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Obituaries for Dec. 9, 2008
(Obituary ~ 12/10/08)
Lincoln David Curry, 66, of Kenton, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Union City Manor Nursing Home. He was a retired employee of General Motors Corporation in Mansfield, Ohio and a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. There will be no services. Dilday Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of cremation arrangements...
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Couple Arrested on Drug Charges
(Local News ~ 12/10/08)
December 9, 2008, at approximately 2:37 p.m., Dyersburg Police Bike Unit executed a search warrant at 909 Fair Street, which resulted in the arrest of a husband and wife. Officers arrested Mickie Dewalt (31) and Albert Dewalt (24) after they discovered 6 grams of suspected marijuana, and 12 grams of suspected crack cocaine inside the home...
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County law enforcement committee to meet Thursday
(Local News ~ 12/10/08)
The Dyer County Commission's Law Enforcement Committee is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Dyer County Law Enforcement Center on Cedar Street. Sheriff Jeff Holt plans to ask the committee to consider lease-purchase agreements on four new squad cars. Holt said the sheriff's department replaces three or four high-mileage vehicles each year...
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Ultralight migration leads 14 endangered whooping cranes through Tennessee skies
(Local News ~ 12/10/08)
Rough weather has grounded 14 whooping crane chicks taking their first migration through West Tennessee. The endangered cranes landed Friday at the Horse Creek Wildlife Sanctuary and Animal Refuge in Savannah. They haven't been able to continue their migration south because of strong winds...
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Married couple arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 12/10/08)
Tuesday, Dec. 9, at approximately 2:37 p.m., the Dyersburg Police Dapartment's bike unit executed a search warrant at 909 Fair St., which resulted in the arrest of a husband and wife. Officers arrested Mickie Dewalt (31) and Albert Dewalt (24) after they discovered 6 grams of suspected marijuana, and 12 grams of suspected crack cocaine inside the home...
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Cold snap triggers fires, one fatality
(Local News ~ 12/10/08)
Firemen from Tiptonville and Ridgely battled three fires during one deadly night that claimed a life and destroyed two homes. Firemen combated subfreezing temperatures in all three blazes as Northwest Tennessee has shivered under an unusually cold early December...
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