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Obituaries for July 16, 2008
(Obituary ~ 07/17/08)
Nancy Ann Garrison, 63, of Owensboro, Ky., formerly of Finley, died Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Owensboro Medical Health Systems. She was a homemaker and a teacher's assistant at Longfellow Adult Learning Center in Owensboro for 20 years. A memorial service will be planned at a later date in Finley...
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Technology Center at Newbern names new assistant director
(Local News ~ 07/17/08)
Certified Public Accountant Donna Selby has returned home to Dyer County to take the position of assistant director of the Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern. Selby served as plant controller for Martha White Foods and Alumax Engineered Metal Processes in Jackson before joining the Tennessee Technology Center family. ...
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Eagle Scout project adds to arboretum, honors local children
(Local News ~ 07/17/08)
Located as an outdoor classroom at Dyersburg Middle School, The Forest of Dreams is much more than a place for local students to receive a firsthand lesson in botany. The arboretum that honors the spirit of children facing chronic or life-threatening illnesses has been the center of attention for many this spring with a project by Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Legan drawing many area organizations together...
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At the shelter
(Features ~ 07/17/08)
Are you thinking of adopting a puppy? It is a challenge if you have small children. Teach your child to treat a pet like they would a friend, because pets are living creatures and not toys. Make the same family commitment you would make when planning to have a child. ...
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STATE CHAMPIONS: Ponytail all-stars earn title with back-to-back victories
(High School Sports ~ 07/17/08)
After dropping their first game of the entire postseason, the Dyersburg Ponytails put together a very impressive three game winning streak to take home the 2008 Dixie Youth Girls Softball State Championship in Joelton on Wednesday. Dyersburg, or a better reference Team Tennessee will travel to Pineville, Louisiana on August 1st to compete in the Dixie Youth Girls Softball World Series...
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Six weeks after arrest, prosecutors seek to revoke Dubrule release
(Local News ~ 07/17/08)
Six weeks after he was arrested on several charges for leading Dyersburg police on a reckless vehicle pursuit, prosecutors on Wednesday moved to revoke Rosaire "Ross" Dubrule's bond on a federal drug fraud case for failing to keep out of trouble. A judge has to sign off on the request for Dubrule, 60, 850 Dan Willis Rd., Newbern, to be taken into custody...
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Man injured in tractor accident
(Local News ~ 07/17/08)
A man was seriously injured on Wednesday night when the tractor he was working on rolled over him. Carmen Dennison, a resident of the 7000 block of Highway 78, was flown by helicopter to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis after the aircraft landed at Spring Hill Baptist Church...
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Several DSCC courses on chopping block due to falling enrollment
(Local News ~ 07/17/08)
Dyersburg State Community College has seven programs on review for possible elimination due to a low number of graduates. The Tennessee Board of Regents recently announced that 70 low-producing university and community college programs across the state are under final review and may be eliminated at the end of the current three-year cycle in 2009. Seven of those programs are DSCC programs producing 10 or less graduates per year over the past five years...
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