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Three Oaks Leadership Club crowns Valentines, spreads cheer
(Local News ~ 02/22/07)
Three Oaks Middle School students from the Leadership Club visited Wesley Nursing Home on Wednesday to pass out homemade Valentine cards and goodie bags. This is the second year the club visited a local nursing home on Valentine's Day, said sponsors Kevin Hill and Lindsey Henry...
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Tornado drills part of week focused on severe weather awareness
(Local News ~ 02/22/07)
Tornado drills Wednesday in Dyersburg and Dyer County schools were performed in observance of Severe Weather Awareness Week. The drills coincided with a test of the severe weather alert on weather radio stations and with the city's weather siren tests...
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JROTC cadets brief Newbern Rotary
(Local News ~ 02/22/07)
Students from Dyer County High School's Junior Reserve Officer Training program briefed members of the Newbern Rotary Club on Tuesday to prepare for a formal briefing to active duty personnel in March. The pair explained JROTC's objectives and achievements...
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Electric system pension fully funded
(Local News ~ 02/22/07)
Dyersburg Electric System's retirement plan is fully funded, the provider's chief executive told board members on Wednesday. "It's great news," said DES president Jimmy Williamson. "It's been something we've been trying to get done for several years."...
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Father, son arrested for copper theft from plant
(Local News ~ 02/22/07)
A man found driving a truck with copper removed from electrical transformers at the ERMCO plant last week was arrested on Wednesday. William Kevin Garner, 47, of 559 Sorrell Chapel Loop, is charged with felony theft of more than $1,000. Deputies took him into custody without incident at his home on Wednesday and lodged him into the Dyer County Jail...
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County's teenage pregnancy rate jumps
(Local News ~ 02/22/07)
A seven-year gradual decline in Dyer County's teen pregnancy rate was abruptly interrupted in 2005. The rate shot up nine points, pushing Dyer County back into the top 10 counties for the first time since the decline started in 1998. Members of the Dyer County Community Health Council were stunned by the statistics this week...
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