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DSCC partners with board to offer perspective on building next Southern work force
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
Community leaders across Northwest Tennessee met Feb. 21 to explore the issue of work-force development in this area. Spurred by an invitation from the Southern Growth Policies Board to start a conversation about the particular challenges faced in the region, the Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board partnered with Dyersburg State Community College, the Northwest Tennessee Career Centers and UT/TSU Ag Extension offices to hold a forum that encouraged action and dialogue among representatives across the region.. ...
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Criminal appeals court sends Lauderdale Co. case back for reconsideration
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday vacated the convictions of a Ripley man for aggravated assault and theft after ruling the local decision violated double jeopardy protections. The court ruled the aggravated robbery conviction and 10-year sentence stands...
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Team's one-week trek of 908 miles stuns Walk competitors
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
One Walk Across Tennessee team racked up enough miles during the first week to take an imaginary trip from Dyersburg to Bristol and almost all of the way back. Normally, it takes several weeks for a team to acquire that many miles. Some teams don't even accomplish that during the entire eight-week competition...
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Poor behavior of bail bonds agents annoys jail personnel
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
Verbal warfare among bonding companies at the Dyer County Jail have Sheriff Jeff Holt considering his options to force them to act in a more civil manner. "We don't have anything to do with who gets who to bond someone out of jail," said Holt. "They keep dragging our corrections officers into it, and causing an unneeded disturbance."...
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Man charged with kidnapping ex-wife ordered for evaluation
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
The man arrested in January for taking his unwilling ex-wife on a road trip and threatening to shoot her was ordered for a mental evaluation on Monday. Benjamin Wade Burns, 23, 4 Bruceville Slab Rd., appeared in Dyer County General Sessions Court. He is charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, evading arrest, domestic violence and unlawful possession of a weapon...
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Teenager overdoses on cough medicine
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
A 15-year-old boy overdosed on cough medicine at a residence near Four Points on Sunday night. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department report, deputies were called to an address on Highway 104 about a possible drug overdose involving a male juvenile. After questioning witnesses, deputies learned the teenager had been at another house earlier in the night, where he had ingested 16 Coricidin HBP pills and various other medications...
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$100,000 bond set for man accused of armed robbery
(Local News ~ 02/27/07)
A $100,000 bond was set for the man accused in the armed robbery of an East Court Street convenience store last Wednesday. Joshua Adam Pewitt, 24, was stunned by the decision as he appeared before Dyersburg City Judge Dean Dedmon on Monday. City prosecutor Renae Creasy had sought a $15,000 bond...
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