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DHS band played across Europe for summer break
(Local News ~ 08/04/07)
Approximately 140 musicians and singers from the West Tennessee area took part in a once-in-a-lifetime excursion through Europe this summer as a part of the Tennessee Ambassadors of Music Tour. The tour started in London, where the group gave a concert at Embankment Gardens and spent three days sightseeing and visiting historic locations that they had previously only read about...
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Church exchanges two pastors
(Local News ~ 08/04/07)
The Dyersburg Church of God of Prophecy is welcoming a new minister to the fold this Sunday. Pastor Jerry Robbins will be replacing James Lawson as the new minister of the congregation. Robbins has spent the past four years preaching at the Church of God of Prophecy in Bethel Springs, Tenn. In fact, the ministers are simply switching places in order to bring Robbins and his wife, Sheila, closer to family as she is suffering from health problems...
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Residents don't like city's solution for speeding cars on Flowering Dogwood
(Local News ~ 08/04/07)
Laura and James Dudley of 1421 Flowering Dogwood Lane are very concerned about speeding issues in their neighborhood and the safety of the children on their street. However, they are not impressed with the solution that city officials have chosen or the stop sign they say is scheduled to be placed on their property without their knowledge, or even their opinion...
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'Night Out' slated Tuesday on city square
(Local News ~ 08/04/07)
The Dyersburg Police Department will host National Night Out at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.7 at Veterans Square in Downtown Dyersburg. Police cars, the department's canine unit and bike unit will be on display, and McGruff the Crime Dog will make an appearance...
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Squad explodes chemical package
(Local News ~ 08/04/07)
A forgotten container of a dangerous chemical forced the shutdown of the Bekaert steel cord manufacturing plant before the package was detonated on Thursday morning. According to reports, a container of petric acid - a caustic yellowish liquid - had crystallized into a semi-solid, making the substance very explosive...
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Juvenile charged as adult for Milltown robbery
(Local News ~ 08/04/07)
A teenager will face charges as an adult for the Monday strong-arm robbery of a Milltown convenience store. Larry James "Snoogy" Wallace, 17, was transferred from juvenile court to Dyer County Circuit Court after a Thursday hearing found he should stand trial as an adult. Wallace turns 18 in December...
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