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Finley Elementary prepares for promotion ceremony
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
Preparations are under way for Finley Elementary School's kindergarten class as parents volunteer their time to help students create this year's theme of friendship. To accompany the friendship theme, the school ordered life-size paper figurines from the Oriental Trading Company to represent each student. All week long, parents have spent time with the children to individualize each figurine with paper clothing, hair made from yarn and eye colors...
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Registration begins for Mall Mania
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
Registration has started for Mall Mania, a day of fun, fitness and consumer savvy. The event will be held 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 11 in the Dyersburg Mall. It is open to all West Tennessee youths in grades 5-12. Participants will attend four classes, eat lunch at Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, enjoy a fashion review and have an afternoon snack...
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DSCC names interim dean of new LRC
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
Teresa Johnson, a community leader with more than 30 years of experience in library work, has been named as interim dean of the Learning Resource Center at Dyersburg State Community College, DSCC President Karen Bowyer announced recently. Johnson, who this May earned a master's of library science degree from the University of North Texas, has been an instructional librarian for the college since 2002. ...
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Dyersburg State again offering College for Kids
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
Dyersburg State Community College will give kids on summer break an opportunity to have a "kicked-up" learning adventure as The Division of Continuing Education offers its annual College for Kids program on the Dyersburg campus June 18 to 22. This year's theme is "Kicking Back with College for Kids." Courses range from karate, basketball and dance to Spanish, science and computers and will be held from 9 a.m. until noon throughout the week...
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First a freeze, now a drought: Crops struggle through tough weather
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
The weather is trying its best to dash farmers' hopes this year. First came a late-season freeze on Easter weekend. Now, there's a drought -- and the dry season doesn't officially begin until late summer. Dyer County Extension Director Tim Campbell warned farmers that they shouldn't expect another banner year. Dyer County has been blessed with four excellent crop years in a row, even when neighboring counties have suffered...
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Downtown farmer's market to start in June
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
The long-awaited farmer's market is tentatively scheduled to start in June on the Courthouse Square. "We are very excited about it," said Joe Yates, an organizer and member of Main Street Dyersburg. "This will not only be an opportunity for people to find the fresh vegetables and other things they want at one location, but it will also provide a place for the farmers to sell."...
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Vehicle sought to find 17-year-old escapee
(Local News ~ 05/30/07)
Police are still seeking the juvenile who escaped from The McDowell Center for Children on Monday night. The 17-year-old is described as 6-foot-2, light-skinned black with a half-moustache. An alert on Tuesday night noted he may be traveling with a female associate in a 1997 white Plymouth Breeze sedan that has a blue stripe...
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