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Obituaries for November 3, 2011
(Obituary ~ 11/03/11)
Charles Thomas Bradley, 60, of Asheboro, NC, formerly of Dyersburg, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 30, 2011. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, November 5, 2011, at North Side Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Cecil Tucker officiating...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 11/03/11)
Friends, we receive many stray pets with no collar/tags, or microchips. I recently read an interesting article on the importance of micro-chipping. A Tennessee dog was apparently dog-napped and missing for 3 months. It turned up in Michigan and brought to an animal control agency who traced it back to the owner through the microchip information. ...
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Civitans at work
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
The Civitan organization was started in Birmingham, Ala. in 1917. It is now a worldwide organization with approximately 41 local members. For those of you who are not familiar with the Civitans in the area or their many charities, they are worth getting to know. ...
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DHS FFA Chapter awarded high honors at national convention
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
The Dyersburg High School Future Farmers of America Chapter took home top honors at the 84th National FFA Convention held last week in Indianapolis, Ind. The chapter received its national ranking for a third straight year and was only one of 19 chapters in the state of Tennessee to receive national ranking...
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A Tennessee National Guardsman on deployment
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
Tonight, the temperature is actually a cool 70 or so degrees, a light breeze is blowing, the sand has settled and is not filling your eyes or nose, visibility is clear enough to see for miles ... it is actually pleasant. It is in these pleasant, quiet moments ... ...
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Paperback sale to benefit new library
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
Friends of McIver's Grant Public Library will hold a paperback book sale to clear space in the present library and raise funds for the new library building. The sale will take place on the sidewalk in front of the present library from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 12. In the case of inclement weather, the sale will be held inside the new library building, in the old Piggly Wiggly building across from City Hall...
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Starks receives award from National School Board Association
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
Maria Starks of the Dyer County School Board was honored as a recipient of the National School Board Association's Recognition Award at the Northwest Fall District Meeting. Starks, who has served on the county school board since 2004, was one of only 10 school board members in Tennessee to earn the distinction. She was recognized for making a significant contribution to the advancement of education with leadership at or beyond the local level...
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Lake County lawyer suspended
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
A Lake County lawyer has been suspended from practicing law in the state of Tennessee. Guy S. Davis of Ridgely has been temporarily suspended by the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee for failing to comply with a monitoring agreement...
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Still no clues into Swift disappearance
(Local News ~ 11/03/11)
As the search for Karen Johnson Swift enters its fifth day, sheriff's investigators and other personnel continue to scour the countryside in hopes of finding some type of evidence that can lead to finding her. Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box and his investigators worked late Wednesday evening in their search for Swift...
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