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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 02/03/11)
"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they can't tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words." - Anna Sewell God made the animals, as He did everything, and all of us are their caretakers. If we don't take care of them, who will? They are domesticated and will starve if we do not feed them and their heart will shrivel if we do not love them. ...
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Obituaries for February 3, 2011
(Obituary ~ 02/03/11)
Marie Fowler, 99, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at The Bridge at Ridgely. She was a homemaker and a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Wilson Walley officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery...
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City School Board to attend annual board/staff dinner Monday
(Local News ~ 02/03/11)
In place of its regular monthly meeting, the Dyersburg City School Board will attend the annual board/staff dinner in the Professional Development Center at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 7. The event, sponsored and catered by Security Bank, is a time for school board representatives and school administrators to join together and discuss issues concerning the school system...
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Bath salts: a burgeoning threat to public safety
(Local News ~ 02/03/11)
The Dyersburg Police Department is warning residents of the sale and use of dangerous synthetic cannabinoids commonly sold as "bath salts". These substances, known as Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), are being sold in convenience stores and gas stations, and can be purchased via the Internet...
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Suspect charged in attorney attack arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 02/03/11)
A suspect, who was recently out on bond from the Dyer County Jail, was arrested again on Sunday on drug charges. Demarco Locust, 19, 15 Harton Row, is charged with simple possession of marijuana and simple possession of crack cocaine. Dyersburg Police Capt. ...
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Train collides with semi-truck in Newbern, no reported injuries
(Local News ~ 02/03/11)
Two women are reported to be uninjured after a Canadian National Railway Company train smashed through their tractor-trailer, which was allegedly stuck on the tracks next to the Newbern train depot. Newbern Police Sgt. Keith Ozment worked the accident for the city and stated a female driving team was driving the truck, hauling automotive parts from S-R Products of Newbern, to Kentucky...
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