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Obituaries for October 14, 2009
(Obituary ~ 10/14/09)
Doris Vonell Leake Wells Riggs, 68, of Dyersburg, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at Jackson Regional Hospital, Jackson, TN. Doris was born Saturday, January 11, 1941 in Trenton, TN to Alene and Aubrey Leake. She was a member of The Main Street Church of Jesus Christ for 45 years. ...
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New Life Youth Camp turns 20; celebration planned Sunday
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
New Life Youth Camp began as an experiment of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission 20 summers ago. In 1990, Mission volunteers Jim and Donna Ewell of Halls offered their farm as a place to provide children who wouldn't normally have the chance to go to camp with a fun outdoor experience. Those two weeks of day camp resulted in a full-time ministry that today draws residents from all over the country to volunteer or book the camp's new 5,000-square-foot retreat center...
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Dyer County Health Department to offer H1N1 vaccine
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
Dyer County Health Department to offer H1N1 vaccine The Dyer County Health Department is now offering a limited amount of the H1N1 Flu Mist vaccine. The vaccine will be provided at no charge. The type of H1N1 flu vaccine offered is Flu Mist (r). It can be given to healthy persons aged 2-49. However, priority groups include:...
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Dyersburg officials receive check for Phase II of Downtown Revitalization Grant
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
Inclement weather may have led to a few changes in the check presentation to fund Phase II of Downtown Dyersburg's revitalization on Friday morning, but nothing could dampen the spirits of city, county and state officials gathering to move ahead with efforts to restore the city's historic downtown district...
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Firearm charge results in federal prison sentence
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
A Dyer County man accused of possessing an improvised firearm that was not properly registered was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Jackson. George Talbert Seratt had pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a destructive device and two counts of violating a law requiring the registration of firearms. The firearm was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record and was not identified by a serial number...
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Trojans end season with tough loss to Munford
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/09)
After a successful 6-1 regular-season campaign, the Dyersburg Middle School Trojans went into Tuesday night's WTAC semifinal matchup with Munford with a lot of confidence. Despite having a 6-0 lead with three minutes remaining in the playoff matchup, the Trojans stumbled in the final minutes, ending their season with a 14-6 loss to the Eagles...
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Lady Trojans power past Ripley, advance to championship game
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/09)
After rolling past the district competition during the regular season, Dyersburg figured to have little trouble against Ripley on Tuesday in the opening round of the District 13 A-AA tournament being held at DHS. The Lady Trojans, twice winners already over the Lady Tigers, faced little opposition en route to advancing to the championship game on Thursday against Crockett County...
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