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Obituaries for Aug. 3, 2008
(Obituary ~ 08/05/08)
Sebastian Gabriele Amarena, infant son of Paolo Miki and Elizabeth Anne Fowlkes Amarena of Dyersburg, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Graveside services were held Saturday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Kenny Chessor officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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Obituaries for Aug. 4, 2008
(Obituary ~ 08/05/08)
Margaret E. Lindsey, 95, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008 at The Bridge at Ridgely. She was a homemaker, a former member of the Home Demonstration Club, and a member of Burgies Chapel United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Ronald Lovins officiating...
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Angels eliminated at World Series, Ponytails inch closer to claiming title
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/08)
The Dyersburg Angels and Ponytails continued their play in the 2008 Dixie Girls World Series in Louisiana on Monday. Both teams picked up victories before the Angels were eliminated from the event after falling to Alabama, 7-1 The Angels started their second round match-up with Arkansas on Sunday afternoon before rain hit the area and the game was pushed back until late Sunday night. ...
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$7,000 in tools stolen from store
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
Dyersburg police are searching for suspects in the overnight Thursday theft of more than $7,000 in power tools from a Phillips Street business. According to the report, officers responded to 1503 Phillips St. after Gary Rester, owner of Vigilant Power Solutions, discovered a trailer near the business had been burglarized...
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Federal Reserve executive to keynote NAACP banquet
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
The vice president and senior branch executive of the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is scheduled to be the keynote speaker on Aug. 9 for the NAACP's annual Freedom Fund Banquet. The theme of this year's banquet is 'The Power to Change Personal Economics."...
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Confederate heritage honored with flag
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
Saturday afternoon, under a blistering sun in Trimble, a passionate crowd estimated at around 300 from five different states attended the Confederate Battle Flag dedication. The Gen. Otho French Strahl, Camp 176 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans at Parks Cemetery Ridge Confederate Memorial Plaza presented the flag. The site was chosen by its highly visible location adjacent to the new Highway 69 corridor that will run between Canada and Mexico...
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Ponytails one win away from World Series title
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/08)
Five down one to go. So is the story for the Dyersburg all-stars competing in the 2008 Dixie Ponytails World Series in Pineville, Louisiana. On Tuesday night the squad faced Florida for the right to play for the series title on Wednesday, cruising to an easy, 6-1 victory behind a solid night at the plate and the continued pitching heroics of Ali Evans...
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