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Weather patterns point to dry summer
(Local News ~ 02/06/06)
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog from Pennsylvania, has predicted six more weeks of winter. He's probably right about that, according to a meteorologist who spoke Thursday to 353 persons attending the annual Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference...
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'Lucky' finds a home with student
(Local News ~ 02/06/06)
Lucky the puppy is certainly having a run of good luck this week. He was rescued from a brushy area alongside Hogwallow Road on Monday afternoon and was adopted Wednesday night. The 4-month-old puppy is now living with Chase Derrick, a 17-year-old Dyer County High School student...
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State seizes club's cash
(Local News ~ 02/06/06)
The Dyersburg Moose Lodge was the focus of a "compliance inspection" by the Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission on Thursday night that resulted in the seizure of thousands of dollars in alleged gambling proceeds. "There were some gambling issues," said TABC senior agent in Jackson Jim Lawson. "That's the main thing that caused it."...
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Soybean rust remains a threat for West Tennessee farmers; infections documented across South
(Local News ~ 02/06/06)
Asian soybean rust is already spreading through kudzu communities in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Farmers worry that it's only a matter of time -- and warmer weather -- before the disease reaches West Tennessee and the state's top soybean-producing counties...
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County skirts law over death investigations
(Local News ~ 02/06/06)
Tennessee law requires the county medical examiner to be notified of suspicious or traumatic deaths, including suicides. The medical examiner also has jurisdiction over the body, which is not to be moved until the medical examiner gives authorization...
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