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Appeals court rules against man's claim of ineffective lawyer work
(Local News ~ 12/29/07)
A state appeals court declined to grant post-conviction relief to a man who pleaded guilty in Dyer County Circuit Court to stealing a truck. The man, Edward Ray Armstrong, appealed his three-year sentence to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. He claimed that his attorney failed to provide effective counsel...
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Man hurt when car breaks light pole
(Local News ~ 12/29/07)
A Finley man was injured at 1 a.m. Friday when he failed to negotiate a turn and smashed a light pole before stopping in a culvert. Alcohol is suspected as a contributing factor, said Dyersburg police. The driver was identified as Ronnie Junior Smith, 43, 355 Thomas White Rd. He was the only person in the vehicle...
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Shot fired in drunken brawl leads to arrest
(Local News ~ 12/29/07)
A man was arrested Wednesday after a shot was fired into a ceiling during a drunken brawl, a Dyersburg Police report said. Gerald Myers, 40, is lodged in the Dyer County Jail on two charges of aggravated assault over the incident, which occurred at Myers 's residence at 820 Sunnybrae Ave. on Dec. 25...
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Mother of daughter, 4 hit by father says 'filthy' house untrue
(Local News ~ 12/29/07)
The mother of the four-year-old girl assaulted by her father on Christmas Day said she is being unfairly maligned by the incident that led to a probe by the Department of Childrens Services. "It's not true what the police said about my house," said Jennifer French...
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Soldier back from Iraq killed in shooting
(Local News ~ 12/29/07)
A U.S. Army soldier who recently returned home from Iraq was shot and killed on Thursday night in Halls. Donnie Arwood, 21, the son of Stephen and Lisa Arwood, 314 Jones St., was shot by another man about 11 p.m. Thursday. His father, Stephen, was also shot. Stephen Arwood was transported to The Regional Medical Center in Memphis in serious condition...
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Obituaries for Dec. 30, 2007
(Obituary ~ 12/29/07)
Wanda D. Cooper, 45, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dyersburg Christian Center with the Rev. W.L. Cadney officiating. Burial will be in Veterans Cemetery in Dyersburg. Currie's Funeral Home of Henning is in charge of arrangements...
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