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Pedestrian killed after walking into traffic
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
A man was killed after apparently walking into traffic on U.S. Highway 51 south of Dyersburg on Wednesday night. Marshall Williams, 56, was killed at about 9:23 p.m., as seven 911 calls from motorists reported a male subject lying the roadway in front of the Burks Beverage plant. At least one caller reported she had hit the man, and a tractor-trailer rig was reported to have run over Williams...
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Restoration sought for abandoned cemetery found by Newbern woman
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
While gathering information about her husband's family tree, Newbern resident Brenda Davis was surprised to find an abandoned cemetery on Butler Road, containing the gravesite of Miles Davis who is said to be the third person born in Dyer County. Bailey Cemetery is located in the middle of a cow pasture at 705 Butler Road behind the home of Allen McCulloch...
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United Way strengthens several area agencies
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Dyer County once again reports a strong United Way Campaign resulting in the investment $270,478 in local health and human services agencies. "I have been very impressed with the open process that is used to award the funds to deserving agencies," said Dr. ...
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Quebecor World diet contest begins healthy programs for workers
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Officials at Quebecor World's Dyersburg facility have begun a program to rid their plant of over 21 tons of excess weight. To achieve this goal, shipping orders are not being scaled back, numbers are not being crunched and inventory is not being reduced...
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Stafford named judge of the year
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Chancery Court Judge J. Steven Stafford this week was named Trial Judge of the Year by members of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). "ABOTA is an invitation-only organization of plaintiff and defense lawyers which seeks to promote professionalism, courtesy and the preservation of the Seventh Amendment right to trial by jury," President W. ...
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Solutions examined to limit speeding
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Residents of West Lake Road in Dyersburg may gain a little neighborhood beautification as an answer to speeding problems on their street. At Tuesday's Public Safety meeting, committee members moved to examine traffic islands or curbside planters as well as the speed waves suggested by the homeowners as a way to slow down traffic along the street...
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State arson investigators probe cause of mill fire
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Access to a two-block space around the devastated former Dyersburg Fabrics cotton mill was limited to firefighters and investigators on Wednesday. Two investigators from the Tennessee Arson and Bomb Squad at 1 p.m. ordered the perimeter of the burned plant cordoned off to public access. Salvage workers, who had continued the job of dismantling the northern part of the building not affected by the blaze, were notified it would be up to a week before they could return...
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