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Obituaries for August 30, 2011
(Obituary ~ 08/30/11)
Eugene "Snuffy" Enochs, 79, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at his residence. He was a retired factory worker for Ermco and a member of Junction Church of God. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Royce McGuire officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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August Healthy Woman addresses depression
(Local News ~ 08/30/11)
With a title like "Why Am I So Blue?" for the August Healthy Woman program, guest speaker Dr. Stephen Rutledge confessed to a room full of local women that he almost expected to diagnose 200 of his favorite people in 30 minutes. Instead, the licensed psychologist gave an informative presentation on the differences between psychology and psychiatry, the importance of following up a prescription with therapy, and the balance between the masculine and feminine in both society as a whole and the individual human spirit.. ...
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Finley Elementary teacher uses humor and creativity in motivational exercise for students
(Local News ~ 08/30/11)
With their heads solemnly bowed and "Taps" playing in the background, Amanda Brooks' students at Finley Elementary said goodbye to an old friend of theirs at a funeral during the first week of school. Who was the funeral for? It was for "I Can't". "I Can't" had been with the students for quite some time and Brooks said it was time for them to bury it...
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Health Council updates community on new initiatives
(Local News ~ 08/30/11)
Members of the Dyer County Health Council had much to do at the August meeting, held in the Professional Development Center at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The organization serves as the community advisory body for several local services, including the Dyer County Health Department, the TNCEP Coalition and the Coordinated School Health programs in the Dyersburg City and Dyer County school systems...
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NSK breaks ground on new 100,000-square-foot expansion
(Local News ~ 08/30/11)
NSK Steering Systems broke ground last week on its new 100,000-square-foot expansion that doubles the size of its current building. NSK Plant Manager Ray Rohrer first announced the Dyersburg plant addition at last fall's Chamber Membership Luncheon...
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DMS takes top honors at USJ meet
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/11)
The Dyersburg Middle School Girls varsity continued their strong performances on Thursday, Aug. 25 as the team brought home the first-place trophy in the USJ Cross Country Meet. Those making up the team included: (l-r) Savannah McCraw, Aloysius White, Kayla Puzdrakiewicz, Maria Elliott and Amanda Dunn. Puzdrakiewicz was also the overall girls' winner covering the mile and a half course in 9:11...
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DMS JV runs well at USJ
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/11)
Dyersburg Middle School competed against 14 other teams from West Tennessee at University School in Jackson on Thursday, Aug.25. In the junior varsity girls' race, seven of the top 15 were Dyersburg runners. Those receiving medals include: (from left to right) Hannah Caraway, Juli-Cait Castlelaw, Emma Boathright, Anne Catherine Hamilton, Madelyn Saye, Alexis Aufendkamp and Cyane Dyson...
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Trojans fare well on the links in district tri-match
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/11)
On Monday afternoon at the Farms, the DHS golf team hosted Covington and Ripley in a 9-hole, District 13 tri-match. While the Trojan squad was playing on its home course, a conflict with scheduling once the teams arrived had the respective foursomes playing on the back nine which somewhat took away the familiarity for Dyersburg...
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Regional hunting and fishing report
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/11)
Well let me start off by apologizing to anyone who bothered to read the title of last week's article. As is the case with all great writers, and apparently mediocre ones as well, I got off on a tangent and forgot to reveal the secret of the "crabby patty," so let me get to that first...
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