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Downtown Christmas parade scheduled
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
Get your thinking cap on and conjure up your best Christmas memory. If you're a business, religious or civic group, you can turn that memory into a float. Or you can attend the 55th annual Dyersburg Christmas Parade at 7 p.m. Nov. 28 and see the interpretations of the theme "I'll Be Home for Christmas."...
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Seats going fast for Life Choices fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
When Jerry Little learned that his 18-year-old daughter Candy was pregnant in 1993, he did what he thought was right at the time. He forced her to have an abortion. While the Baptist youth minister had preached about the evils of abortion and he and his wife had opened their home to young, unwed mothers-to-be, when Candy revealed her pregnancy, he saw abortion as the only answer...
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Framework in place for disaster insurance pool
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
Tennessee has no catastrophic natural disaster property insurance pool, but the framework for one is in place, the chairman of the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee said Friday. "There seems to be sufficient availability of catastrophic coverage now," said Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley. "But that could go away in a heartbeat and we are ready with a recommendation if one is needed."...
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Sting nets arrests in Milltown for drugs
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
An undercover drug operation led to the arrest of three Dyersburg residents Thursday. Willie Clinton Russell, 31, Frances Delaine Cruz, 33, and Devon Wiggins, 24, were charged with selling cocaine. Wiggins was also charged with possession of a firearm, evading arrest, possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Mistletoe Market continues tradition
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
After participating last year, Sue Frye was looking forward to being part of the Mistletoe Market again this year. But when she started asking around, she learned the event's organizer, Blair Chitwood, had moved from the area and, therefore, another Mistletoe Market wasn't being planned...
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Troopers patrolling less to conserve fuel
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
Motorists are seeing fewer Tennessee Highway Patrol officers driving on state roads due to the escalating cost of gasoline -- but the troopers are still watching. "In an effort to conserve fuel, our officers are directed to observe traffic with engines turned on to keep equipment working," said Tennessee Highway Patrol Capt. Albert Strawther in Nashville. "We're making every effort to conserve fuel while continuing to enforce traffic safety."...
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