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Spilled car fluid leads to grand jury
(Local News ~ 05/23/08)
A couple charged with driving the same vehicle while intoxicated now face possible indictments together. Donnie Ham, 59, and Doris Ham, 51, both of 227 High Ave., waived their rights to a preliminary hearing April 25 in Dyersburg city court. Their charges were bound over to the action of a Dyer County grand jury...
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Memorial Day events slated for Monday
(Local News ~ 05/23/08)
Memorial Day celebrations are scheduled on Monday in Dyersburg. Larry Simmons, a decorated Vietnam veteran and local representative for the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs, is to be the featured speaker for the first event at Fairview Cemetery...
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Three sheriff's officers injured in crash
(Local News ~ 05/23/08)
Three Dyer County Sheriff's Department investigators were hurt when a truck crashed into the back of the agency's SUV they were in on Wednesday. Terry McCreight, Chris Gorman and Joe Moody were in a 2006 Ford Explorer traveling west on Cedar Street in front of the Dyer County Sheriff's Department when a 1990 Nissan pickup truck smashed into the rear end of the Explorer...
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Police targeting prostitution in city; several arrested
(Local News ~ 05/23/08)
A little less than a month after promising a new drive against criminal activity in Dyersburg, several prostitution arrests have resulted. Two were arrested Thursday night. "That's what I meant when I said Dyersburg can no longer be your home if you take part in crime," said Police Chief Terry Ledbetter...
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Stolen car found sunk in pond
(Local News ~ 05/23/08)
A car stolen from a Dyersburg Police officer's residence south of Newbern was discovered sunken in a farm pond near the Rehoboth community in east Dyer County on Friday. Dyer County Sheriff's Department deputies were able to recover the vehicle, a 2005 Chevrolet Impala owned by Jimmy and Lisa DeSpain of Newbern, after diver Rick Gregory attached a cable from a Lowery's Wrecker Service truck to pull it out...
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