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Bean luncheon raises money for Hope Center holiday party
(Local News ~ 09/28/06)
What are you doing for lunch on Friday? Why not take a few minutes to make someone's Christmas a little cheerier? It's as easy as buying lunch. The Hope Center is holding its annual Bean Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall...
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Street dance Saturday in Trimble
(Local News ~ 09/28/06)
Members of the Trimble Fire Department are hoping they can copy the success of their counterparts in Newbern this weekend. The inaugural Trimble Fire Department Street Dance will be held Saturday on Main Street in Trimble near the covered bridge. The fun -- including a bake sale, face painting, auction and food -- begins at 5 p.m...
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Telehealth program links patients, doctors
(Local News ~ 09/28/06)
What would you do if you needed to see a medical specialist in Memphis? Would you drive down there, buying expensive gasoline, fighting the traffic and paying to park? Many people would prefer to avoid that hassle and expense. And, they can. The Dyersburg Regional Medical Center's telehealth program enables patients to see Memphis specialists without leaving Dyersburg...
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Imagination Library prepares children for 'lifetime of learning'
(Local News ~ 09/28/06)
In 1995, Dolly Parton gave a gift to the children in her home county of Sevier. Wanting every preschooler to have his/her own collection of books, she created the Imagination Library, a program that provides a new, age-appropriate book a month for every child who lives in the county from the time they sign up until they're 5 years old...
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Transitions hosting fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 09/28/06)
Do some Christmas shopping and help one of Dyer County's newest organizations when the second annual Bean and Jean Auction is held Oct. 26. Reservations are being taken now through Oct. 10 on a first-come basis. A donation of $50 per person is requested...
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City OKs plan to raise ditch
(Local News ~ 09/28/06)
A drainage ditch that never drains of water is a threat to public health, the Dyersburg Street Committee on Wednesday decided, and approved an experiment to raise the bottom of the stream to ease the flow. The channel, which runs between the Green Village Shopping Center and Post House Apartments, has become a haven for mosquitoes and snakes, Public Works Director Freddie Krapf told the meeting...
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