- Missionary shares cultural knowledge from years in South American country (Local News ~ 12/31/07)
- Students visit Maple Ridge (Local News ~ 12/31/07)
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City native tapped as new assistant DA
(Local News ~ 12/31/07)
District Attorney General D. Michael Dunavant of the 25th Judicial District is honored and pleased to announce the appointment of Joni R. Livingston as a new Assistant District Attorney General. Livingston will work in the office serving the 25th Judicial District of Lauderdale, Tipton, Fayette, Hardeman and McNairy counties. She was sworn into office on Monday, Dec. 3, by The Honorable Joseph H. Walker, III, Circuit Judge...
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Teen charged with DUI after driving into pole, bricks
(Local News ~ 12/31/07)
One of the nine individuals told in Dyersburg City Court on Dec. 21 to get counseling from pastors to resolve an underage drinking case drove into a street light pole on Dec. 26 while reportedly drunk. John Teeter, 18, was charged with driving under the influence after police tested him having a blood alcohol content of .15 percent...
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Credit card case sent to grand jury
(Local News ~ 12/31/07)
A man who used someone else's credit card to buy building supplies could be indicted by a Dyer County grand jury. Bart Stephen Sorrell, 43, 118 E. Main St. in Fowlkes, has been charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and waived his right to a preliminary hearing in General Sessions Court on Monday, Dec. 10. His case was bound over to the action of a grand jury...
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Graffiti sprayed onto several cars across city
(Local News ~ 12/31/07)
Vandals spray-painted graffiti on several cars in central Dyersburg overnight Saturday. According to several Dyersburg Police Department reports, officers responded to addresses on Hillcrest Avenue, McArthur Street, Lovers Lane and the Cypress Hill apartment complex, where unknown suspects had used paint to write "Hey," Your It 2," in red and blue colors...
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Appeals court denies man's rehab question
(Local News ~ 12/31/07)
Ineffective legal counsel isn't to blame for one man's missed opportunity at sobriety, an appeals court has decided. Randy Bernard Mitchell pleaded guilty in Dyer County Circuit Court to five counts of selling less than half a gram of cocaine. In his plea agreement he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on each count, with the sentences being served concurrently. ...
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Man sought for sending suspicious cash hidden in speakers
(Local News ~ 12/31/07)
Police are seeking three people suspected of sending almost $5,000 cash in a FedEx package. According to the Dyersburg Police report, a black male brought a package in to ship overnight to a Texas address. The man asked the clerk to fill out the airbill slip because he had a hurt hand and was unable to write...
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Obituaries for Dec. 31, 2007
(Obituary ~ 12/31/07)
Marilyn June Boling, 72, of Troy, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was a retired civil-service employee and a member of South Fork Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. John Hayes officiating. Burial will be in South Fork Cemetery...
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THRILLER: Lady Trojans capture Christmas tourney title with overtime win over Lady Choctaws
(High School Sports ~ 12/31/07)
After two overtime victories in as many days, it's hard to doubt the sheer toughness and staying power of the Lady Trojans. Saturday night's win was possibly the highlight of their season so far, as the Dyersburg girls battled back from a double-digit deficit against the Lady Choctaws to tie the game 57-57 at the end of regulation and go on a 12-2 run to secure a 69-59 victory in overtime...
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