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Obituaries for July 17, 2009
(Obituary ~ 07/17/09)
Christean Anderson Hager, 84, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired employee of Sylvania, a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church, active in Methodist Women, worked at Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility during World War II and was an avid cook...
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First steps taken in Stokes Creek project
(Local News ~ 07/17/09)
A plan to restore meanders on Stokes Creek crept forward last week when a few selected beaver dams were removed. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency removed three or four targeted beaver dams in the Stokes Creek canal on Tigrett Wildlife Management Area. ...
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Sentence given for robbery, drug sale
(Local News ~ 07/17/09)
In Dyer County Circuit Court on May 28, Lacy Deshon "Poo" Mims, 20, 516 Jones St. in Newbern, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and selling less than half a gram of cocaine. For the robbery charge, he was sentenced to four years in prison and forbidden to contact the victim. He was accused of beating a man at the Sunrise Inn and stealing more than $400 on May 13, 2008...
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Increase in TVs dumped along roadside
(Local News ~ 07/17/09)
The number of televisions dumped on the side of the road has increased since TV stations switched to digital broadcasts last month. Older television sets can't interpret the digital signals and people are replacing them for newer versions, Dyer County Building Inspector Daniel Cobb said...
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Accident results in death of Halls man
(Local News ~ 07/17/09)
A two car accident occurred Wednesday afternoon in Lauderdale County, which resulted in the death of a Halls man. The accident occurred at the intersection of Mill Creek Road and Highway 51, in Halls, at approximately 4:17 p.m. on Wednesday. An 18-year-old Halls resident was driving a 1991 Ford F-150 pickup truck, going east on Mill Creek Road while crossing over Highway 51...
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AMBER Alert for missing girls cancelled, investigation focuses on identity of pranksters (listen to the 911 calls)
(Local News ~ 07/17/09)
Thursday morning, both the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol cancelled the Amber Alert that originated in Dyer County on Wednesday afternoon. They determined the calls made to Dyer County and Pemiscot County, Mo. 911 centers were a hoax...
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