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Complaint filed against minister for harassing phone calls
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
Charges are being considered against a Dyersburg minister as a result of his continuing harassment by telephone of a local attorney, details a police report filed Tuesday. Attorney Marianna Williams of the law firm Ashley, Ashley and Arnold told police on Sept. ...
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Evident election miscue called 'happenstance' by registrar
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
An apparent discrepancy in votes cast for Newbern City Judge Jason L. Hudson in the Aug. 3 election is due to a combination of circumstances, the county's election administrator says. Hudson, running unopposed, received only five votes on Election Day after getting 198 during the early voting period...
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More rigorous courses for high school considered by state officials
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
The senior year of high school was once viewed by many students as a time to kick back, relax and enjoy the carefree days of youth. No more, however, according to Gary Nixon, the executive director of the Tennessee Board of Education. Speaking to school board members from across Northwest Tennessee at a meeting Monday night in Dyersburg, the educator said times are changing. ...
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Sells-Burnett suits nearing settlement, sources say
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
Principals in lawsuits among Darrell Sells, Frank Burnett and Hewell Dennis Joslin are apparently close to a settlement of their lawsuits, several sources say. Terms of the settlement hammered out during several days of mediation with former Dyer County Circuit and Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe G. ...
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Turbulent weather punctuates weekend
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
Damaged homes in Tiptonville, spectacular lightning, driving rain and a tornado in Jackson punctuated a weekend of turbulent weather. Dyersburg Police reported no weather-related incidents, and a dispatcher from the Dyer County Sheriff's Department said nothing in the county was reported...
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Police use spray to quell 'hostile' gathering
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
Dyersburg Police had to use a chemical agent to deter a hostile crowd during a call to quell several youths fighting Friday afternoon on Central St. According to the report, officers responded at 5:42 p.m. to check on a report of juveniles fighting. ...
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Merit board voted to reinstate fired officer
(Local News ~ 09/25/06)
The chairman of the Dyersburg Personnel Merit Board on Thursday told city attorney John Lannom the board had voted to reinstate the former police officer arrested in July 2005 for domestic assault and discharged from the force. Jim Porter, a 19-year veteran of the department, was convicted in the July 4, 2005 domestic assault against his wife. ...
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