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Obituaries for January 22, 2010
(Obituary ~ 01/22/10)
Funeral services for Hershel Elmer Bivens, 95, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at Friendship United Methodist Church with Rev. Craig Myrick and Rev. Ben Stillwell-Hernandez officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. Mr. Bivens, fondly known as Mr. Elmer or Mr. B., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 at Standing Stone Care and Rehabilitation Center in Monterey, Tenn...
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Family's tradition of thank-you luncheon still going strong
(Local News ~ 01/22/10)
Friends, family and neighbors gather once a year in the small barn behind Carnell Allen's home. There, among the antique seed bags and farm implements, they dine on white beans, slaw, hushpuppies, cornbread and sweets. Margaret and Carnell Allen of RoEllen began the tradition in 1994 or 1995 "just as an appreciation for what people do for us," their daughter, Sandra Allen, said...
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Former governor's son campaigns in Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 01/22/10)
A man with a familiar last name was making the rounds in Dyersburg earlier this week. Mike McWherter is the son of former Tennessee governor Ned McWherter. He announced last year he would be running for the same office that his father held from 1987 to 1995...
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County planners consider loosening billboard restrictions
(Local News ~ 01/22/10)
The county may alter zoning regulations to allow billboards in selected areas, but that doesn't mean the state will permit them. The Dyer County Regional Planning Commission has considered revising the county's major road plan and zoning regulations to let property owners erect billboards in the forestry, agriculture and residential (FAR) zone...
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