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Lake and Obion County customers urged to plan for extended outage
(Local News ~ 01/29/09)
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation customers who are still without power and do not have an alternative heating source are encouraged to seek shelter. Damage to Gibson EMC's physical electric system in extreme Northwest Tennessee is so extensive that repairs are expected to take several more days...
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Obituaries for Jan. 27, 2009
(Obituary ~ 01/29/09)
Thomas Kennon Harris, 37, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 in Mount Pleasant, Texas. He was a truck driver for Lauderdale Trucking Company. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. Henry L. Callison officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Obituaries for Jan. 28, 2009
(Obituary ~ 01/29/09)
William Samuel Scobey, 73, of Trimble, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired employee of All-Wear Manufacturing, a farmer, an Army veteran and a member of Trimble United Methodist Church. Services were at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with Dr. Thomas Parnell officiating. Burial was in Cool Springs Cemetery...
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At the shelter
(Features ~ 01/29/09)
"To find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." -- (Unknown) If your life needs meaning and purpose, please consider volunteering at the shelter. Helping homeless animals is such a worthy cause. If you are unable to walk dogs, there are many other ways you can help the animals. ...
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Missouri residents seek supplies and shelter in Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 01/29/09)
On Wednesday, residents from Missouri poured into Dyersburg by the hundreds. With many areas in Southeast Missouri experiencing total power outages, many people took advantage of Dyersburg's proximity to buy provisions to take back to their homes. In the parking lot of Wal-Mart, cars with Missouri license plates outnumbered the ones from Tennessee. ...
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Winter storm causes outages and problems for Dyersburg and Dyer County
(Local News ~ 01/29/09)
Monday night's ice storm, coupled with Tuesday night's wintry mix caused outages throughout Dyer County and surrounding areas. Dyersburg was partially spared compared to other areas in the county. "As far as the fire department goes, the city is in real good shape," said Dyersburg Fire Department Capt. Rusty Hilliard...
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Gibson EMC estimates damage exceeding $4 Million
(Local News ~ 01/29/09)
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation is reporting that it has more than four million dollars in damage to its electric system. Gibson EMC President and CEO Dan Rodamaker said it is the worst ice storm damage he has seen in his 22 years as CEO in three states. ...
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