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At the shelter
(Features ~ 11/12/09)
Since fat is the ingredient that produces the most heat, help your pets stay as toasty as possible this winter by feeding them food with a higher fat content. For dogs with thinner coats or who are sensitive to the cold, walks should be brief as possible in temperatures 25 degrees or less. ...
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Christmas at Sorghum Valley accepting sponsors for Christmas trees
(Local News ~ 11/12/09)
The Dyer County Fair is accepting sponsors for Christmas trees to be used during Christmas at Sorghum Valley, which will be Dec. 10, 11 and 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. For $100 you get: a Christmas tree that you get to decorate, a sign beside your tree with your name on it, a base to hold up your tree and one outlet for lights. The tree is yours to have when the weekend is over...
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Food drive on to benefit Salvation Army, Matthew 25:40
(Local News ~ 11/12/09)
A "Reason for the Season Food Drive" is under way for the Salvation Army and Matthew 25:40 in Dyer County. Persons may take canned goods and supplies to any First Citizens National Bank location or to Newbern Grammar School, Dyersburg Primary School, Dyersburg Intermediate School, Dyersburg Middle School, Fifth Consolidated School and Three Oaks Middle School...
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Obituaries for November 12, 2009
(Obituary ~ 11/12/09)
Sadie Inez Crook, 91, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a former school cook and a usher at St. Luke Baptist Church in Ripley. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Ripley. Burial will be St. Luke M.B. Baptist Church Cemetery...
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Veterans honored at Veterans Day Parade
(Local News ~ 11/12/09)
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Dyersburg to pay tribute to the men and women that have either served or are currently serving our country in a branch of the armed forces. The guest speaker of the event was George Winters of Dyersburg. He is a Vietnam-era veteran in the Korean DMZ War from 1966-1969, also known as the Second Korean War. He also served in Germany during the Cold War. He is the Post Commander of the Dyersburg-United States Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1972 Watkins-Finch...
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FUMC youth to re-create Nicaraguan village in fundraiser to benefit disabled native
(Local News ~ 11/12/09)
Darling Pacheco Miranda lives a world away from the local group of teenagers who have taken it upon themselves to build her a new home. The double amputee lives in Le--n, Nicaragua, but her story has touched the hearts of the students who will construct a replica of the rural neighborhood Darling now lives in to raise funds and build a new home for her and her 4-year-old son, Carlos...
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