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DC's Massie records second no-hitter of the season
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/10)
The second no-hitter of Andrew Massie's high school career may not have been pretty, but then again it was a baseball game, not a beauty contest. On a day where the senior members of the squad were recognized and presented a gift brick by head coach Preston Ozment prior to taking the field against a late-scheduled McKenzie squad, the sophomore delivered perhaps the best present of all as Dyer County rolled to an easy, 10-0 win over the visiting Rebels...
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Obituaries for May 4, 2010
(Obituary ~ 05/04/10)
Katherine Lanier Carroll, 91, of Trimble, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at her daughter's residence in Newbern. She was a retired bookkeeper for Trimble School, a member of Trimble United Methodist Church, member of Town and Country Literary Club, Trimble Women's Club and Trimble Lion's Club...
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City denies beer permit for X-Factor, addresses flooding
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
The debate at Monday's evening's meeting of the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen centered around just when a bar stops being a bar and a when church becomes a church. The X-Factor Bar and Grill took its second turn at applying for a beer permit from the city. Denied by the city for "misrepresentation" on the application in February, the establishment re-applied under the name Calvin S. Harris and was slated for a public hearing at the board's first May meeting...
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EOC suffers direct hit by lightning this weekend
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
Emergency responders began a weekend of violent storms and historic flooding with a direct hit by lightning to the Emergency Operations Center on Harrell Avenue in Dyersburg. As city and county officials met for briefings on the rising floodwater in Dyersburg throughout the day on Monday, Emergency Operations Manager Mark Grant reported that the EOC's operations were at 50 percent...
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Levees look good, but advisories remain for Bruce residents
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
Emergency officials in Dyersburg are offering a levee advisory for residents in communities threatened by the rising water of the Forked Deer River. Residents in communities near the city levees are requested to have a plan and be ready to move quickly in the event that floodwater breeches the barriers. The river has already surpassed the National Weather Service's predictions, reaching 30 feet on Tuesday morning and expected to crest at 31 feet at 7 a.m. on Wednesday...
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Forked Deer continues rising, National Weather Service predicts largest flood in Dyer County history
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
The Forked Deer River is higher than it has been in 73 years, with the National Weather Service anticipating this to be the largest flood in Dyersburg history. Emergency responders learned this morning that the NWS has pushed back its prediction of when the river will crest to 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The service also now predicts flood levels to reach 31 feet at that time...
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Highway 51 still open
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
As of Tuesday evening, U.S. Highway 412 remains closed between Highway 104 and Highway 210. Traffic is being routed to Trenton on Highway 104. Also, Highway 210 between Four Points and Highway 412 is closed due to floodwaters. Highway 104 West, in front of Ford Construction, is also blocked...
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Forked Deer may have crested
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
Emergency management officials are keeping a close eye on the river gauge measuring the level of the Forked Deer River this evening. The equipment providing the official measurements for the river was serviced by the National Weather Service on Tuesday morning after local officials received a measurement of 30.48 feet. The river then remained steady, causing both Emergency Operations Manager Mark Grant and NWS officials to have their suspicions about whether the readings were accurate...
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