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Tractor-trailer wrecks and burns on Highway 412
(Local News ~ 07/09/09)
An 18-wheeler truck carrying a Sam's Club trailer crashed Thursday morning on Highway 412, just before the Highway 104 exit. The one vehicle accident occurred in the northbound lane at approximately 1:00 a.m. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Robert Moore said the driver of the truck initially ran off the road...
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At the shelter
(Features ~ 07/09/09)
"I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man." - Mahatma Gandhi Friends, as many of you know, we receive around 100 pets a week at the shelter. Many are in good shape but some arrive in poor condition. ...
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Farmer's Market 'Ask the Experts' begins this Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/09/09)
The Master Gardeners will join the Main Street Farmers Market this Saturday to offer advice and recommendations for backyard gardeners in the area. Master Gardeners members are scheduled to help at the Northwest Tennessee Horticulture and Garden Expo at Dyer County High School on July 18, but plan on manning a booth at the Farmer's Market on Saturdays throughout the season...
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DHS FFA hosts lamb camp at fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 07/09/09)
The Dyersburg High School FFA recently held its annual lamb camp at the Dyer County Fairgrounds. "The main purpose of this week is to educate students on livestock," said DHS FFA advisor Will Bird. "It is also a fundraiser for our livestock exhibitors."...
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City Board to hold public hearing for beer permit
(Local News ~ 07/09/09)
The city of Dyersburg's Board of Mayor and Aldermen has set two public hearings concerning requests for on-premises beer permits for its next board meeting. Permits were requested by Robert Smith for Club 50/50, located at 1035 S. Main Ave. in Dyersburg, and by Joan Webb for The Hideaway, located at 551 Horner Road in Dyersburg...
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Benefit slated to aid CMA riders Van and Nancy Reed
(Local News ~ 07/09/09)
For years, Van and Nancy Reed of Hornbeak have worked tirelessly to aid area residents facing medical challenges and the bills that often accompany them. As members of the Dyersburg Chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association, the couple has worked on every Bikers Helping Hands benefit in the community, coming to the aid of local families - especially children - affected by illness...
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Obituaries for July 9, 2009
(Obituary ~ 07/09/09)
Milton Raley Cook, age 77, of Fairfield Bay, Ark., formerly of North Little Rock, passed away July 6, 2009, following a sudden massive stroke July 5. Milton was born May 23, 1932, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, to Herschel and Oma Cook, the fourth of seven children. ...
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