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Holocaust survivor's family to share story Thursday at library
(Local News ~ 06/23/09)
Nonna Lisowskaja Bannister began writing the story of her life before she received her first diary at the age of 9. She documented her life, her family and her dreams as she slipped from a comfortable life in a wealthy Russian family to a tortured existence in a German labor camp during World War II. She survived the Holocaust - and was haunted by its horrors until her death in 2004...
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City approves building codes, beer permit, bids
(Local News ~ 06/23/09)
The city of Dyersburg's Board of Mayor and Aldermen completed a full agenda on Monday evening, approving universal building codes, a beer permit and several open purchase orders and bids for the 2009-2010 budget. After a public hearing, the board adopted the 2006 IBC and NFPA Life Safety Codes in order to maintain the city's exempt status with the state...
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City aldermen affirm mayor's appointment of new police chief
(Local News ~ 06/23/09)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved Mayor John Holden's appointment of Arthur Heun as the new Police Chief at the organization's regular meeting on Monday evening. "I want to take this opportunity to compliment you and HR Director Sue Teague on the new police chief," said Bob Kirk, who moved to affirm Heun's appointment during aldermen reports. "I think you've done a good job in the process."...
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Teen pleads guilty in motel shooting
(Local News ~ 06/23/09)
In Dyer County Circuit Court on April 13-14: Brown was sentenced to 18 years in prison. He must serve the entire sentence because he was classified as a violent offender. An unrelated charge of robbery was dismissed. Brown had been accused of stealing a man's wallet and about $400 on May 13, 2008...
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Golf's best struggles at Bethpage, but it's not over till it's over
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/09)
For the millions of Tiger Woods golf fans around the world, today there is disappointment that the No.1-ranked player in the world will perhaps fall short of winning his 15th major championship at the 109th U.S. Open. While there are many disappointed in Woods' performance so far, after making it known the best of his era is my favorite athlete to watch, I have heard from several who are happy to see his name on the bottom half of the leaderboard...
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Stowe settling in as new Trojan football coach
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/09)
Since being hired to take over the Trojan football program at DHS in February, to say things have been rather hectic for head coach Bart Stowe is putting it mildly. After spending the last half of the school year driving back and forth from his home in Haywood County to Dyersburg, Stowe recently closed on selling his house and closed on buying one in Dyersburg -- all in the same day...
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Dyersburg's Horner, Wilder to continue careers at Bethel
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/09)
When his senior baseball season at Dyersburg High School came to an end at the state tournament in Murfreesboro, Bryson Horner was, for all practical purposes, done with the sport. After a few weeks away from the game, the switch-hitting Horner had a change of heart and decided he wanted to pursue his college education and resume playing the game...
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