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Pottery art exhibit open at college
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
When his art is on exhibit, David McBeth hopes you'll see more than just pots, cups and bowls. He hopes you'll see a piece of himself. The molded-from-clay artwork of McBeth is being featured this month at the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Dyersburg State Community College. The exhibit opened Tuesday and will run through March 4...
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Webcast talk part of schools staff dinner
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
When nationally acclaimed speaker Larry Lezotte accepted an invitation to join board members and leadership teams in the Dyersburg City School System for its annual staff dinner, no doubt his mouth watered for the traditional rib dinner presented by Security Bank...
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City e-mail address on private site called error
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
A city employee's e-mail address as manager of a private Web site was a mistake, said the man who posted it. "I know better than that," said Dyersburg Emergency Operations Communication Director Mark Grant. "The site was not even supposed to be up."...
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Obama wins victory in one local precinct
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
Dyer County ballots for Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama split firmly down racial lines, an analysis of precinct numbers shows. Obama supporters were outvoted by Clinton supporters in every one of the county's 17 precincts but one -- the largely black Dyer County Central precinct. There, Obama won a commanding 76.44 percent, or 133 votes, to Clinton's 21.84 percent, or 38 votes...
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Precincts closed early as dangerous weather arrived
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
Severe thunderstorms and the threat of tornadoes closed voting precincts in Dyer County an hour before planned on Tuesday. "Safety was the concern," said county election director Jane Heathcott. "I didn't want any of our precinct workers in harm's way."...
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Clinton, Huckabee win primary in heavy turnout
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
Presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee won decisive victories in Dyer County on Tuesday in the presidential preference primary. Cumulative totals details Clinton, a Democrat, 71.17 percent of the 2,823 votes cast. Republican Huckabee garnered 46.93 percent of the 2,604 GOP ballots, reflecting a more fractured race in the party...
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Obituaries for Feb. 6, 2008
(Obituary ~ 02/06/08)
Willie "Red" Bolden, 80, of Tiptonville, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 at his residence. He was farmer for 30 years, former employee of Lake County Soybean Mill and retired from the city of Tiptonville after 20 years, served as a chairman of the Steward Board, member of the Male Choir, a Mason, served as a County Commissioner for district No. 2A and a member of Rock of Ages CME Church...
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At the shelter
(Local News ~ 02/06/08)
Save a life today! Adopt a pet from the shelter and you will have a best friend for life. They will repay you with loyalty, devotion, and love you with all their being. Pets bring happiness and life into a house and turn a house into a home. It is a known fact that people live longer who have pets and among other things, it lowers blood pressure. ...
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