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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 05/20/10)
If you are missing a pet from the flood, please contact the shelter office at 731-285-4889, as soon as possible. We have quite a few storm pets who miss their family and want to come home again! Thank you for participating in Bark in the Park last weekend. ...
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Obituaries for May 20, 2010
(Obituary ~ 05/20/10)
Carol Ann Fair, 51, of Halls, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hurricane Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Ronnie Turner officiating. The family will receive visitors from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home...
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Taking Back Our Community takes a turn in Future City
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
The first weekend in June, for the sixth year in a row, residents of Dyersburg will join together at the Future City Recreation Center for the Taking Back Our Community celebration. The annual event will begin with Youth Night at 6 p.m., on Friday, June 4. The evening, led by youth from local churches, will include performances of skits, songs, praise dance, mime and featured speakers...
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Northview students walk 3,000+ miles during Walk Across Tennessee
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
Students of Josie Gorzula, at Northview Middle School, got to combine learning with exercise as they participated in Walk Across Tennessee. This UT Extension program is designed to increase the daily physical activity of Tennesseans no matter how young or old...
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Knife-wielding burglar sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
In Dyer County Circuit Court March 29-30: On the first aggravated burglary charge, Wengstrom was accused of entering a man's home on Aug. 24, attempting to take his medications and using a knife to cut the man's face and right hand. Wengstrom was sentenced to three years in prison...
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Flood victims cautioned about garden contamination
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
Farmers may not be the only ones replanting after the flood this year. Many families may be forced to replant their gardens or make changes to their landscaping, according to University of Tennessee Extension horticulture specialists Beth Babbit and Dr. Tom Samples. They prepared a press release warning residents what to expect...
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Feed the Need asks for volunteers to help distribute food on Friday
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
The Feed the Need Food Pantry distribution will take place again on Friday, May 21, at the Dyer County Fairgrounds. Volunteers are greatly needed for this event due to the increased size of the program. Close to 1500 people are expected to come for their family to pick up food and the numbers keep rising...
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Bark in the Park draws doggone good crowd; foster homes needed
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
The sixth annual Bark in the Park drew the biggest crowd in its history and generated an estimated $2,800 for the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society. Joyce Ann Davis, who coordinated the event, said she was thankful the predicted rain didn't materialize Saturday. Instead, the dogs and their families enjoyed sunny skies...
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THP to conduct sobriety checkpoint
(Local News ~ 05/20/10)
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this weekend on State Route 211 in Dyer County.
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