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DSCC offering CSI: 2006
(Local News ~ 10/17/06)
Second- through sixth-graders can explore the world of crime-scene investigation when the Office of Continuing Education at Dyersburg State Community College holds CSI: 2006. Part of the college's LEAP/Saturday Scholars program, CSI: 2006 is a two-day session that will be offered from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 on the DSCC campus...
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As Y celebrates 10 years, leaders note 'the future's really wide open'
(Local News ~ 10/17/06)
On June 6, 1844, in response to unhealthy social conditions arising in big cities at the end of the Industrial Revolution, George Williams and his co-workers organized the first Young Men's Christian Association in London, England. By 1851, there were 24 Y's in Great Britain. That same year, the Y crossed the pond and was established in Boston...
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State suspends license of former Dyersburg nurse, now in Ripley
(Local News ~ 10/17/06)
A registered nurse who briefly worked at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center won't be allowed to practice medicine for two years. The Tennessee Board of Nursing suspended her license on July 26. The nurse, Tammy P. Herron of Ripley, worked at the Dyersburg hospital from Jan. 10, 2005, to Feb. 18, 2005, according to hospital records...
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Early voting starting Wednesday at election office, Newbern satellite
(Local News ~ 10/17/06)
All 23,070 Dyer Countians registered to vote may begin casting their ballots on Wednesday, during the early voting period for the Nov. 7 state general election. Voters in Dyersburg and Trimble also will be able to cast early votes starting Wednesday for city elections...
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More than $36,000 spent in mayor's race
(Local News ~ 10/17/06)
The two candidates for mayor of Dyersburg spent $36,651.13 between them since July 1, campaign finance disclosure forms show. Incumbent Bill Revell reported spending $22,739.04 during the period from July 1 to Sept. 30, while challenger John Holden reported spending $13,912.09 during the same period...
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Bomb evacuates Ripley justice complex
(Local News ~ 10/17/06)
Federal agents are probing the circumstances surrounding a bomb that was driven by car onto the Lauderdale County Justice Complex parking lot on Monday. According to people familiar with the matter, a man walked into the Circuit Court courtroom as the morning session was ending at about 12:10 a.m. and told a deputy he had a 30- to 40-pound bomb in his car. The building was immediately evacuated...
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