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Army mechanic from Ohio composes tribute to Edgin
(Local News ~ 03/15/07)
Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan -- When the thunder of the power generators eases to a rumble, Spc. Brandon Begley of Hamilton, Ohio, heads for an echoing hangar on this U.S. outpost near the Pakistan border and sets up his electric organ...
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Stop the Violence Week begins national initiative in Dyer County
(Local News ~ 03/15/07)
Dyersburg will be the location for the first Stop the Violence Week planned in the nation, with events including free workshops, a community roundtable and a black-tie gala during the week of April 16. The theme for the week will be "Together We Can."...
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Juror dismissed from trial duty
(Local News ~ 03/15/07)
A juror in a Circuit Court lawsuit was dismissed Wednesday after reporting that she is a patient of one of the witnesses. Judge Jerry Scott thanked the juror for her honesty and her time. She had already spent more than two days listening to testimony about a Dyersburg boy who was injured in a local laser tag arena. His parents, David Reynolds and Debbie Flowers, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against David Criswell and his business, Upon This Rock Amusement...
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Experts testify to future of boy hurt in game
(Local News ~ 03/15/07)
Two expert witnesses testified Wednesday that complications from a knee injury will, most likely, limit Jonathan Reynolds' career options and lifetime earning potential. When he was 12 years old, Jonathan was injured playing laser tag at Upon This Rock amusement center. ...
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City gains industry grant for new plant
(Local News ~ 03/15/07)
More than $630,000 was awarded to Dyersburg to aid NSK Steering Systems with infrastructure requirements at the firm's plant in the city's North Industrial Park. The grant comes from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's FastTrack Infrastructure Development Program...
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Locals tagged to return $1.25 million
(Local News ~ 03/15/07)
The federal bankruptcy trustee in Memphis is seeking more than $1.25 million from Dyersburg residents who government prosecutors say profited from a fraudulent investment scheme. Persons familiar with matter and court documents detail the cases were made by analyzing checks written by convicted former state representative Ray Davis from 1999 until he was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2005...
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