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Obituaries for January 3, 2010
(Obituary ~ 01/02/10)
Mary Frances Atkins, 86, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at Ripley Healthcare and Rehab. Services were Saturday at Fowlkes Baptist Church with Bro. McKelley officiating. Burial was in South Fork Cemetery in Halls. Survivors include a daughter, Milba Sutton of Ripley; a son, Ricky Atkins of Dyersburg; a sister, Iris Jones of Halls; two brothers, Eugene Wyrick of Dyersburg and Charles Wyrick of Halls; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...
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Jones Century Farm
(Local News ~ 01/02/10)
The Jones Farm belongs to Ann Jones Anderson and her husband, Eddie Anderson. Mrs. Anderson's great-grandfather, Samuel Hall Jones, relocated to Dyer County at the age of 16 and founded the property in 1880. The original tract of land was 196 acres, on which Jones raised hogs, cattle, wheat and corn...
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A list of some of the top headlines of 2009
(Local News ~ 01/02/10)
Top headlines for January 2009: Dyersburg Police Chief Ledbetter suspended; Local soldier killed in Afghanistan; Essary procession draws crowds to pay their final respects; Ledbetter resigns as Dyersburg chief of police; Uprooted tree crashes into house narrowly missing girl; Woman must repay $31,445 after bilking elderly employer; Dyer County Fair wins Tenn. Champion Fair in AA division; Jasmin Whitley becomes first baby of the year; Outages continue to mount in Lake, Obion counties...
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City water treatment plant director receives award for excellence
(Local News ~ 01/02/10)
Each day, over 17,452 residents in the city of Dyersburg turn on their faucets, trusting that clean, safe water will pour out of the tap. Dyersburg water customers may not often think about the process behind supplying that clean water to 7,950 homes in the Dyersburg area, but Water Treatment Director Jeff Moore does. ...
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