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Disaster Recovery Service contributes to tornado memorial idea from Newbern
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
The Dyer County Disaster Recovery Service voted Monday to donate $1,600 to a proposed memorial for victims of the April 2 tornado. The Newbern Historical and Preservation Society plans to erect a granite marker at the train depot and to plant 16 dogwood trees along the railroad tracks. The granite marker will bear the names of the 16 persons killed in the tornado...
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Pandemic preparedness symposium scheduled
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
As if goblins, ghouls and ghosts weren't enough on Halloween, two local groups are encouraging awareness of an even bigger threat that day. The Northwest Tennessee ASSE Chapter and the Dyer County Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Pandemic Preparedness Symposium. The three-hour event begins at 1 p.m. in The Lannom Center. It is free but reservations should be made by calling 285-3433...
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Candidates file financial forms after prompt; four still haven't
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Only four candidates in the Aug. 3 county general election remained non-filers of required financial disclosure forms Tuesday, 14 days after the forms were due. All candidates in the Nov. 7 Dyersburg and Trimble municipal elections have filed the forms, according to Dyer County Election Administrator Jane Heathcott...
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Tiptonville reported only two fires to state for first seven months of year
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Shoddy bookkeeping, whether intentional or not, clued state investigators that something was awry at the Tiptonville Fire Department. Tennessee Bomb and Arson Section investigator Michael Woodyard said the mistakes "pointed in a direction" for the probe to take...
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Public defender's office says conflict prevents counsel
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
A conflict of interest prevented the Dyer-Lake County Public Defender's Office from representing any of the former Tiptonville firefighters charged with arson. During the first defendant's hearing, Lake County General Sessions Judge Danny Goodman asked Floyd Kilburn, 50, if he could afford an attorney. Blackburn said due to personal bankruptcy and no income, no checking or savings account and no job, he could not hire counsel...
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Ridgley volunteers to cover Tiptonville, all of Lake County, until firefighting troubles end
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Ridgley Fire Department volunteers will take over providing fire protection for all of Lake County until Tiptonville's situation improves. "We don't need a key to the firehouse," said Ridgley Fire Department Chief Charles Stewart. "But we'll help out as long as we're needed."...
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Another fire-starting suspect not linked, investigators say
(Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Randy Young was arrested by Tiptonville Police in September on multiple arson charges and aggravated burglary. He admitted to setting dozens of fires in Tiptonville since 1980, but evidently was not linked to the four volunteer firefighters arrested Monday for arson...
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