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City Beautiful schedules autumn decorating contest deadlines
(Local News ~ 09/20/07)
Dyersburg residents who wish to compete in City Beautiful's annual Fall Decorating Contest should have their displays ready and spotlighted the week of Oct. 22-26. Members of the committee will judge residential displays in the evenings during the week. Last year's judges reported that it has been harder in recent years to find residents who participate in the Halloween displays...
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Master teacher to speak at Saturday banquet
(Local News ~ 09/20/07)
Vera Dean Wright Tolbert, a high school teacher nationally recognized for her classroom methods, will give the keynote address at the fifth annual Ida Mae Theus-Mays Memorial Scholarship Banquet. The banquet, which features semi-formal or Sunday-best dress and is known as the season's "stepping out in style" event, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lannom Center...
- Hole reveals chamber under Lake Road (Local News ~ 09/20/07)
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Renovation plans at Security Bank relate to earlier era of Downtown
(Local News ~ 09/20/07)
An extensive renovation of Security Bank's building in Downtown Dyersburg was announced on Wednesday. "We are as excited for Dyersburg as we are Security Bank," said CEO David Hayes. "This is something we are doing because it's our home, and we want to relate it to the historical significance of this building."...
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Cameras on bypass to be tested to nab law breakers
(Local News ~ 09/20/07)
Traffic, not vicious dogs, was on the agenda for members of the city of Dyersburg's Public Safety Committee on Tuesday with a presentation from Bill Kroske of American Traffic Solutions on automatic digital cameras for local intersections. Kroske explained the benefits of installing digital cameras at specific intersections in the city to issue citations for running red lights and speeding. ...
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Man thought dead revived by action of EMS crews
(Local News ~ 09/20/07)
Quick thinking by emergency personnel saved the life of the man who passed out while driving on Lake Road on Tuesday and crashed into a house. Bob Holder, 107 W. Parkview, was mistakenly reported to have died at the scene of the accident after a preliminary police report of the crash. But Dyersburg Fire Department emergency personnel and Dyersburg Regional Emergency Medical Service were able to revive and stabilize Holder...
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Obituaries for Sept. 20, 2007
(Obituary ~ 09/20/07)
Grace Fleming Lumpkins Grace Fleming Lumpkins, 82, of Lomita, Calif., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 at Lomita Care Center. She was a retired schoolteacher for Dyersburg City School after 33 years, a member of First United Methodist Church in Dyersburg, a 1942 graduate of Dyersburg High School, a 1946 graduate of Vanderbilt University and a 1947 graduate of Peabody College for Teachers, she was an avid bridge player, reader and antiquer...
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Bowling:I'll be glad when this one is over
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/07)
One of the first things Dyersburg head coach Darren Bowling did after being hired to head the Trojan football program was to look at the 2007 schedule to see when Dyersburg and Obion County would meet on the gridiron. Now, nine months later, the game in question has arrived and Bowling has mixed emotions as he prepares to stand across the field from the players he coached for three years within the Rebel program...
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Choctaws looking for boost in region opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/07)
Dyer County and Covington are two Region 7 teams that are looking to transform flashes of brilliance into a steady shine while the season is still young. With a narrow 7-6 win over a weakened Crockett County squad being their only victory so far, the Chargers are looking for a solid region win to prove they are a playoff contender. For the Choctaws, facing their first region opponent while trying to bounce back from a big loss, it's do or die...
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