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Car crashes into ditch
(Local News ~ 07/25/07)
Two people were transported to Memphis hospitals on Monday morning after suffering injuries sustained in a car crash on Highway 78. Brandy McCrary, 23, address unknown, and James Devaught, 24, of Steele, Mo., were passengers in a 1995 Cadillac that drove northbound across the median and southbound lanes before slamming into a deep ditch off the west should of Highway 78 about a quarter-mile north of the I-155 overpass...
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West Tennessee Cotton Festival marks 20th anniversary
(Local News ~ 07/25/07)
The West Tennessee Cotton Festival Committee is gearing up for its 20th anniversary with a month of fun planned for the entire family. Since 1987, the annual festival has become a staple of the area with pageants, tractor pulls, arts and crafts exhibits and a country-western dance...
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Assist Community Cancer Fund this Friday
(Local News ~ 07/25/07)
Join the Community Cancer Fund at On the Rocks from 5-9 p.m. Friday for a fund-raiser. Community Cancer Fund members will be working during the event as waiters. All tips and donations earned will benefit the fund. The Community Cancer Fund is a local, all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping Dyer County neighbors who have been affected by cancer. ...
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Couple cited for animal cruelty
(Local News ~ 07/25/07)
The Elbridge couple at the center of a legal battle over more than 130 dogs seized by a Gibson County animal shelter were each cited on four counts of animal cruelty on Monday. Obion County Assistance District Attorney John Cannon met with attorneys and law enforcement authorities about the case against James and Mary Joe Fair, and suggested Obion County Sheriff Jerry Vastbinder find 10 of the worst abuse cases and file complaints on those...
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Police department looks into cameras, drug dogs and court security
(Local News ~ 07/25/07)
Dyersburg Police Chief Terry Ledbetter informed members of the city of Dyersburg's Public Safety Committee that the department's new North Precinct should be up and operational by the end of the week. The new precinct, located at Okeena Park, should be complete when equipment ordered by BellSouth is delivered and installed on Friday...
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