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No tax increase for Gates residents; police must alert dispatch when exiting town
(Local News ~ 05/15/07)
GATES -- As budget plans are under way for 2007-2008, Alderman Terry Janda says residents here will not have a tax increase and city employees will be looking forward to a $10 per week salary increase. The current Gates tax rate is $1.85 per $100 assessed value...
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Eight DCHS juniors selected for Boys State, Girls State honors
(Local News ~ 05/15/07)
Eight Dyer County High School juniors have been selected for Boys and Girls State honors. Adam Clark, Zack Dawson, Rebecca Green and Erin McAlister are delegates to the annual opportunity to learn about government by "living" the lessons for a week each summer. Alternates are Andrew Grills, Steven McLaughlin, Kasey Grills and Jennifer Jones...
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Ethics code enacted by commission
(Local News ~ 05/15/07)
A new ethics law for county officers and employees was passed unanimously Monday night by the Dyer County Commission. The code of ethics mandates officers and employees disclose personal interest in voting matters and places a dollar limit on accepting things of value. A disclosure threshold of $100 per event and $250 from each organization per year was approved...
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Beloved 'Brother Orr' dead at age 93
(Local News ~ 05/15/07)
The beloved Rev. Dr. Robert Orr, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dyersburg from 1950 to 1976, died on Monday morning from complications stemming from declining health. He was 93 years of age. Orr, who presided over the congregation with a magisterial voice and command of the Scripture for 27 years, is remembered as a man of God who laughed at his own foibles as he lifted others...
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Commission approves city zoning request
(Local News ~ 05/15/07)
The Dyer County Commission approved zoning changes to the area north of Dyersburg sought for annexation by the city at its meeting Monday night. The vote, with 17 commissioners voting for the measure, one commissioner passing and another voting no, was to change zoning on land between Fort Hudson, Hurricane Hill and Salem roads from FAR (Forestry, Agricultural and Residential) to R-2 (Medium-Density Conventional Structure-Residential). ...
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