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At the shelter
(Features ~ 09/10/09)
Occasionally pets will arrive at the shelter with their collar grown into their necks. This results in surgical removal of the collar, plus a long healing time and the pet carrying the scar as a painful memory of a thoughtless owner. Please check your pet's neck at least once a week to make sure the collar is not too loose or too tight. ...
- Fairest of the Fair (Local News ~ 09/10/09)
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DSCC enrollment rises as funding drops
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
A steep rise in student enrollment at Dyersburg State Community College is both a blessing and a challenge for officials at the college. DSCC President Dr. Karen Bowyer reports a 30 percent increase in student enrollment for the 2009-2010 academic year, with a 32 percent rise in the college's full-time equivalent...
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Police investigating infant's death
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
The Dyersburg Police Department is conducting an investigation into the death of an infant, which occurred Tuesday afternoon. Dyersburg Police Department Capt. Steve Isbell said police units were dispatched to a residence on Wheeler Street, late Tuesday afternoon, in response to a deceased infant. Emergency responders were already at the scene when the officers arrived...
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Obituaries for September 10, 2009
(Obituary ~ 09/10/09)
Perry Owen Jackson, 77, of Gates, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Halls Funeral Home with Bro. Stan Young officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery in Gates. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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Teen charged for sending threatening text message; police determine no real threat
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
The Dyersburg Police Department has charged a 14 year-old-boy as unruly, due to a recent incident involving a threatening text message. The Dyersburg High School student allegedly sent out a text message to other students saying there would be a shooting at DHS on Sept. 4 and 10...
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Trojans survive scare from Halls, remain unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
After three convincing victories to start the season, the DMS football squad traveled to Halls on Tuesday looking to remain unbeaten. Though the Tigers were able to score the first points of the season against the Trojan defense, a solid offensive performance by Dyersburg proved to be the difference...
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Young Choctaws look to senior for leadership
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
As young and inexperienced as the Dyer County Choctaws are this season, there has to be an upperclassman to step up and be a team leader if success is in the near future. For the Choctaws, this leader is senior standout Kody King, who is better known as grandpa or dad around the Dyer County locker room...
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Fun for all during Special Needs Kids Day at the Dyer County Fair
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
Children from the Dyersburg, Dyer County and Lake County school systems attended this year's Special Needs Kids Day at the Dyer County Fair on Wednesday. Also, adults from the HOPE center were able to enjoy a day at the fair. Security Bank sponsored the event and some of the employees from Myers International Midways came out and donated their time for the children...
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