team's offensive leaders included Cade Evans, who hit for a .986 average with 12 home runs while playing first base. ...
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