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Obituaries for December 4, 2009
(Obituary ~ 12/04/09)
Joy Copeland Click, age 84, of Tuscaloosa, AL, died November 29, 2009, at Forest Manor Nursing Home. Visitation for Ms. Click will be from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Curry Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow the in Curry Chapel at 11 a.m. with Dr. Phillip Cook officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery...
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Reelfoot Eagle Festival slated for February
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
Migrating bald eagles are just beginning to return, but there should be plenty in time for the sixth annual Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival. The festival is scheduled Feb. 5-7 at Reelfoot Lake State Park visitor center on Highway 21/22. Tours will be provided for a moderate charge to view the majestic bald eagles nesting, soaring and locking talons in courtship. Reelfoot Lake features one of the largest populations of bald eagles outside of Alaska...
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Woman gets probation for drug charges
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
A Tiptonville woman was granted pre-trial diversion on two drug charges Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court. Janice Clark, 1115 Foster Ave., was charged with possessing marijuana with intent to sell and possessing drug paraphernalia. The West Tennessee Drug Task Force reportedly seized more than 2 ounces of marijuana packaged for resale in her home and in a truck on March 6...
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Panel recommends ending suspension of lawyer's license
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
A hearing panel recommended Wednesday afternoon that the suspension of Martin Howie's license to practice law be dissolved. The recommendation will be sent to the Tennessee Supreme Court for approval. The Dyersburg lawyer's license was suspended Sept. 16 when he failed to respond to a disciplinary complaint of ethical misconduct...
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Chilly weather doesn't dampen spirit of Newbern Rotary Christmas Parade
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
Thursday evening, the streets of Newbern were lined with people braving the cold weather to watch the Newbern Rotary's 19th annual Christmas Parade. There were around 125 entries in this year's parade making it almost an hour long. The grand marshal of this year's parade was Jimmy Flowers. He is Newbern's oldest Rotarian and is considered an anchor of the community...
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Man gets 8 years in prison for assault with bat; moonshine hauling brings probation
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
In Dyer County Circuit Court on Oct. 13: Dorse was sentenced to eight years in prison on the aggravated assault and 11 months, 29 days in jail on the assault. The sentences are to be served concurrently with each other but consecutively to two prior sentences...
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