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Health and fitness goal for Three Oaks
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
Students at Three Oaks Middle School are on the move to healthier bodies. Total physical health is the goal of a new Wellness Exploratory class that has been implemented at Three Oaks. Students in all three grades will have the opportunity to experience this class some time during the school year as well as the regular PE class...
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Incidence of deer-related wrecks rises in autumn
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
This is the most dangerous time of the year for driving on rural roads. More deer-related wrecks occur in November than during any other month, according to three years' worth of statistics compiled by the Tennessee Department of Safety. October and December also have their fair share of deer-related wrecks. Together, the last three months of each year account for about half of all wrecks involving deer...
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Founder of Internet company questions city's wireless plan
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
A local Internet entrepreneur is wondering why Dyersburg leaders declined to seek his advice on a plan to cover the city with a wireless communications network. "Since we are local and have the technology, why didn't they at least ask?" queried Bob Mayfield, founder of local Internet service provider Electronic Communications Systems. "It's not like we've not been doing this since 1994. We were in the Internet business before BellSouth was."...
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Crossing guard arrested on way to school
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
A school crossing guard on the way to her afternoon post at Dyersburg Middle School was arrested Wednesday for driving under the influence after she drove her car into a utility box. Marion Woods, 63, was charged with DUI after a concerned motorist called dispatchers to report of a black Grand Am swerving and hitting curbs and signs as it passed through the city...
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Hospital, state board agree to mediation
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
A court hearing set this month between Dyersburg Regional Medical Center and the state board which has twice refused to grant the hospital approval for a heart specialty has been suspended in favor of an arbitrated solution. "We have agreed to mediation," said DRMC legal counsel Mark Norris...
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Light turnout forecast for Election Day
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
With 7,119 early votes locked away and ready to open when polls close Tuesday night, Dyer County Voter Administrator Jane Heathcott expects a light Election Day turnout. "After the record turnout for early voting, we'll be lucky to vote 2,400 on Tuesday," Heathcott said. "Early voting far exceeded my prediction, so maybe the Election Day turnout will, too."...
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Mayoral candidates add $17,000 more to war chests
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
The two candidates for mayor of Dyersburg added nearly $17,000 to the receipts of $36,651.13 previously disclosed during October, campaign finance disclosure forms show. Between them incumbent Mayor Bill Revell and challenger John Holden reported raising $16,980.28 between Oct. 1-28. The state-required forms were due Oct. 30, when Holden filed his. Revell, however, did not file his disclosure until a day after the deadline...
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