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Obituaries for Jan. 25, 2009
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
John Roland Cannon Jr., 30, of Finley, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a welder for Systems Contracting, a Baptist, former lieutenant with the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, and an avid fisherman and NASCAR fan...
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Ambiguity in law forces state to drop drug cases
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
A law that makes it illegal to gather supplies needed to manufacture methamphetamines may be too ambiguous to enforce. The local District Attorney's office recently declined to prosecute seven persons indicted under the law. The charges of promoting the manufacture of methamphetamines were dropped Jan. 5 in Dyer County Circuit Court...
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Customers to see rise in electricity rates
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Dyersburg Electric System customers will likely see a 3.82 percent rate increase in the price of their electricity within next few months. DES President and CEO Jimmy Williamson informed members of the Power Board on Wednesday that according to a recent rate study, DES rates need to be adjusted to keep up with inflation. ...
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Wreck on Jenkinsville-Jamestown Rd., car leaves scene
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
At approximately 12:45 p.m. today, a wreck occurred on Jenkinsville-Jamestown Rd. Jason Carter of Dyersburg was traveling in a white 2-door 2006 Honda Accord when he says he was run off of the road.
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