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Dream program allows Roddey to visit former job
(Local News ~ 10/12/06)
It was just over 10 years ago when Sally Roddey worked with Helen Strayhorn-Nance taking care of children. When Roddey returned to the Strayhorn Group Home Day Care for a surprise visit, not much had changed. The visit to Gates was the 36th dream Oakwood Community Living Center has granted since it began participating in the Second Wind Dream program in September 2001...
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For DPS students, intersession was a zoo
(Local News ~ 10/12/06)
What would happen if Dyersburg Primary School students ran the zoo? That's one of the things they could imagine during the fall intersession last week. After a few days in the classroom, 120 kindergarteners through second-graders took a field trip to the Memphis Zoo...
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Women face unique risks with heart disease
(Local News ~ 10/12/06)
The unique structure and chemistry of a woman's body may initially protect her from heart disease, but that protection doesn't last a lifetime. In men, the prime age for heart disease is 45 to 55. In women, the prime season for heart disease begins at 55...
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Title insurance case settled in local court
(Local News ~ 10/12/06)
Somewhat of a legal landmark passed with little notice on Monday, as a class-action lawsuit was settled in Dyer County Circuit Court. It is believed to be the first such civil action seen in the venue, which most often is the setting for the usual civil and criminal cases...
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Five arrested on meth charges after police stop
(Local News ~ 10/12/06)
Five people were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after Dyersburg Police followed the group and witnessed several purchases of over-the-counter medicine from different stores. In the Dyer County Jail without bond are Jerry Cardwell, 37, and his wife, Nicole Cardwell, 27, of 546 Emmet Circle in Tiptonville; Robert Walley, 24, of 1175 Highway 22 in Tiptonville, and his wife, Amanda Walley, 24, of 1120 Highway 22 in Tiptonville; and Chad Irvine, 27, of 1610 E. Wheeler St. in Dyersburg...
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Mayor's mystery matter not marijuana
(Local News ~ 10/12/06)
An analysis of the bits of something brown and leafy found by Mayor Bill Revell on Tuesday in his suit pocket is not marijuana, Dyersburg Police said Wednesday. "We field tested it and it is not marijuana," said Lt. Steve Isbell. The field test did not reveal what the matter is, but persons familiar with the material suggest it may be potpourri, a mix of dried plants used for fragrance...
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