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Cyclists call Mississippi river trail ride a 'win-win' trip
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
They began Sept. 6, dipping their back wheels in Canada as they headed out from International Falls, Minn. They hope to conclude their 1,950-mile journey down the Mississippi River on Oct. 6, dipping their front wheels in the Gulf of Mexico at Grand Isle, La...
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Man dragged to death after falling asleep on semi truck in casino lot
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
Missouri authorities said a man who apparently fell asleep on a parked 18-wheeler at Casino Aztar was killed when he fell beneath the rig when it left and was dragged several hundred feet Friday night. The name of the victim was not released before press time today, but he is believed to have been from Blytheville, Ark...
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Man gets jail sentence for missing appointment
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
A Dyersburg man who didn't report to his probation supervisor was sentenced in Dyer County Circuit Court Tuesday to serve 90 days in jail. Judge Lee Moore sentenced Michael Antonio Parr, 35, of 94 Scarlett Drive, after a probation violation hearing...
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Man hurt when ATV 'bounces off' pillar
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
A man was injured in a four-wheeler accident Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving hit a concrete pillar supporting the I-155 bridge over the Mississippi River. According to a Dyer County Sheriff's Department report, David Moore was riding with several friends off Bunge Road, in the area beneath the bridge, when the accident was called in at about 4 p.m...
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Port construction to start within weeks
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
Groundbreaking for construction on the planned $150 million Cates Landing river port in Lake County is expected to start within weeks, regional port authority chairman Jimmy Williamson told the board Friday. "The next 20 or 30 days will be when we see construction start," said Williamson, chairing the quarterly meeting of Dyer, Obion and Lake county officials...
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Suspect escapes from police station
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
A day after he bonded out of the Dyer County Jail on auto burglary charges, a suspect in several more car burglaries in the city on Thursday walked out of the Dyersburg Police Department basement minutes after he was again arrested. Edward Copeland III, had been placed in the interrogation room by Criminal Investigation Division officers at about 4 p.m. ...
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Ledbetter expected to be named chief
(Local News ~ 10/02/06)
Dyersburg Police Chief Terry Ledbetter is expected to be moved from interim to permanent status at tonight's meeting of the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen. A majority of alderman contacted by the State Gazette said they would endorse Ledbetter as commander of the 56 commissioned officers and 12 civilians...
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