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State's anti-meth campaign used misleading statistics
(Local News ~ 03/14/06)
The illicit drug methamphetamine certainly is a plague on society, but not as bad as a now-withdrawn Tennessee state government Web site claimed. The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference's Internet site detailed: n "One in 7 high school students will try meth"...
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Sub-lease of Mission home to Transitions affirmed by commission
(Local News ~ 03/14/06)
The Dyer County Commission unanimously approved a sublease of the New Life Youth Home on the former county farm property north of Interstate 155 last night. The sub-lease, from the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission to Transitions of Dyer County, an organization that will provide transitional housing and assistance to women and their children, actually did not require approval from the county commission because the original lease provides for sub-leasing...
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Impending city judge vacancy prompts search
(Local News ~ 03/14/06)
The Public Safety Committee met Monday to determine the best procedure for filling the office that will be vacated by current Dyersburg City Judge Lyman Ingram. Ingram announced on Saturday that he intends to retire effective May 1. In examining the city's charter to determine the qualifications for an interim replacement, it was determined that the applicant had to be a licensed, practicing attorney and a resident of the city of Dyersburg...
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Robbery suspect nabbed
(Local News ~ 03/14/06)
The man who robbed the Parkview Amoco convenience store on Thursday was arrested in McKenzie on Friday after fleeing the city. Clinton Wright, 19, of the 100 block of Greenway Street, is charged with aggravated robbery. Wright appeared in Dyersburg City Court on Monday, where he posted a $7,500 bond and was released...
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(Local News ~ 03/14/06)
Stealing newspapers is a crime. Over the last several months, copies of the State Gazette have been stolen from racks in Dyersburg and Dyer County, and from the routes and homes delivered by independent contractors. As a result of these crimes, the State Gazette is asking current subscribers to check the independent contractor to whom they write their check or pay cash to for delivery of their State Gazette subscription. ...
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