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Area eighth-graders are On Track For College
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
Area eighth-graders are getting a chance to be college students for a day as part of an innovative program at Dyersburg State Community College. The On Track for College outreach program began last year on the Dyersburg campus as a pilot program to give eighth-grade students information about career options and make them aware of the academic opportunities available to them...
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Local funeral homes average two weeks to file death certificates; state requires five days
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
Funeral homes took 14.6 days, on average, to file death certificates in Tennessee last year. Two Dyer County funeral homes beat that average. J.W. Curry and Son at 416 Sampson averaged 13.0 days, and Dyersburg Funeral Home, 420 Highway 51 Bypass W., averaged 13.6 days...
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Trimble board votes for new zoning commission
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
Three residents were approved for a newly-reconstituted Trimble Zoning Commission on Monday. The matter was the only item of the agenda for the Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Mayor Jim Stark submitted the names of Robert McManus, Johnny Stafford and John Ivey for the board's consideration as three members of the five-member board. Stark, as mayor, is an ex-officio member, and the board voted for Steve Moore to represent the city board on the commission...
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Airport completes hangars
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
HALLS -- The seven T-Hangars added to the Halls Airport to house disgruntled Dyersburg pilots have been completed and will be filled with planes by the end of the month, according to Airport Manager Neil Doolin. Doolin reported to members of the Halls Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday night that construction on the hangars is finished and officials have had no problems renting the new space...
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Halls votes to extend hours for beer sales
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
HALLS -- After a lengthy and turbulent meeting, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen here voted to extend beer sales within the city limits to match the state-mandated hours that govern packaged liquor sales. The vote was made at the board's regular monthly meeting to extend beer sales by five hours Monday through Saturday. The new ordinance lengthens the time allowed to purchase beer from 8 a.m. until 3 a.m. and permits beer sales on Sundays from 10 a.m. until 3 a.m...
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Alderman says his vote was a mistake
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
Alderman Kevin Chaney said he "messed up" Monday when he voted for the city to annex land where his company has a financial interest. "I made a mistake," said Chaney. Two signs in the newly annexed area between Millsfield Highway and Hurricane Hill Road zoned for business tell passersby to contact Chaney Properties LP, or Kevin Chaney or Kirk Chaney, for information...
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Aircraft distress signal reported
(Local News ~ 05/08/07)
A search for a missing aircraft south of Newbern early Sunday was called off after the plane was found. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department report, a U.S. Air Force officer alerted the department at 3:31 a.m. they had received a distress signal from an aircraft and narrowed it down to an area south of Newbern...
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