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Two DHS educators lauded as advanced exam readers
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
At a time when many school systems may be tempted to lower their standards and make sure that they don't earn a spot on the next No Child Left Behind target list, educators in the Dyersburg City School System continue to step forward and lead the way in the profession of teaching...
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Son awarded scholarship to New York film school
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
It was the beginning of this year when Brandon Middlebrook of Dyersburg got a shot at Hollywood. At that time, his mother Anita was determined to get him to New York. The opportunity has come. After competing in the World Championships of Performing Arts this summer, Middlebrook was awarded a two-year partial scholarship to attend the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, School of Film and Television...
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Miss DHS 2007 shares beauty title with her mother, Miss DHS 1979
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
Last Saturday, Shelley Lemon was honored in a longstanding tradition at Dyersburg High School. Crowned Miss DHS, she took her place in a long line of DHS alumni chosen for the honor by their peers. But the crown also allowed her to follow in her mother's footsteps and begin a family tradition of her own...
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United Way campaign trailing, but bright spots impressive
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
The Dyersburg-Dyer County United Way campaign is trailing behind the volunteer agency's 2007 target, but there are some remarkable increases to be proud of, said division chief Debbie Todd. "Dyer County is like a breath of fresh air," said Todd, the United Way's West Tennessee fund-raising director at a campaign update today at First Citizens National Bank. "There is a lot of volunteer strength in Dyer County."...
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Schools recognized on national 'best' list
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
Four local high schools earned places on U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools 2008 list. Dyer County High School, Dyersburg High School, Halls High School and Lake County High School each received bronze medals. The magazine analyzed data from the 2005-2006 school year of 18,790 high schools from 40 states to compile the list...
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Shots fired against home invaders
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
A homeowner reportedly fired several shots to stop a home invasion south of the Unionville community on Wednesday night. According to Lauderdale County Sheriff Steve Sanders, a resident on Church Road called 911 minutes before midnight to report he had halted "an attempted home invasion" after firing five shots at the suspects as they fled in a vehicle described as an older-model dark-colored Oldsmobile or Pontiac 6000-type sedan...
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Obituaries for Dec. 13, 2007
(Obituary ~ 12/13/07)
Rebecca Foster Cook, 90, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber Works and a member of Bogota Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Carmon Dennison officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...
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Driver swims from car submerged in floodwater
(Local News ~ 12/13/07)
A motorist was forced to swim from her vehicle as it submerged in floodwater south of Tatumville early today. According to Dyer County Sheriff's Department reports, Sara Polk, 23, 232 Fairfield Dr., was driving south on Tatumville Road on her new Commercial Appeal newspaper route when she drove her 2005 Nissan Sentra into the flooded road at about 3:44 a.m...
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