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Sweeping change under way in utilities
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
The extensive restructuring of the Public Works Department is a four-part action, Dyersburg Mayor John Holden outlined in a letter detailing plans to save money before the next budget year starts on July 1. The elimination of the Public Works director's job led to a revised organization chart in which the department heads will report directly to Holden...
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Mayor sacks public works chief in department shift
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
Dyersburg Mayor John Holden fired Public Works Director Freddie Krapf on Thursday during a sweeping reorganization of the department. In a letter written by Holden to Krapf examined by the State Gazette on Friday, the mayor explained the dismissal as part of a change that includes the elimination of the public works director post. ...
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Faulty warrant delays trial of couple charged with theft from grandson's transplant charity
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
A trial scheduled this week for the Dyersburg couple charged with stealing from their grandchild's kidney transplant fund was delayed after a judge found a key search warrant lacking. Charles Norman Vaughn Sr., 62, and Phyllis Vaughn, 56, of the 700 block of Wendell Ave. in Dyersburg, are each charged with a felony count of theft of more than $10,000. They were to stand trial on Tuesday, almost 20 months after they were named as suspects...
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Badger found in county, miles away from range
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
A badger was found dead on Lenox-Nauvoo Road on Tuesday night, miles away from the animal's traditional range. "I was really shocked to see it," said Rusty Burrow, who noticed it had been hit and killed by a passing car minutes earlier. ""I thought it was a badger from the stripe on the head."...
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'Budgies' bird competition show scheduled for weekend
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
The birds are coming. The birds are coming. The Mid-South Budgerigar Society plans to hold a show at the Dyer County Complex, 151 Everett Ave., this weekend, June 23-24. Activities are expected to begin about 8 a.m. each day and will continue until about 3 or 4 p.m...
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Caterpillar marks 11th year of plant with fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
From the mouths of babes ... Virginia Troutt always knew she had a kind-hearted child. That knowledge only solidified when she recently walked into her 8-year-old daughter's room one day and witnessed an act of pure selflessness. "When I walked into Carley's room, I found all of her toys had been stuffed into garbage bags," recalled Troutt. ...
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Local radio operators join global emergency preparation
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
The Dyersburg/Dyer County Amateur Radio Club is in preparation to test its emergency communication and technical expertise during the annual global event called Field Day, which is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24. The amateur radio exercise is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and participated by amateur radio operators (HAMs) worldwide to encourage emergency communications preparedness. ...
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East Dyer County Fire Department barbecue sale under way
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
East Dyer County Fire Department is hosting its annual Fourth of July barbecue shoulders and barbecue by the pound sale. Shoulders are $40; barbecue is $7 a pound. Tickets are available from any East Dyer County Fire Department volunteer firefighter or by calling 627-2461...
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Teenager stabbed in brawl
(Local News ~ 06/22/07)
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly stabbed another teenager. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department report, deputies were alerted to a stabbing victim who had come to the Dyersburg Regional Medical Center emergency room. When interviewed, the 17-year-old victim described an assault that took place on Joe Circle at about 6:10 p.m...
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