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Mission's Festival of Songs is set for March 4
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
Since opening in 1961, one of the goals of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission has been to provide for homeless individuals and families. One of the ways of providing that assistance is coming up. The sixth annual Mission's Festival of Songs will be held at 2 p.m. March 4 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located at 2280 Parr Ave. in Dyersburg...
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Earthquake awareness urged during town hall meeting
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
Dyer County was recently one of several sites in West Tennessee to participate in a workshop focusing on earthquake awareness, with a town meeting held at the Lannom Center on Feb. 12. The event was featured as one of several activities to promote Earthquake Awareness Week, observed Feb. 12 through 16, and was sponsored by the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and State Farm Insurance...
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Campaign finance reports note former mayor spent $28,000 of own money in race
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
The final financial disclosure forms for the 2006 Dyersburg city election reveal defeated mayor Bill Revell spent almost $28,000 out of his pocket in the campaign. The numbers detail Revell, who lost the race to challenger John Holden, 3,737 to 1,627, outspent Holden by an almost 60-40 margin. Holden spent $16,200.59 for the campaign...
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Shelter euthanized almost 33 tons of animals in '06
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
About 65 percent of the dogs and about 78 percent of the cats taken to the local animal shelter in 2006 were euthanized. By the end of the year, the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society had taken 32.81 tons - yes, tons - of animal carcasses to the Dyersburg Landfill for burial...
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Stolen trailer adds to rash of thefts in rural county
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
A specialized 16-foot trailer used to haul a drag racing vehicle was reported stolen from a house on Ashley Road on Saturday, continuing the rash of thefts of outdoor equipment in the county. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's report, Donald Laskowski, 3871 Ashley Rd., reported the trailer missing sometime between 11 a.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday...
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Warrant issued for suspect in stabbing
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman who reportedly stabbed another woman several times during an argument on Saturday. Sophia White, 25, is sought on a charge of aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing Lashonda Pugh several times about the arms, chest and back...
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Armed robbery suspect arrested in raid
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
A suspect in the armed robbery of the East Court Street convenience store last week was arrested after the police Special Response Team raided an apartment shortly before midnight Saturday. Josh Adam Pewitt, 24, was arrested without incident after the squad deployed a tear gas canister into the Pate Street apartment. Pewitt was arrested inside without incident...
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