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Toy drive planned
(Local News ~ 11/21/07)
Off-road enthusiasts will have two chances to enter the Coon Creek Off-Road Park for free on Sunday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Dec. 2. In lieu of the usual $15 admission price, the park will be accepting toy donations for the Reelfoot Rural Ministries Toys for Tots program. Admission will be one toy per person and each item must be in new condition. Hot dogs, chips and beverages will also be available. The event is sponsored by Jimmy Dean Foods, Burks Beverage, Larry Gibson, Tim Gibson and Tim Owens...
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Mail carriers addressing vicious dog ordinance
(Local News ~ 11/21/07)
The Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen tabled the second reading of the town's proposed vicious dog ordinance during a public hearing Tuesday. The decision was passed following a written recommendation by the Animal Control Ordinance Committee, which suggested that the ordinance be "tabled until specific rulings are made by the Tennessee courts determining if the ban on specific domestic animal breeds is lawful" under the federal and state constitution...
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Fire consumes TWRA building near Bogota
(Local News ~ 11/21/07)
Fire consumed the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency maintenance building near Bogota on Tuesday. Dyer County Fire Chief James Medling said a preliminary study of the burn pattern points to an origin at or near the electrical fusebox at the shed's northwest corner...
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Negative responses to college name query at meeting
(Local News ~ 11/21/07)
Dyersburg residents who attended a discussion on Tuesday night on the proposed name change for Dyersburg State Community College gave a resounding "no" to the idea. Some 50 people attended the meeting, including employees of the college, members of the Foundation Board, city officials and alumni of the institution. The town-hall type meeting was held at the Lannom Center...
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Handcuffed man nabbed after courthouse escape
(Local News ~ 11/21/07)
A man taken into custody after a court hearing on Tuesday escaped from the Dyer County Courthouse wearing handcuffs and was not found until an hour later in Milltown. Richard "Ricky" Greg Smith, 25, 857 Penell Lane, reportedly eluded the attention of the bailiff and sheriff's deputies after the 1 p.m. hearing. He was in court on a charge of violating his parole...
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Jailer accused in child sex case
(Local News ~ 11/21/07)
A Lake County jailer was arrested Tuesday by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on several counts of solicitation and exploitation of a child. According to the TBI, William D. Pierce was arrested without incident about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at his residence at 513 Markham St...
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Obituaries for Nov. 21, 2007
(Obituary ~ 11/21/07)
Judge Wilford Parks, 89, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 at his residence. He was a farmer, a member of Tiptonville Church of Christ, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II serving in the European Theatre, Lake County Trustee from 1946-1954, County Judge from 1968-1981. ...
- At the shelter (Local News ~ 11/21/07)
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