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FCE to kick off Bags of Love project
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
When children are removed from their homes, they often leave with nothing more than what they're wearing. The Dyer County Family and Community Education Clubs hope to change that, starting with a special program at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Dyer County Extension Office, 151 Everett Ave...
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Ridgley writer puts twist on legend of Reelfoot Lake
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Robbie Lamb Riley grew up hearing the folklore that surrounds Reelfoot Lake. Intrigued by the namesake of the lake and the legend that encompasses Chief Reelfoot and Laughing Eyes, the Ridgley woman decided it was time to bring the fable back to life...
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Volunteer firefighter cited for chasing city fire truck
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
A Lenox volunteer firefighter was cited after speeding to the scene of a Dyersburg Fire Department dispatch on Friday. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department report, a deputy observed a DFD fire truck pull into The Village Shopping Center on Mall Boulevard at 10:38 a.m. As the deputy continued east on the road, he spotted a speeding "vehicle weaving in and out of traffic."...
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Man falls from ceiling while hiding from police
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
A man wanted on a felony evading escape charge fell through a ceiling on Sunday after running in a house to hide from police. According to the Dyersburg Police report, Marlos Tipton, also known as Marlos Mann, was seen walking in the 1800 block of Whitney Young with two other men when officers ordered him to stop. Tipton, 31, of 919 Custer Circle, continued to walk away from the officers, then ran into a nearby house...
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Boy, family, community fight aggressive cancer
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Less than a week after Trimble student Coltyn Capps, 7, had his right arm amputated due to cancer, he was chasing doctors down the hallways of St. Jude Childrens Hospital in Memphis on a tricycle. Coltyn is only the ninth patient since 1957 at St. Jude to be diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called epithelioid sarcoma...
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Options sought for future of Okeena Pool
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Replacing Okeena Pool with an indoor aquatic center gathered momentum on Friday after Alderman Dennis Moody said the idea he'd had for years had been ignored. "That pool is a dinosaur," said Moody. "It's probably served its purpose and we need an indoor pool for industrial recruitment and recreational opportunities."...
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New lottery game 'raffle-style', but not illegal
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
The Tennessee Lottery's newest game, Million & Madness, started this morning at 6 a.m. with a new twist on the traditional game - one that puts its squarely against state law for raffles. But Lottery Tennessee communications chief Kym Gerlock said Million & Madness is proper because the quasi-independent Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has legal authority to do so...
Stories from Monday, January 22, 2007
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