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Amateur radio operators to show off technology at college this weekend
(Local News ~ 06/22/06)
Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications in emergencies worldwide. During the weekend of June 24-25, local residents will have the chance to meet and talk with ham radio operators and see for themselves what this "radio service" is really about...
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Retirement reception for Williamson set for Friday
(Local News ~ 06/22/06)
A retirement reception for outgoing Dyersburg Chief of Police Bobby Williamson is scheduled for Friday between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Lannom Center. Family and friends throughout the region are invited to attend. Williamson has served as city police chief for 35 years and will step down June 30...
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State budget praised by school chiefs
(Local News ~ 06/22/06)
Dyersburg and Dyer County's school superintendents were both praising the state budget signed into law by Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen Wednesday, saying it represented real progress for public education. The budget passed the General Assembly with most of Bredesen's plans intact, including the Cover Tennessee health care proposal, creation of about 250 new preschool classrooms, and raises and bonuses for state employees, teachers and higher education workers...
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Report of dead person in river suspected hoax
(Local News ~ 06/22/06)
Rescue squads from Lauderdale and Tipton counties searched the Mississippi River after receiving reports of a person floundering in the river with a life jacket on Tuesday at about 6:30 p.m. No one was found, despite an exhaustive search by the two jurisdictions...
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City cited for safety violations by state
(Local News ~ 06/22/06)
The Occupational Safety and Health division for the state of Tennessee has cited Dyersburg for three violations of worker-safety codes during its annual inspection of the city. According to James Baltimore, safety director for the city, two of the violations were noted at the electric system and another at the water treatment plant. ...
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Bear likely a pet, says wildlife officers; trap to be set
(Local News ~ 06/22/06)
A bear sighted near Newbern on Tuesday continued to elude wildlife officers on Wednesday as it made its way north. Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officers said the search was futile in the hot weather, as the bear likely is not moving during the day, except to forage for food...
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