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Wesley schedules fund-raising activities
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care has planned several fund-raisers for the coming months. All of the events will benefit the residents' activity fund. Monies are used for various parties and activities. The community is welcome to participate at the events -- as a volunteer at the event or preparing for the event or as a participant...
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Student to compete in state geography bee
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
Dyersburg Middle School eighth-grader Tillman Austin will compete at the Tennessee Geography Bee in Nashville on April 4, with DMS seventh-grader Stephen Simpson also claiming a runner-up position in the event. Students in the DMS ITP/Plus 1 Enrichment program competed in the GeoBee this winter, with Tillman taking first place, Simpson earning second and sixth-grader Laurie Williams placing third...
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Nice weather something to sing about
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
Spring is eight days away, yet the winter season seems to already have broken with recent days of daytime temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Memphis and Paducah said Tuesday that Thursday's high temperature is expected to hit 72 degrees with partly cloudy conditions. Overnight lows are predicted to be around 53 degrees for Thursday...
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Horton hears Halls holler for Hollywood premiere
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
Over 600 residents of Halls gathered on the Halls High School football field on Saturday night to participate in the Horton Hears a Who Hometown Challenge. A challenge that Halls Mayor Trent McManus said was only offered to eight communities across the United States. A challenge that may bring an "orange carpet" sneak-peak premiere to the small town this week...
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Suspect facing federal charges
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
A 35-year-old man who appeared on drug charges in Dyer County Circuit Court on Tuesday soon found himself in federal custody. Tyrone "Mo" Houston was indicted by a federal grand jury Jan. 30 on five counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute...
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Hearing set for second teenage murder suspect
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
An 18-year-old murder suspect appeared in Newbern city court Monday afternoon without his attorney. Colton Dequan Whitelow of Halls said his family has hired a Memphis attorney, Bill Anderson, to defend him. Anderson did not attend Monday's court appearance, which was held in the Dyer County Criminal Justice Complex courtroom for security reasons...
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Obituaries for March 12, 2008
(Obituary ~ 03/12/08)
Virginia Glozier, 80, of Dyersburg, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. She was a homemaker, an avid artist and a former employee of Brach's Candy Company. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Smith officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery...
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Choctaws split back-to-back games at Tomahawk Classic
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/08)
After knocking off Nettleton, Arkansas in Monday nights season opener at Dyer County, the Choctaws traveled to Jackson to compete in the Tomahawk Classic. In the first game of the tournament the Choctaws battled the Bruins of USJ, a rematch of last years regional tournament. The Choctaws jumped on the Bruins early, but a late rally by USJ provided enough offense to come away with a 8-7 win over Dyer County...
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Smith goes deep, Trojans cruise past TCA
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/08)
Playing in the opening round of the Jackson North Side Tomahawk Classic to start the season, Dyersburg wasted little time picking up its first victory of the year, cruising past Trinity Christian Academy, 8-0. Dyersburg started strong, plating five runs in the bottom of the first inning against a youthful TCA squad to earn the win. ...
- Police urge awareness over purse snatching (Local News ~ 03/12/08)
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Suspect arrested for two armed robberies
(Local News ~ 03/12/08)
A Dyersburg man was arrested Wednesday for the armed robbery of KC's One Stop on Saturday night and the Lake Road Food Shop on Monday night. Ricky Shane Wade, 20, who is listed with addresses in the 1400 block of Browning Street and Brickbat Road, was taken into custody on a drug charge at Comfort Inn, 2675 Lake Rd., at about 2 a.m. Wednesday...
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