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Matthew 25:40 Adult spelling bee canceled
(Local News ~ 03/23/06)
The annual Matthew 25:40 Adult Spelling Bee, scheduled for Monday, has been canceled by the United Way agency's board of directors. "We are putting the spelling bee on hold for this year," said Matthew 25:40 board President Bart Williams. "We need some time to evaluate our fund-raising strategies."...
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Gender issue not unique case for public defender
(Local News ~ 03/23/06)
District Public Defender Jim Horner said Wednesday for all the attention paid to suspected kidnapper Erikca Sadowski's gender -- the 59-year-old was born a man named Edward -- the case is not a unique one for the office. "This is not the first case where we've had a person who was changing their gender," said Horner. "We had one who was a male who went to a female and then was in the process of going back to male."...
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Preliminary hearing to be sought for kidnapping suspect
(Local News ~ 03/23/06)
Suspected kidnapper Erika Sadowski's attorney said Wednesday he will seek a preliminary hearing on Friday for his client. "Obviously, the whole community has a lot of questions," said Assistant Public Defender Jimmy Lanier. "And I'm going to be asking all those questions in open court."...
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Kidnapping suspect arrived in Dyersburg as babysitter in 1999
(Local News ~ 03/23/06)
Kidnapping suspect Erika Sadowski arrived in Dyersburg seven years ago as a live-in babysitter with a family from Memphis. David Burris, who now lives in Jackson, said Sadowski cared for his daughter from 1996 to 2001. Sadowski lived with Burris and Burris's former wife, but neither of them new that Sadowski was actually a man...
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Developers to city: Annex or forget prosperity
(Local News ~ 03/23/06)
Local developers met with members of Dyersburg's Water, Sewer and Gas Committee on Tuesday and warned the city it must commit to annexation soon or homebuilding will halt. "Within six months there will be an abrupt halt in construction in Dyersburg," declared developer Bill Davis of Ridgely, who asked the city to consider running a water line to his proposed subdivision in the RoEllen area...
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Break-ins, burglaries across city baffle police
(Local News ~ 03/23/06)
Dyersburg Police are investigating a rash of break-ins of businesses over the last few weeks across the city. Although investigators have leads, no suspect has been arrested. Police hope the public may have information leading to the apprehension of the person or persons involved...
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