- Emergency repair work on Obion River (Local News ~ 04/08/08)
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Violent weather predicted
(Local News ~ 04/08/08)
The threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is forecast for overnight Thursday into Friday. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. today issued a three-day forecast indicating a "moderate risk" for severe thunderstorms across the Mid-South on Thursday...
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Trimble Board reverses its decision on one-way street made in March
(Local News ~ 04/08/08)
The Trimble Town Board reversed a decision made in March to make a section of College and Jetton streets one-way routes. The switch occurred, said Mayor Jim Stark, after the resident who asked for the change found out after the board had voted her wishes that others in the neighborhood did not favor the move...
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Solution sought for Trimble utility bill scofflaws
(Local News ~ 04/08/08)
Utility bill delinquents have cost Trimble almost $5,000 in the last year in unpaid natural gas and water payments, a problem Mayor Jim Stark said the board needs to examine. "It's time we need to explore a solution," said Stark. "We are at risk for great losses."...
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Dyersburg Board approves bids for sanitation, police car
(Local News ~ 04/08/08)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved several bids at Monday night's meeting, with new equipment purchased for Solid Waste Management, Dyersburg Activity Center and the Dyersburg Police Department. Purchasing Agent Greg Williams shared the bidding process to purchase a new tractor that will allow the Sanitation Department to replace a tractor that can't be repaired. ...
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Uniform dress code in city schools set for fall semester
(Local News ~ 04/08/08)
Students in the Dyersburg City School System will have a more restrictive dress code next semester, but several details of the new code are still to be worked out after the board's second reading. Dyersburg City Board members on Monday passed the second reading of a uniform dress code, "with the proviso that Superintendent Lloyd Ramer talk to the school administrators about the concerns addressed [by the board in the April board meeting]."...
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Obituaries for April 8, 2008
(Obituary ~ 04/08/08)
Burnard G. Agee, 86, of Parsons, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons. He was retired as an accountant for Forcum Lannom Contractors and Acred Shoe Store, a member of Dyersburg First United Methodist Church, a graduate of Murray State University and was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, receiving two Purple Hearts in the Battle of Okinawa...
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Bulldogs defeat Choctaws in district stunner
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/08)
After recording the sweep over the Dyersburg Trojans last week, the Dyer County Choctaws returned home for a district match-up with the Bulldogs of Milan on a beautiful Monday night in Newbern. Milan took advantage of some early defensive mishaps by the Choctaws and gave Dyer County their first district loss of the season. Dyer County head coach Preston Ozment sent right-hander B.A. Davis to the mound to deal with the Bulldogs, and despite receiving the loss, Davis pitched a great game...
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Forked Deer River flooding forces family from house
(Local News ~ 04/08/08)
The rising water of the Forked Deer River in south Dyersburg has forced at least one family from their home as other residents warily eye the creeping flood. "I tell you, it's a mess," said Dorothy McCrite of 511 Forshee St., on Tuesday. "I don't want to move, but if it gets up, I will. I got people."...
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