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At the shelter
(Features ~ 07/16/09)
The shelter was closed to the public on Saturday and Sunday over the July 4 holiday. A sign was posted on the front door stating the shelter was closed. We had staff present to clean runs and cages, also to feed and water the pets on both days. (All shelter pets are fed twice a day. ...
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Obituaries for July 16, 2009
(Obituary ~ 07/16/09)
Donald Wayne "Moose" Howell, 65, died Monday, July 13, 2009. He was former employee of Farmers Truck and Grain Inc., a military veteran and attended Tabernacle Baptist Church at an early age. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with Elder Kenneth Taylor officiating...
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Tiptonville Blue Suede Shoes barbecue cookoff starts Friday
(Local News ~ 07/16/09)
Mix a little barbecue with a little music and you've got the makings for the fourth annual Blue Suede Shoes 'N BBQ Cookoff. The two-day event begins at 5 p.m. Friday in downtown Tiptonville and continues at 7 a.m. Saturday. In addition to the food and music, visitors may participate in a sidewalk art contest or a mechanical bull-riding competition. ...
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Red Cross and DFD requesting fan donations
(Local News ~ 07/16/09)
Due to the recent rise in summer temperatures the Dyer County Red Cross and the Dyersburg Fire Department are asking for the public's assistance in donating fans to needy residents. The DFD, which gives away the fans, has run out of them due to high demand...
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Northwest Tennessee Horticulture and Garden Expo to be held Saturday at DCHS
(Local News ~ 07/16/09)
The first Northwest Tennessee Horticulture and Garden Expo will be this Saturday, July 18, at Dyer County High School from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The expo is free and will feature flower trials, display gardens, door prizes, horticulture seminars and vendors...
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AMBER Alert issued for two missing girls
(Local News ~ 07/16/09)
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation along with the Dyer County Sheriff's Department issued an AMBER Alert on Wednesday evening for the possible kidnapping and molestation of two girls. The alert was initiated when a phone call came in to the Dyer County 911 dispatch office...
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Woman shot, suspects in custody
(Local News ~ 07/16/09)
Early Saturday morning a woman was shot on Bean Mill Road. The two suspects responsible for the shooting have been captured and are in custody. According to Dyer County Sheriff Holt, the victim was a passenger in a car with a black male, Kenyatuah Harris, 34, 1372 Cumberland St., on Bean Mill Road early Saturday morning. While the two were in the car, another vehicle pulled up to them. The driver of that car was a black male, Albert DeWalt, 25, 909 Fair St...
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