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Obituaries for March 30, 2010
(Obituary ~ 03/30/10)
Dora Divoky, 94, of Finley, TN died Monday, March 29, 2010 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Finley Pentecostal Church. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Finley Pentecostal Church with Bro. Doug Ellingsworth officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Give to Live Day kicks off National Donate Life Month
(Local News ~ 03/30/10)
Each year, the Mid-South Transplant Foundation designates April as National Donate Life Month and kicks off a campaign to educate local residents on the importance of becoming an organ donor. But nothing takes the place of meeting the results face-to-face...
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DHS band director completes first novel, 'Stick a Fork in Me, I'm Done' ... but is she?
(Local News ~ 03/30/10)
How do you pass your memories on to your children after a house fire steals all your photographs and mementos? When confronted with this situation, Deana Graham decided to use words to reconstruct the memories of her family. Her amusing mother's narrative, "Stick a Fork in Me, I'm Done," celebrates the ups and downs of motherhood and the resilience of family...
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Maupins presented tractor for runner-up finish in national contest
(Local News ~ 03/30/10)
Eric and Jo Ann Maupin received a $20,000 Case IH 30-horsepower tractor on Thursday. It's theirs to keep as runners-up in the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers' National Achievement Contest. The Maupins won the state competition last year and represented Tennessee in the national contest last January in Seattle, Wash...
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Tennessee gains $500M in Race to the Top funding; local schools to benefit
(Local News ~ 03/30/10)
The race is over in the first round of the federal government's Race to the Top competition - and local students just might be the winners. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that Tennessee and Delaware were the first two states to cross the finish line in the historic competition for $4.35 billion in funding for education reform...
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Trojans cruise in district opener with shutout win over Chargers
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/10)
The DHS Trojan baseball team had little trouble with Westview on Monday night in Dyersburg. Trojans pitcher Colin White pitched seven innings allowing four hits while striking out 10. He also added two big hits on the offensive side of the ball as the Trojans destroyed the Chargers in their district opener, 7-0...
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Lady Choctaws collapse late, fall to Munford
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/10)
On Monday night in Newbern bad luck for the Lady Choctaw softball team continued to come in three's. For the second straight game the squad allowed three first-inning runs before battling back. For the second straight game the game went to extra innings, and unfortunately for Dyer County for the second straight game the squad lost in extra innings. ...
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Choctaws take a bite out of Tigers in home opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/10)
After spending the first eight games of the season on the road, the DCHS baseball team hosted Hardin County Monday night in the district opener for both squads. With four runs in the first, two in the third, four more in the fifth and one in the sixth the Choctaws earned their first district win of the season with an 11-6 victory over the visiting Tigers...
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