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Delta Waterfowl slates banquet in Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
The Northwest Tennessee Chapter of Delta Waterfowl plans to hold its first banquet Feb. 28 in Dyersburg. The new chapter covers Dyer and several surrounding counties. Delta Waterfowl is a hunting and conservation organization for waterfowl. The social hour begins at 5 p.m. at On the Rocks and Crawdaddy's restaurant. Dinner, which begins at 7 p.m., includes barbecue ribs or smoked chicken plates with three vegetables, dessert and tea...
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Apply now for NWR turkey hunts
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
Applications for wild turkey quota hunts at three national wildlife refuges in West Tennessee must be submitted this month. The Reelfoot NWR hunt will be held April 7-9. A computer drawing will be used to randomly select 25 permittees for the Grassy Island unit and another 25 permittees for the Long Point unit...
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Location changed for Transitions celebration
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
Transitions of Dyer County will hold a first birthday celebration dinner party and social at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The location for the event has been changed to the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church in Dyersburg. The celebration is an opportunity to learn how the community can assist the ministry that focuses on assisting women in making the transition into a responsible life...
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Motorcycle-drawn hearse makes appearance at Lake Co. funeral
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
It was an odd sight that caused many Lake Countians to turn their heads and stare in wonder. A black motorcycle-drawn hearse rumbled through the streets of Tiptonville and Ridgely Wednesday followed by an array of Harley Davidson riders dressed in black. It was a funeral procession for Billy Ray Hall, longtime employee of the Lake County roads department and a motorcycle enthusiast...
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Arts Council continues assisting in auditorium refurbishing
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
Since late 2001, members of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Arts Council have been doing what they could to refurbish the auditorium at the former Dyersburg Middle School. They've cleaned up the auditorium's seats, helped bring the auditorium up to fire code by installing fire doors at the foyer entrance, provided gels on 12 of the new spotlights and helped with other renovations of the Yates Auditorium at the Professional Development Center...
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Records removed from club by agents
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission agents seized $1,310.85 on Feb. 2 from the Dyersburg Moose lodge for alleged gambling, details the compliance inspection report filed Wednesday in Nashville. Agents also took "several ledgers containing information and records," said Mark Hutchens, the agency's chief law enforcement officer...
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Man pleads to drug charge to keep wife from prison
(Local News ~ 02/16/06)
A Dyersburg man with a lengthy criminal history pleaded guilty Feb. 7 in Dyer County Circuit Court to drug and gun charges to shield his wife from going to prison. Isaac Boxley, 29, of 154 Pease St., pleaded guilty to charges of possession of more than .5 gram of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver and being a convicted drug felon in possession of a handgun and was sentenced to serve eight years in prison and to pay a fine of $2,000...
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