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Shelter's Golden Tennis Shoe awarded to Sipes for volunteer work at office
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
For more than two months, Angie Sipes reported for work at the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society's animal shelter. She became the office manager, answering calls, taking complaints about animals, helping some families adopt pets and accepting unwanted pets from other families and dealing with office issues...
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Yard sales to ring around Reelfoot during Trash 'N Treasures set for Aug. 3-5
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
Shop, shop, shop to your heart's content during the second annual Trash 'N Treasures event at Reelfoot Lake. Dozens of people plan to set up yard sales around Reelfoot Lake on Aug. 3-5. Vanessa Henson, director of the Reelfoot Lake Tourism Council, said 25 sales have been registered so far. But, the deadline to sign up is still a few days away on Friday, July 20...
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Early registration set for new city school students
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
The Dyersburg City Schools system has announced early registration for the 2007-2008 school year. This early registration period is only for students who are new to the Dyersburg City Schools. The schedule for early registration in the city schools will be as follows:...
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Forked Deer responds to city demand to leave area
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
Forked Deer Electric Cooper-ative is refusing to cede service territory annexed in June into Dyersburg to the electric system owned by the city. In a July 3 letter from Forked Deer legal counsel Mark Johnston, the utility agrees the city has the authority to determine how electrical services will be provided within its boundaries...
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Man pleads to burglary, says cousin was planner
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
In a circuit court plea agreement, a Dyersburg man was given an opportunity to kick a bad habit and to strive for a suspended sentence. But, in doing so, he testified against his cousin. William Bryant Singletary, 34, 1201 Palmer, pleaded guilty to theft over $1,000 in connection with a Thanksgiving weekend burglary of Auto Connection on Highway 51 in Dyersburg. ...
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Hearing set Monday for beer ordinance tailored to festivals
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
A revised beer ordinance permitting beer sales in Downtown Dyersburg is scheduled for a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday at the city board meeting. The ordinance is designed as an economic development tool more than anything else, said Main Street Dyersburg board chairman Joe Yates...
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Schools turns to police to enforce payment
(Local News ~ 07/16/07)
The Dyersburg City Schools Central Office last week turned to police to enforce an agreement with an employee to return funds she had taken without permission from an after-school program. According to the police report, schools official Errol Hook contacted police about more than $4,000 discovered missing from the Exended School Program cash account in May...
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Tennessee assistant coaches rewarded for mediocre performance puzzling to say the least
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/07)
After another week of working mainly on the upcoming football preview, news of the pay raises and extensions for the assistant coaches for Tennessee gave me a little break and just about brought me to my knees --literally. My first reaction after hearing about the news was one of laughter and simply the shaking of my head...
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Dyersburg squad stays alive at 'O' Zone state tourney
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/07)
When the dust finally settled in the late afternoon heat Sunday at the "O" Zone State Tournament, the Dyersburg All-Stars found themselves in a 3-way race for the state title. It came down to the hometown team and the all-star squads from Cleveland and Dickson County. The Dickson team drew the bye, leaving Dyersburg and Cleveland to scrap it out for a slot in the championship game this morning...
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