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Waste collection Saturday, oil-based paints taken Friday
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Dyer County, in connection with Keep Tennessee Beautiful, the Great American Cleanup and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will be conducting a joint Household Hazardous Waste collection event on Saturday, May 21 at Okeena Park from 8 a.m. to noon.
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Obituaries for May 19, 2011
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
Devona Faye Attaway, 53, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at her residence. She was a former nurse for Northwest Correctional Complex and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. A memorial service was at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Wes Depew officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery...
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital helping sick children from around the world
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
On Feb. 4, 1962, Danny Thomas opened St. Jude's Hospital for sick children. Millions of children come to St. Jude from all over the world to fight for their life. St. Jude has treated children from all over the United States and more than 70 counties. St. Jude is determined to finding cures for children...
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STEP after-school program students take trip to E. Tenn.
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
The STEP after-school program from Dyersburg Middle School took a trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. for the weekend of May 6. Students who had good attendance and behavior all year long were rewarded with the trip. They went to Dollywood for the day and rode most rides more than once...
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Cans for camp: Local youth group collects for trip
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
This determined group of kids from The Gathering Place Ministry Center is looking for some help from the community. A number of children from Wired Kids at The Gathering Place Ministry Center are collecting cans to help fund their trip to Dry Gulch Camp in Oklahoma this summer. Their goal is to raise enough money to pay for their rental van, gas, and also hopefully provide scholarship camp registration for some campers...
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1931 tractor to be displayed in museum unveiled at Plow Day
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
On Saturday, April 9, at the Shade Tree Tractor Club's Plow Day, Joe Richardson got a wonderful surprise. The Discovery Park of America Museum unveiled a 1931 John Deere GPWT tractor that Joe and his family owned many years ago. When the tractor left Joe's farm it still had a large part of a tree in it, which had grown around the tractor and had to be cut away. Since that day, it has been in seven different states. The last owner lived in Long Island, N.Y...
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Summer Reading program kicks off June 7
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
As the school year draws to a close, officials at McIver's Grant Public Library are putting the finishing touches on the library's Summer Reading program. Activities centered on the theme, "One World, Many Stories," will take place at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 7 through Thursday, July 21...
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Police officers honored with special dinner
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Every day police officers risk their lives and receive little praise. Many officers will tell you that the lack of praise comes with the territory but they love what they do. Police Chaplain Doug Ellingsworth, with the help of a lot of volunteers, hosted a dinner to let all city police officers know that we love what they do, too!...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 05/19/11)
This and that at the shelter: Thank you for participating in the Seventh Annual Bark in the Park. Despite the cool, cloudy weather, everyone had a great time! We also appreciate those who participated in the First Annual 5K Rover Run. Your attendance and participation made both of these events a tremendous success. Thank you for helping local homeless shelter pets and flood pets...
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Accused murderer's bond set at $1 million
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Accused murderer James Boxley, 35, has been released from the Med and is currently being held in the Dyer County Jail in lieu of a $1 million bond. Boxley was released from the Med on Sunday and appeared in Dyersburg City Court on Monday in front of Judge Dean Dedmon who set the bond amount. Dedmon also appointed Patrick McGill as Boxley's public defender in the case...
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