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Scholarship to help carry on Buchanan's legacy
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
For 20 years, when someone in the West Tennessee area needed or wanted paramedic training, there was one person who was at the top of their list. Dyersburg State Community College now has a scholarship in his memory. Representatives of the Dyersburg Regional Emergency Medical Services and Dyersburg Regional Medical Center presented the first contributions to the Sammy H. Buchanan Memorial Scholarship on Nov. 2...
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Face of TV weather visits students at Three Oaks
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
Want to learn about the weather? Who better to ask than a weatherman. Three Oaks Middle School seventh-graders had that opportunity Nov. 14 when WMC-TV weather director and chief weathercaster Dave Brown came for a visit. The visit concluded the students' nine-week study on the weather. It was the idea of seventh-grade science teacher Patty Anderson...
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March of Dimes honors top WalkAmerica teams, participants
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
When all of the money is finally collected, the WalkAmerica held in Dyersburg is projected to raise $28,850 for the March of Dimes. "That is outstanding, outstanding," MOD Community Director Michelle Danaher said. She noted that this year's walk generated more than $4,000 more than last year's walk...
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Music minister's son pens score to hit movie
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
Hang around long enough for the closing credits of "Facing the Giants" and you might see a familiar name. Mark Willard, the son of David and Cindy Willard of Dyersburg, did the original music score for the movie showing at the Carmike 9. Willard grew up around the country, mostly in Rome, Ga., and has been the minister of music at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., for the last six years. His father is the minister of music at First Baptist Church in Dyersburg...
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Downtown Christmas Parade is Monday
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
As many families settle down from the Thanksgiving holiday, elves in and around Dyer County are making last-minute preparations to their floats. The 56th annual Dyersburg Christmas Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Monday in historic downtown Dyersburg. The rain date is 7 p.m. Tuesday; the announcement will be made on WASL/WTRO around 3 p.m...
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