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Obituaries for January 10, 2010
(Obituary ~ 01/10/10)
Joseph Martin Atchison Sr., 73, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 at his residence. He was retired as project manager for I.M. Whitehouse & Sons, a member of Christ United Methodist Church, a lifetime member of International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and loving father, grandfather, father-in-law and friend...
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County could share cost of placing juveniles in state custody
(Local News ~ 01/10/10)
Who should pay the costs if a juvenile is placed in state custody? Typically the state has paid the bill, but that could change. The state established a law last year that could pass some of the costs to the counties. Tennessee Code Annotated 37-2-205(f) establishes a limit on the number of children each county may place in state custody. Any county that exceeds its limit will be billed by the state for the actual daily cost for each child...
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Dyer County Chancery Court Clerk and Master John Hoff retires
(Local News ~ 01/10/10)
'Worth' It is not what the world gives me In honor, praise or gold, It is what I give the world, So others do unfold. If by my work through life I can Another soul unfold, Then I have done what cannot be Made good, by praise or gold. One tiny thought in tiny word...
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Meth lab found at Dyersburg Housing Authority residence; couple arrested
(Local News ~ 01/10/10)
On Tuesday evening, Dyersburg police arrested a man and a woman after discovering a meth lab at a Dyersburg Housing Authority residence. Acting on a tip, police went to 1221 Palmer St. to question Jerry Hudson (aka. Bubba Hudson), 34, about his possible manufacturing of meth using the "shake and bake" method. Hudson had been released from the Dyer County Jail on a previous charge of manufacturing meth...
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Budget committee, county commission meetings Monday
(Local News ~ 01/10/10)
Two Dyer County governmental meetings are scheduled Monday. First is the Dyer County Commission's Budget Committee, which plans to meet at 9 a.m. in the lower-level conference room. The committee is expected to review the current revenue and expenditures. The budget committee is periodically reviewing budget statistics to avoid any overages this year...
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Alleged mastermind of meth ring sentenced
(Local News ~ 01/10/10)
A Dyersburg man accused of masterminding a methamphetamine distribution ring in Dyer County was sentenced to 127 months in a federal prison. Danny Jones Jr., 36, 65 Peach Road, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of meth. Two related charges of selling, distributing or dispensing more than 50 grams of meth were dismissed in U.S. District Court in Jackson...
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