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Investor, bank agree to dismissal, settlement
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
Dr. Preston Dickerson and First Tennessee Bank have reached a settlement of their lawsuits and their claims against each other have been dismissed. Chancellor J. Steven Stafford filed an order approving the settlement and dismissing competing claims of First Tennessee against Dickerson and of Dickerson against the bank in Dyer County Chancery Court on Feb. 23...
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Man found unconscious in driveway
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
Police are waiting for a man to regain consciousness to find out how he ended up unconscious and slumped over in his car in his driveway Thursday afternoon. A neighbor on Walnut Drive called the Sheriff's department when she saw James S. Alexander, 34, slumped over in his car at 120 Walnut Drive at 4:30 p.m. Thursday...
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TDOT unveils spillway plan; landowners voice concern over dredging
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
Persons attending a public meeting about Reelfoot Lake's new spillway were more concerned about what the project didn't include. The most vocal members of the audience wanted the project to include dredging of Running Reelfoot Bayou, the river that carries water from the lake to the Obion River. Several persons said the river is so loaded with sediment that it frequently floods...
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Wild cat mauls boy
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
A Dyersburg teenager last week was taken to the hospital emergency room after suffering injuries from a wild cat. The boy, 16, was taken to the emergency room of Dyersburg Regional Medical Center on Thursday after the cat, which the boy was reportedly trying to catch, repeatedly bit and scratched his hand and arm...
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County not on trend of illegal alien enforcement
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
Despite an increasing trend for state and local governments to get involved in enforcing federal immigration laws, Sheriff Jeff Holt says Dyer County has no plans to do so. "That's been kind of going around, but we haven't sent anyone for immigration law training," Holt said Friday. "We've got plenty to do without taking on federal immigration law."...
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Man admits rolling marijuana cigarette next to child in car
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
Two men were arrested after one of them admitted to rolling a marijuana cigarette in a car while sitting next to a child in the back seat Wednesday. Herbert Wallace McCaig Jr., 24, and Timothy Dale Roberson, 23, were charged with simple possession of marijuana...
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Local man recognized for piloting final flight of B-17
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
On Feb. 26, the Memphis Belle Association concluded its active, dedicated history with an appreciation dinner for many of those who historically supported its work. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Little of Dyersburg and Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Higdon of Halls...
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Health Council to re-evaluate priorities
(Local News ~ 03/06/06)
What are Dyer County's biggest health problems? That's a question the Dyer County Community Health Council has attempted to answer many times. Now, the council is being asked to update its answer every year. "The state wants you to prioritize every year," Danna Taylor, community health-council coordinator for Northwest Tennessee, told the local council Feb. ...
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