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DSCC student pursuing degree entirely online earns honor from Chick-fil-A
(Local News ~ 02/08/08)
Jonathan McGraw, a Dyersburg State Community College student taking all of his classes online, recently received a $1,000 scholarship from Chick-fil-A to continue his studies in justice services. McGraw, who resides outside of Memphis, received the nomination for the restaurant company's Leadership Scholarship from Anthony House, the operator of a Chick-fil-A on Germantown Parkway in Germantown...
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Three Oaks receives new exercise equipment from new school health effort
(Local News ~ 02/08/08)
Students at Three Oaks Middle School are stomping their way into good health with the aid of 20 new exercise steppers, which were purchased by the Dyer County Coordinated School Health Program. "Back in September we asked the Dyer County School Health Coordinator Charles Clark if he could purchase the steppers for our students," said TOMS assistant principal Kevin Hill. ...
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Corps providing grant to help halt cemetery erosion
(Local News ~ 02/08/08)
Plans to mitigate the erosion of land surrounding the historic Pleasant Hill Cemetery north of Finley received a boost this week when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed to provide $100,000 for a feasibility study. "This is really good news," said Marshall Goad, one of the managers of the cemetery. "It's been needed for a long time."...
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E-mail complaint over closed precincts makes national news
(Local News ~ 02/08/08)
A Finley woman became so incensed polls were closed early on Tuesday because of weather that she fired off an e-mail complaint that made national news. Stacy Williams, 238 Walnut Ln., was quoted on Fox News on Tuesday the she and her husband "were stripped of our right to vote."...
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Man sentenced to 15 years for gun, drug charges
(Local News ~ 02/08/08)
A Dyersburg man will spend the next 15 years in a federal prison. Johnny Jenkins, 32, of Dyersburg, was sentenced on five charges Wednesday, Feb. 6, in U.S. District Court in Memphis. A federal jury had convicted him in November on three counts of selling, distributing or dispensing a controlled substance; carrying and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; and being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Police raid interrupts suspected cocaine lab
(Local News ~ 02/08/08)
Almost a half-pound of cocaine, almost $3,000 in cash and weapons were seized when Dyersburg police on Thursday raided a reputed gang house while several suspects were found to be cooking crack cocaine. Paul "PJ" Montrell Isom, 22, 365 Wabash Circle; Cortez Cooper, 19, Schaeffer St.; Nigel Lamar Mayberry, 19, 1821 Whitney Young; and Michael Lawrence O'Toole, 51, 317 Elementary Rd., Halls, are lodged in the Dyer County Jail without bonds. ...
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Obituaries for Feb. 8, 2008
(Obituary ~ 02/08/08)
Ruth Adams, 73, of Brownsville, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 at Haywood Park Community Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church in Eaton. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive visitors at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church...
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Lady Rebels too much for shorthanded, inconsistent Lady Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/08)
In most cases it may be difficult to remain positive after suffering a 20-point loss this late in the regular season, but Dyersburg head coach Randy Coffman remained optimistic about the future of his Lady Trojan squad despite being pummeled by the No.1 ranked Lady Rebels from Obion County Thursday night, 73-53...
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DMS Lady Trojans end season with heartbreaking loss
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/08)
The Dyersburg middle school Lady Trojans traveled back to Memphis to compete against the Lady Eagles of American Way in the semi-finals of the TMSAA Large Girls Sectional Tournament at White Station middle school. The Lady Trojans defeated Raleigh-Egypt and Southwind in the first two rounds of the tournament leading into tonight's match-up. DMS lost the semi-final game against a towering American Way team 39-37 in a hard fought back and forth game that came down to the final seconds of play...
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Obion County avenges loss to Dyersburg
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/08)
The Dyersburg Trojans looked to solidify their No.2 standing in district play Thursday night when facing Obion County at DHS. Unfortunately for the Trojans, Obion County entered the game looking to improve its district standing as well, doing so in convincing fashion, winning 64-50...
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