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Judge orders halt to seized dogs giveaway
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
A temporary restraining order was issued on Wednesday prohibiting the Gibson-Obion County Humane Society from giving away the 127 dogs seized from an Elbridge resident on Sunday. The animals are currently housed in the agricultural building and livestock arena at the Dyer County Fairgrounds in Dyersburg...
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New theater group kicks off season tonight with comedy play 'The Nerd'
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
Newly reformed theater group "Follow Spot Theatre" is kicking off its debut season with the full-length comedy "The Nerd" at the Newbern Depot on July 19-22. Scott Reeves directs a cast of seven local thespians in a hilarious comedy about an annoying houseguest who won't take the hint and leave...
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Board OKs adjustment to water bill
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
Dawn Pewitt owner of Tickled Pink, located on 115 East Main Street, addressed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen about her business's unusually high water bill during Tuesday night's regularly scheduled meeting. During the span of one month, Pewitt's bill jumped from $9.95 to $54.45...
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Poet sets book signing
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
"There will never be another who shows us the love of our mother..." When former state representative candidate David Cohen lost his mother, longtime clothier Katherine Cohen, two years ago, he mourned by creating soothing rhymes of poetic verse. Before long, he had a stack of poems on various topics concerning life and spirituality...
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Six bid to build skateboard park
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
Area skateboarders may have a completed skate park to practice on just in time for cooler weather, with the installation of the city's new skateboard park set for this fall. Members of the City of Dyersburg's recreation committee met on Wednesday to go over proposed bids for the city's skateboard park, awarding the bid unanimously to American Ramp Company of Joplin, Mo. for an even $50,000...
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Suspects sought in burglary
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
A pair of burglars stole several cigarette cartons from Duncan's Foodmart, 1755 St. John Ave., after smashing the front door to gain entry. An in-store alarm and surveillance video system captured the crime at about 1:49 a.m. Monday. The scene shows a white male using a brick to smash out only the top third of the plate-glass front door due to a mesh of metal bars attached to the door. ...
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Vote sought to withdraw from port authority
(Local News ~ 07/19/07)
Several Obion County commissioners on Monday voted to withdraw the county from the Northwest Tennessee Port Authority. As reported in the Tuesday edition of The Messenger newspaper of Union City, budget committee chairman Danny Jowers of Kenton quickly tabled the measure, which had been made by county commissioner Robert M. Barnes and seconded by commissioner Jerry Grady...
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