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Illicit drug charges sent to grand jury
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
Zavian Deshannon Glasper, 32, 204 Harton Row, faces a possible indictment for possession of a Schedule III controlled substance and possession of cocaine with intent to sell. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing on those charges in Dyer County General Sessions Court on Thursday, Nov. 15. A grand jury is expected to consider the charges next month to determine whether Glasper should be indicted...
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Man faces indictment for stealing his car from impound lot
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
A man from the Lenox community faces a potential indictment on burglary, theft and other charges. Michael Lynn Mims, 28, 120 Smith St., waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charges in General Sessions Court on Monday, Nov. 26. The charges were bound over to the action of a Dyer County Grand Jury...
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Quilt completed after six decades of woman's life
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
For almost as long as she can remember, quilting has been a part of Madgie Gilland's life. And for much of her life, one particular project has been waiting patiently in the wings. After more than 60 years of working on it, Gilliland called it done on May 13...
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Preschool donates books to library
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
Students from First Baptist Church Preschool in Dyersburg aren't only giving to each other this holiday season, they're giving to others. The 2- and 3-year-old classes of Rachele Morgan and Holly Rogers presented books to McIver's Grant Public Library on Monday and Tuesday...
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Caregiver arrested for stealing $8K from woman
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
A Finley woman is charged with stealing more than $8,000 from an elderly woman for whom she was caring. Amy Hill, 40, 55 Mimosa St., is charged with theft over $1,000 and fraudulent use of a credit card. According to the Dyersburg Police report, investigators began work on the case after the son of the woman, who is 90, became suspicious of more than $8,000 in credit card transactions at Dyersburg restaurants, stores and for cash advances...
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Deputies find contraband dropped near prison fence
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
Several pounds of contraband were found on Monday by Lake County Sheriff's Department investigators along the fence line of the Northwest Correctional Complex north of Tiptonville. The illegal substance, though plant material, is not marijuana, but one in demand much more than that illicit substance. It's tobacco...
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Commission endorses retracting open records law
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
The Dyer County Commission on Tuesday voted 18-1 to endorse a resolution diluting the state's Open Records Law by allowing elected officials to meet in groups of three, or just short of a majority, in secret without prior notice. Current state law prohibits two officials from conducting official business without prior public notice. The law allows two members of a public body to talk informally without violating the law...
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20-year veteran to exit 911 board
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
The longest-serving member of the Dyer County Emergency Communications Board told officials he does not want to be re-appointed to the membership. Bob Dean submitted a letter on Dec. 8 to Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill, Dyersburg Mayor John Holden and Tennessee Emergency Communications Board chief Lynn Questell in Nashville...
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Obituaries for Dec. 12, 2007
(Obituary ~ 12/12/07)
Skipper Jones Jr., 79, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was owner of Newman Jones Ford Dealership, Jones Construction and Jones Brothers Tractor Company and a 70-year member of First United Methodist Church, a former Sunday school teacher and lay speaker, past president of the Rotary Club with 45 years of perfect attendance and received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award, past president of Jaycees and organized the Art League, Bass Club and the Dyersburg Fairground radio-controlled flyers club, a Shriner and was instrumental in building the new hospital and the Mississippi River Bridge. ...
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At the shelter
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
As the holiday season approaches, please consider giving the gift of life to a precious shelter animal. Come to our shelter and adopt a deserving pet. We have beautiful cats, kittens, dogs and puppies who are so hopeful the next visitor will take them home and make them part of their family. These animals have so much love to give...
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Fight on school bus investigated
(Local News ~ 12/12/07)
School officials are investigating a brawl reported aboard a Dyer County school bus on Thursday that left a student injured. "There was an incident reported on bus A6 on Thursday afternoon," said schools transportation director Kris Kent, who declined to offer more details on the alleged assault...
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