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Obituaries for January 25, 2011
(Obituary ~ 01/25/11)
Jerry Glen Dennison, 78, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Troy, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles. He was a retired barber, a member of Woodard's Chapel Church, a member of Troy Masonic Lodge, and a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea...
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DHS searching for Class of 2007 members
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
Members of the Dyersburg High School Future Business Leaders of America are assisting DHS counselor Connie Wright to complete a follow-up on graduates of the DHS Class of 2007. The goal of the project is to discover what former DHS classmates are doing, how the high school affected them, what their plans are, and how DHS could better prepare its students...
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Nationally known walking expert to speak at conference
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
What does it take to make a community walkable? Sidewalks and crosswalks are a good start, but it takes more than that. Walkers need to feel safe and welcome. Walkability expert Mark Fenton is coming to Dyersburg for three days to analyze and determine how walkable the city is and what can be done to encourage walking here...
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New scale measures more than just weight
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
As executive director of the YMCA, Randy Butler frequently encounters people who are gung-ho about getting in shape and losing weight. Often, their desire to keep exercising wanes after about six weeks. The problem, Butler said, is that they don't see results...
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Suspect arrested again on meth charge
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
A man arrested by Dyersburg Police this past October on a meth-related charge is back behind bars on a similar charge after being arrested by the Dyer County Sheriff's Department early Saturday morning. Jeffrey "Ty" Hicks, 32, 706 Tibbs St., is charged with initiating methamphetamine manufacture, possession of drug paraphernalia, and simple possession after he and a woman were caught on the Tigrett wildlife refuge after-hours...
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NWS: Snow accumulations possible mainly east of Miss. River
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
The National Weather Service is predicting a strong and fast-moving, upper-level low-pressure system will move into the region late Tuesday afternoon bringing rain, which is likely to turn to snow. Widespread rain showers will develop ahead of this upper-level system across the Mid-South, particularly south of Interstate 40...
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DC splits district contests with Munford
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/11)
MUNFORD -- Playing district contests originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, Dyer County traveled to Munford to start what will be a busy week for both the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws. The results of the road trip ended as a split after the Lady Choctaws gave a spirited effort in the opening game against former DCHS assistant coach Steve Poindexter's Lady Cougars before falling 39-30...
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