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Cases resolved in circuit court
(Local News ~ 06/06/08)
A number of cases were resolved in Dyer County Circuit Court on Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20. They include the following:...
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'Most wanted' pleads to one charge, faces more
(Local News ~ 06/06/08)
A man recently listed as a one of the county's most wanted criminals pleaded guilty to one of several charges he faces. Larry Dewayne Holland Jr., 19, whose address is listed as both 1438 Shelby Drive and 1004 Tibbs St., pleaded guilty to a failure to appear/contempt of court citation Tuesday, May 27, in Dyersburg city court...
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Benefits scheduled to aid family stricken with cancer
(Local News ~ 06/06/08)
Of all the activities families can plan to do together, going through chemotherapy should never be one of them. But, for Joe Borders and his granddaughter, Amelia Seratt, chemotherapy treatments for Joe's liposarcoma and Amelia's leukemia coincided in 2004...
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Farmer traces tractor's journey from Newbern to New York
(Local News ~ 06/06/08)
For seven long years, Joe Richardson of Newbern searched for a tractor. No ordinary tractor, mind you. He wanted to find his father's 1931 John Deere tractor. The tractor quit running one day and the family parked it in a fencerow, where it stood for nearly 50 years. An oak tree sprouted and grew between the driver's seat and the right wheel, eventually encasing a portion of the tractor's parts within its stout trunk. Richardson sold the tractor - tree and all - in 1987...
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Teague joins City Hall as director of human resources
(Local News ~ 06/06/08)
Before being named human resources director for the City of Dyersburg last month, Sue Teague already had over 30 years experience taking care of local employees and their families. Raised in the area, Teague went to school in Newbern and moved "to the big city" of Dyersburg shortly after graduation. Now she has taken a job for that big city doing what she does best: helping employees understand and take the best advantage of the benefits they receive...
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Grand jury to consider charges in wreck
(Local News ~ 06/06/08)
A Newbern man accused of seriously injuring three persons while driving drunk faces a possible indictment on a variety of charges. Francisco Javier Torres-Lopez, 33, 401 Monroe St. in Newbern, is charged with three counts of vehicular assault and one count each of second offense driving while intoxicated, violation of a traffic control device, violation of the financial responsibility law and driving without a license...
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Obituaries for June 6, 2008
(Obituary ~ 06/06/08)
Mary Martha Whitby, 80, of Friendship, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Bells Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and was a member of Emmanuel Community Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Dean officiating. Burial will be in Bellevernon Cemetery...
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