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Dining With Diabetes class takes close look at artificial sweeteners
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
As they arrived at their most recent Dining With Diabetes class, participants were given a little pop quiz in the form of a taste test. They were asked to sip three samples of tea and remember which they liked the best. Their choices turned out to be the pink one, the blue one or a blend of the two called Two Boys and a Girl. The winner was the blend...
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For parents who've lost a child, image service focuses on 'giving them forever'
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
They say a picture's worth a thousand words. But to a parent who's lost an infant, pictures literally provide a lifetime of memories. A Dyersburg couple and their family are learning just how precious those photos are thanks to an organization called Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep...
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Appeals court remands case to Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
A woman who embezzled $190,747.13 from her employer doesn't deserve an enhanced sentence, declared the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio. In a March 5 ruling, the court stated that Terry Ann Tatum did not hold a position of private trust and she did not have special skills that would qualify her for a longer prison sentence...
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Dyersburg State names winners in annual 'Voices' essay contest
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
Dyersburg State Community College named the winners of its Voices of West Tennessee essay contest during events at the annual Book Festival at the end of February. The subject of the essay contest was the Holocaust, with word and subject guidelines set for grades 3 through 5, 6 through 8, high school and college, and adult...
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Stories of miracles sought
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
Miracle. It's a word that has many meanings to different people. And the State Gazette is trying to bring stories of miracles to our readers, with the help anyone who can tell us about a miraculous situation they or someone they know has experienced...
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Four on ballot for Ripley mayor race
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
The April 3 election for Ripley mayor will include four candidates and replay the 2004 race between Jon Pavletic and former Mayor Richard Douglas. Pavletic defeated Douglas in the last election, dethroning him after three terms as the city of Ripley's highest elected official...
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Obituaries for March 9, 2008
(Obituary ~ 03/08/08)
Stanley Ray Rouse, 65, of Dyersburg, died on Friday, March 7, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. Rouse, formerly of Kennett, Mo., was born on April 28, 1942 in Kennett. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Visitation is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 11 at McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett...
- Briefly, a memorable and snowy winter wonderland (Local News ~ 03/08/08)
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Armed robbery at store
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
Police are looking for the suspect in an armed robbery Saturday night of a Dyersburg convenience store. The incident occurred at 7:36 p.m. at KC's One Stop., 1012 U.S. Highway 51 Bypass. A be-on-the-lookout report was broadcast alerting surrounding law enforcement agencies the suspect was seen in a black 1994 Ford Taurus. The vehicle was seen driving north on Volunteer Boulevard after the robbery, said police...
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Man killed after gun discharges at home
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
A man was fatally shot Saturday morning in the Good Hope Subdivision south of Newbern. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department report, Curtis Windle, 22, 156 Vicki St., died at about 1:03 a.m. Windle was reportedly handling a .45-caliber handgun when it discharged earlier...
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Guard unit alerted for possible mobilization
(Local News ~ 03/08/08)
Citizen-soldiers from the 168th Military Police Battalion in Dyersburg were given notice on Saturday the unit has been alerted for possible mobilization to active duty. "That means to be prepared for a possible deployment," said battalion commander Lt. Col. Brad Bishop...
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