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Obituaries for Aug. 7, 2008
(Obituary ~ 08/10/08)
Julian F. Hall, 65, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a factory worker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home with Bro. David Powell and Bro. Brian Giselbach officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens in Dyersburg...
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Obituaries for Aug. 8, 2008
(Obituary ~ 08/10/08)
Brian Halliburton, 38, of Gates, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Halls High School with the Rev. Booker Joe Nance Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery in Gates. Thompson's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements...
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Bowyer: Pursue 'purpose higher than self'
(Local News ~ 08/10/08)
MARTIN -- Dyersburg State Community College President Dr. Karen Bowyer congratulated University of Tennessee at Martin graduates on Saturday, complimenting them on a job well done. "You are joining a select group. Only 25 percent of the adult population in the United States has reached the milestone of a baccalaureate degree."...
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Newbern resident in need of kidney transplant
(Local News ~ 08/10/08)
Auction fund-raiser planned Aug. 23 at city Activity Center Newbern resident Linda Sisk was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2002. Doctors say a kidney transplant is essential to her survival. For the past six years, she has undergone three-hour dialysis treatments three days a week, and her declining health prevents her from working. Her husband, Francis, also suffers from health complications and is unable to work...
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YMCA enjoys large turnout for inaugural football camp
(High School Sports ~ 08/10/08)
While most area football teams on the middle and high school level are busy preparing for the upcoming season, the YMCA of Dyer County just wrapped up its inaugural three-day camp for youngsters ages 5 to 13 years old interested in learning the simple fundamentals of playing the game...
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Area teams participate in 1st Look Scrimmage at DCHS
(High School Sports ~ 08/10/08)
With just two weeks left until opening weekend of high school football, Dyer County hosted the ninth annual 1st Look Scrimmage in Newbern Friday night featuring eight teams from around the area. The eight teams participating were the Choctaws, Lake County, Ripley, Brighton, Haywood County, Halls, Heath High School and Gibson County. To say the least, the cool night in Newbern was filled with amazing catches, hard hits, and most importantly, a shutout victory for the Choctaws...
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Obituaries for Aug. 10, 2008
(Obituary ~ 08/10/08)
Jerry C. 'Yogi' Allmon, 74, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of the city of Newbern Water Department and a member of Newbern First Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Burial will be in Yorkville Cemetery...
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