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Benefit set for family injured in apartment blaze
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Dyersburg Christian Center invites everyone to a benefit program for the Brent and Lolita Mosley and Thompson children family. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday. The program will assist the family in restoring what was lost in the fire at their home the early morning of Nov. 27...
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Man arrested for shooting paintballs at neighbors; feud blamed
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
A man was arrested Sunday after reportedly shooting paintballs at a Backout Road home as part of an ongoing feud with the residents. Joshua Dale Darnall, 24, was arrested in Obion County after Dyer County authorities received a report of a gray sport-utility vehicle shooting at the home and car of Kelly Goode, in the 800 block of Backout Road. ...
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Questions for Bruce access sent to committee
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
The Dyersburg City Board on Monday tasked to the Safety Committee to explore options for quicker access for emergency vehicles to the Bruce neighborhood. Firefighters on Nov. 29 were delayed by one minute by a train on the tracks cutting off the area from the rest of the city...
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Suspect arrested for stolen car, attempted retail scam
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
A man arrested for reportedly trading a stolen car for crack Sunday night was found to have attempted to defraud Wal-Mart earlier in the day by trying to get a refund for a television he had picked up in the store. Kenneth Lee Anderson, 33, of 345 Gin Road in Friendship, was arrested at 11 p.m. Sunday at the Sunrise Motel after a Dyer County deputy ran a license plate that returned with information the vehicle had been stolen in October from Main Street Motors...
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Woman flees from deputies at hospital
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
A woman awaiting transport to a mental health facility ran from deputies who were escorting her from Dyersburg Regional Medical Center on Monday. Charlena Upchurch, 18, of 1854 Ayers Street, was arrested for underage drinking, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct by Dyersburg Police at about noon on Monday. ...
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Hornbeak man shot in Ridgley
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
A shooting Sunday night in Ridgley left one man injured with a wounded arm. According to Police Chief Glen Floyd, the incident occurred at 9:30 p.m. at the Manor Apartments on Riley Road. Police were alerted to the scene, where Elmo "Junior" Pointer, 58, of 5715 West Highway 21 in Hornbeak, was found to have suffered a gunshot wound through his left arm...
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