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Obituaries for July 18, 2010
(Obituary ~ 07/17/10)
Harvey Harry Pike, 83, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was owner and operator of Fred's stores in Jonesboro, Ark. and Dyersburg for 28 years, a member of the First United Methodist Church, a member of Kiwanis Club and an Army veteran of World War II...
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State Gazette's Rouse receives Humane Society Golden Tennis Shoe award
(Local News ~ 07/17/10)
Humane Society President Carol Feather had to put on her running shoes to catch the 2010 recipient of the Humane Society's annual Golden Tennis Shoe Award. Dr. Feather kept missing State Gazette Publisher Shelia Rouse in her office and over the telephone. Rouse's attempts to return Feather's calls were also in vain. The two busy women were finally able to connect in Rouse's office on Thursday, July 8...
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Williamson talks port project with congressional candidate
(Local News ~ 07/17/10)
Dr. George Flinn, candidate for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, stopped in Dyersburg recently on his jobs tour across the district. He met with Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority Chairman Jimmy Williamson to discuss the port's progress and how it would help the local economy when it is built...
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Chatham joins mission as assistant director
(Local News ~ 07/17/10)
The Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission recently named Neal Chatham as assistant director. "The Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission is a vital ministry in the life of this community and has always been on the cutting edge of touching lives and making a difference," reads a press release issued by the Mission's Executive Director Jerry Edmundson. "In an effort to continue that outreach, on June 28, the Mission added Neal Chatham to the staff as Assistant Director."...
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Conference to help youth plant 'seeds of success'
(Local News ~ 07/17/10)
A youth leadership and development conference for children ages 11-18 is planned Saturday, July 24. The conference, "Planting the Seeds of Success," will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 208 St. George Ave. The conference is sponsored by the Tennessee Rollerz with the support of the Dyersburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc...
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Lake County Sheriff fed up with campaign sign thieves
(Local News ~ 07/17/10)
You can tell election time has rolled around, based on the number of campaign signs you see everywhere. And with campaign signs, comes campaign sign theft. Lake County Sheriff Greg Story is experiencing the woes of having his signs stolen and has had enough. He is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the theft and vandalism of election signs in Lake County...
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Man attempts to run over DPD bike patrol officers
(Local News ~ 07/17/10)
Members of the Dyersburg Bike Patrol were almost run over by a Dyersburg man that was trying to evade arrest on Tuesday evening. Kenneth Matthews, 46, 1613 Reaves St., was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and felony evading arrest after he allegedly tried to run over Dyersburg Police Officers Mason McDowell and Chris Clemens on Meeks Street...
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