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Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at St. Mary's to aid Hope Center
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Next Tuesday is a day for pancakes, and St. Mary's Episcopal Church hopes to serve plenty of them. The church plans to hold its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the church's parish hall on King Avenue. Tickets are $5 a person or $15 for a family...
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Red Cross to start Heroes campaignRed Cross to start Heroes campaign
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
The annual Heroes for the Red Cross fund-raising campaign officially begins Friday. A kickoff celebration is planned at noon in the local American Red Cross office, 432 W. Court St. The Heroes campaign raises money for local chapter needs as well as local disaster assistance...
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Siren test planned Friday
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Dyersburg's early-warning siren system will be tested at 10 a.m. Friday, said the city's director of emergency services. "We want people to be aware that it will be a test," said EOC chief Tommy Gibbons. If weather conditions are not favorable for a test - if conditions are such that residents may think the warnings are real - then the test will be cancelled...
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State seeking sites for summer food program
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
The Tennessee Department of Human Services wants to add sponsors and open more sites for the Summer Food Service Program. The program is intended to provide nutritious meals to low-income children during the summer months, when the school lunch program is inactive. It is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by DHS...
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Deputies say suspect faked heart attack after arrest
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
A man arrested for criminal impersonation faked a heart attack on the way to jail on Tuesday. A Dyer County Sheriff's Deputy pulled over a black Mercury on Highway 210 North for only having one functioning brake light. The man initially identified himself as James Farmer, but a call to dispatch confirmed that the driver had made up the name, as no driver's licenses were listed under that name. The man was not carrying any identification...
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