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$15 million railroad suit moved from local court to federal venue
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
The $15 million civil action brought by the man permanently disabled after a train smashed the fertilizer truck he was driving south of Trimble in 2003 was moved earlier this month to U.S. District Court in Memphis. The jury trial was scheduled to begin last Wednesday and end Monday, but on Feb. 2 the suit was withdrawn from Dyer County Circuit Court and filed in the federal venue...
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Life Choices beginning class Feb. 26
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
After Mandi Lawson lost her second baby, she received a call that impacted her life. Now, she's helping other women cope with the same loss she experienced. Life Choices Pregnancy Support Center of Dyersburg will hold a W.O.M.B. class at 6 p.m. on Mondays, beginning Feb. 26...
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County to consider changes to insurance providers
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
Several large health insurance claims, the settlement of a law enforcement liability suit and claims for damages incurred by the recent tornado have affected many of the county's insurance policies throughout the past year. These issues were discussed by the Dyer County Commission's Insurance Committee in the conference room of the Dyer County Courthouse on Friday morning, with committee members voting to open the county's current policies up for bidding in May...
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Kidnapper sentenced to 8 years in prison
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
The man who carjacked a woman at gunpoint from a Newbern bank in August 2006 was sentenced to serve eight years in state prison on Tuesday. Christopher L. Hill, 34, of 60 Churchton Rd., pleaded guilty on charges of aggravated burglary, theft over more than $500, especially aggravated kidnapping, carjacking and attempted aggravated kidnapping before Circuit Court Judge Lee Moore...
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State backs construction of port pipeline
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
The Tri-County Port Authority on Thursday authorized chairman Jimmy Williamson to sign a letter of intent with a new industrial prospect for the Lake County harbor. Also approved was a move to get state backing to extend a natural gas pipeline to the port. A $16 million loan would fund construction of a 26-mile pipeline from the Panhandle Gas mainline at Troy to Cates Landing...
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A story of family endurance
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
"Ten Sisters," the story of heartbreak and triumph that chronicles the life of 12 children torn apart by a court decree in 1942, continues today with the development of a television program that debuted on WILL-TV in Champagne, Ill. The story, which was published in book form by the sisters in 1997 and again as a children's book in 2002, follows the story of the early life of the Waggoner children, their tragic separation and eventual reunion after more than 30 years apart...
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Residences darkened after man drives into utility pole
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
Several blocks of east Dyersburg were without power for several hours Saturday morning after a vehicle struck a utility pole before leaving the scene of the accident. Ricky Dale Hamlin, 33, of 1624 Schaffer St., is charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and refusal to submit to a breath test...
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