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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 12/02/10)
Friends, mark your calendars to attend Santa Paws, held on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Pet Stop, located on Mall Boulevard behind Walmart. Join in the fun and bring your pets and/or children to have their photographs made with the jolly old elf, Santa. ...
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Obituaries for December 2, 2010
(Obituary ~ 12/02/10)
Martha Sue "Jo" Crouch, 83, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at The Bridge at Ridgely. She was a homemaker. Memorial services will be at 12 noon Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Willingham Memorial Baptist Church with Bro. Eddie Powell officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements...
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Newbern Home Tour scheduled Sunday
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
The Newbern Women's Club's bi-annual home tour is back and ready to take Dyer County residents Home for the Holidays. This Sunday, participants will have the opportunity to tour three residential homes and one business while providing the organization with funds to benefit several community projects...
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DCHS grad Fair named National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassador
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
The National Collegiate FFA Organization has selected 21 college students to serve as National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassadors for the next year. Among those selected was Jeremy Fair, a 2007 graduate of Dyer County High School. The focus of the program is to develop and implement a sustainable agricultural awareness plan among teachers and students on the local level and to share the importance of agriculture...
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North Carolina tornadoes affect Dyersburg Electric fiber project
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
DES President and CEO Stephen Lane informed members of the Power Board that tornadoes and storms causing damage to a cable facility in Claremont, N.C. will affect the system's current fiber project. "These are the people who are building our fiber," said Lane. "So that is going to delay our fiber progress somewhat. (The damage) has pushed the delivery date to the end of the year. We probably won't be getting any fiber up this calendar year."...
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Local business donates 400 pounds of dog food to Tiptonville animal shelter
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
Tiptonville's fledgling animal-control program received some much-needed assistance when Hollywood Feed donated about 400 pounds of dog food. Chandra Davis, the animal-control officer for the Tiptonville Police Department, said she issued a plea Nov. ...
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20-year-old sentenced for aggravated robbery of elderly man
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
In Dyer County Circuit Court on Oct. 26-28: Stimpson was sentenced to concurrent four-year prison terms on each of the burglary charges. The sentences are to be served consecutively to all prior sentences and parole revocations. He was also ordered to pay $175 restitution to the homeowner on Acadian Boulevard...
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City School Board to select superintendent at Dec. 6 meeting
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
Selecting a new superintendent is on the agenda of the Dyersburg City School Board's December meeting. The board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, Dec. 6, in the boardroom at Central Office. Items on the agenda include: Consent items to be approved include the minutes of the Oct. 11 meeting and members appointed to the Discipline Hearing Authority...
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Trio arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
Dyersburg police arrested three men on Friday on drug charges after a search of their vehicle turned up alleged drugs and cash. Tarnell Hunt, 21, 120 Harton Ave.; Andre Long, 18, 1202 KW St.; and Jared Winbush, 19, 638 Finley St. are all charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell...
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Drought drops ag yield $10M from last year
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
The hot, dry summer hammered Dyer County's soybean yields and proved that an irrigation system may not be enough to counteract nature. Crops, livestock, hay and other agricultural products generated about $108 million this year, according to estimates prepared by Dyer County Extension. That's about $10 million less than last year...
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