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Great American Cleanup slated for Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/19/08)
Dyer County's annual Great American Cleanup event will take place on Saturday, April 26, at Okeena Park, but many local residents are already busy participating in area cleaning and conservation efforts. The City of Dyersburg's Spring Cleanup schedule is encouraging many residents to do a little spring cleaning themselves. ...
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Thompson honored as longest-serving pastor
(Local News ~ 04/19/08)
Pastor Clyde Thompson was surprised on Thursday morning by a visit from Dyersburg Mayor John Holden, Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill and Dyer Baptist Association's Director of Missions Joe Wright. An ordinary workday was transformed into a celebration when family and friends joined Thompson for a joint proclamation from the mayors honoring Thompson for his 25 years of service as pastor of Parrish Chapel Baptist Church and the longest-serving pastor in the Dyer Baptist Association...
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Student severely injured in crash
(Local News ~ 04/19/08)
A University of Tennessee at Martin student was seriously injured on Saturday when the car he was driving crashed north of Halls. Karl B. Hanson, 22 was transported by ambulance helicopter to The Regional Hospital in Memphis with severe injuries sustained after he lost control of his 2006 gold Chevrolet Malibu and crashed into the treeline off the northbound outside lane about a mile north of Poplar Grove Road...
- Party tested over charges (Local News ~ 04/19/08)
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Woman arrested for fraud
(Local News ~ 04/19/08)
A Dyersburg woman was arrested Thursday after she was indicted for illegally taking almost $40,000 from an elderly neighbor. Winona Brewer, 49, 133 Gurley Dr., turned herself into police on Thursday after the seven-month investigation resulted in a felony charge of theft of between $10,000 and $60,000. The crime is a Class C Felony...
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Armed robbery suspect sought
(Local News ~ 04/19/08)
Dyersburg police are looking for the man suspected in the armed robbery of a convenience store early Saturday. The suspect is wanted for the hold-up of the Lake Road Food Shop, 2525 Lake Rd., at about 4:43 a.m. The man used a screwdriver to force to the clerk to empty the cash register. The suspect left with an undetermined amount of cash and left the store walking towards the Kroger store across the parking lot...
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Obituaries for April 20, 2008
(Obituary ~ 04/19/08)
Guy Maddox, 90, of Ridgely, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired from the Lake County Highway Department, a member of Wynnburg Baptist Church, and an Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Buckley officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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