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Man, 80, fends off mugger at Memphis hospital
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
A Dyersburg man suffered blows and cuts after fighting off an attacker at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis. George Younger, 80, was mugged in a basement restroom on Tuesday at the hospital, but was able to lay a few punches against the perpetrator before he fled...
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Writer pens book about living life bothered by birthmark
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
"Not once do I remember allowing the birthmark to hold me back from doing whatever life offered. I chose to be alive and live my life to the fullest." Dyersburg resident Sue Cochran spent two years penning her 50-year emotional roller-coaster ride of living with a birthmark on the side of her face...
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Barbecue, family fun to flavor inaugural 'Blue Suede' weekend
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Tiptonville Main Street is planning a finger-licking good time during its second annual Blue Suede Shoes and BBQ Cookoff. The two-day festival, which combines barbecue and family fun, is scheduled July 20-21 in downtown Tiptonville. Serious barbecue contenders will battle for the grand-champion trophy and $1,000 cash prize on Saturday. But, on Friday night, the emphasis is on fun...
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Pharmacist's devotion to craft reaches back to an earlier era
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
After working all day at Super D drug store, pharmacist Mart James goes home to his own personal drug store. The 800-square-foot Victorian-era drug store is located in his basement. It comes complete with antique counters, wall units, cigar cabinets, a pharmacist's desk and hundreds of old medicine bottles...
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Storm Water manager to resign after duties reassigned to city hall
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Dyersburg Storm Water program manager Scott Jackson said on Thursday he would resign this week from his post after being informed he was to become a code enforcement officer. Jackson delivered his resignation to Mayor John Holden on Thursday morning. Holden sent a letter to Jackson accepting his resignation immediately afterward...
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Raid on 'gang house' yields arrest, drugs
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Weapons, cash and drugs were found at a reputed gangster headquarters on Fair Street after it was raided Thursday night by the Dyersburg Police Department's Special Response Team. According to the incident report, police were alerted by information witnesses had seen an ounce of crack cocaine on a coffee table in the living room of 915 Fair St., which was referred to as "the Vice Lord house."...
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Brother killed in head-on collision
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
A Hornbeak man was killed on Saturday in a one-vehicle accident near Samburg. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Adam Shane Stover, 22, of 4306 West Highway 21, Hornbeak, was killed at about 10:07 p.m. Saturday when the 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by his brother, Timothy L. Stover, 18, of the same address crashed head-on into a tree...
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Newbern votes against 911 unification before asked
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Although letters have been sent to Dyersburg, Dyer County and Newbern governments concerning the unification of three 911 call centers in the county, Newbern officials have already voted against the integration. Newbern Mayor K.W. Dennison, an ex-officio member of the 911 board, said members of the 911 Unification Committee were scheduled to attend the June board meeting to explain the process of the proposed merger, but never appeared...
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Dyersburg All-Stars bounced from AAA district tourney
(High School Sports ~ 07/09/07)
MIKE SMITH msmith@stategazette.com As host of the 2007 Dixie Youth AAA District Tournament, the 9-10-year-olds sure made their short stay in the tourney an exciting one to say the least. However, the excitement the young squad generated for a large following of local fans wasn't enough to keep the squad's post-season dreams alive...
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