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Obituaries for Feb. 5, 2009
(Obituary ~ 02/06/09)
Lessie Lee Beal, of Dyersburg, formerly of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired cook for Lake County School System and a member of Ridgely First Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mackie Prince, the Rev. David Prince and the Rev. Ralph Moore officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...
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Dyersburg, Dyer Co. emergency responders assist Hickman
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
During last week's major ice storm, staff from the Dyersburg and Dyer County 911 communications centers were mobilized to assist emergency management officials in Hickman, Ky. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency received an emergency request from Kentucky Emergency Management for communications support, due to the fact that Hickman/Fulton County had no telephone service, water, sewer or electricity. ...
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Gibson Electric damage to exceed $7 million
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation has raised its estimate to $7.2 million in ice storm damage to its physical electric system. Almost all of the 166 miles of electric line in Lake County, much of the 956 miles of line in Obion County, and sections of line in Dyer County and Gibson County were damaged...
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No. 1-ranked Choctaws erupt in lopsided win over Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/09)
When it comes to boy's basketball at Dyer County, the motto since the arrival of head coach Derek McCord has been 'fast and furious'. On Thursday night at DCHS, the Milan Bulldogs were shown exactly what the phrase means, evident after the No.1-ranked Choctaws used a fast start and even faster finish to improve to 26-0 with an overwhelming, 99-58 victory over the district foes...
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