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Salvation Army needs bell ringers
(Local News ~ 11/17/05)
The Dyer County unit of the Salvation Army is in drastic need of local volunteers to help ring the bells during its annual holiday fundraising drive. Those famous red kettles will begin making their Dyersburg appearance on Friday. Bell ringing will begin this weekend at Kroger and Wal-Mart...
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Communitywide Thanksgiving Services planned
(Local News ~ 11/17/05)
Two Community-wide Thank-sgiving Services have been scheduled for Nov. 20. Trimble United Methodist Church will host a service at 5 p.m. A meal will follow in the fellowship hall. The Dyer County Ministerial Organization will host its Communitywide Thanksgiving Service also at 5 p.m. The lesson will be presented by the Rev. Michael Wilson of Christ the King Church. The offering will go toward utilities assistance in Dyer County...
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Dyersburg Electric chief gets new title -- president and CEO
(Local News ~ 11/17/05)
The person in charge of Dyersburg Electric System will no longer be called a manager after the Power Board at its November meeting on Tuesday voted to change the title to "president and chief executive officer." Don Pennington, who made the motion, said the new title fits better in industrial and economic circles than the former term, especially with DES chief Jimmy Williamson's key role in industrial recruitment and economic development...
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Patriot Day scheduled Saturday at Fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 11/17/05)
Clear to partly cloudy skies on Saturday with fall-like temperatures are predicted for this weekend for the 230th Area Support Group's first official drill weekend since returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom. It's that weather organizers hope will draw a crowd to the Dyer County Fairgrounds for the Patriot Day celebration...
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Officers seek pay for years of standby work time
(Local News ~ 11/17/05)
The Newbern Police Department's two investigators say they are owed 1,408 hours in compensation for being on standby duty since 1999. In an Oct. 18 letter to Newbern Mayor K.W. Dennison, investigators Greg Barr and Jeff Box claim that they have each been on standby for 176 weeks since 1999...
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