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Obituaries for January 11, 2012
(Obituary ~ 01/11/12)
John Hunter, 63, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thompson's Mortuary of Ripley. --- Clyde Ward Jr., 63, of Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thompson's Mortuary of Ripley...
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Holmes sworn in as property assessor
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill swore in Sheila Holmes on Tuesday morning as the county's new property assessor. Holmes was unanimously selected to succeed Janie Gregson by the county commissioners at their monthly meeting on Monday evening. Gregson retired on Dec. 31 after 43 years of service in the property assessor's office...
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Trimble city board denies security light request
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
The Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen denied a request by a resident to place a security light on city property. Mayor James Davis brought the issue in front of the board at the request of Hamilton Parks. The request was brought up at last month's meeting to have a streetlight placed by the covered bridge at the eastern end of South Main Street. ...
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'Full Throttle Saloon' TV star plans to open distillery in Trimble
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
The small town of Trimble could soon be getting some big recognition if entrepreneur Michael Ballard's plan to open a distillery there comes to fruition. Ballard, the star of the wildly popular reality series "Full Throttle Saloon" on the truTV network and successful business owner, received permission from the Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen to open a 9,000-square-foot moonshine distillery at the eastern end of South Main Street, where a cotton gin once stood...
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Lady Choctaws dominate; Choctaws struggle but win
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/12)
The Lady Choctaws blew past the Lady Knights of Sheffield High School, 62-21, on their way to a third straight victory. The game began with a 2-2 tie, but the Dyer County girls took over from there, scoring 32 straight points as they led 36-4 at halftime...
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Dyersburg rally falls short against Ripley
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/12)
After digging themselves a double-digit deficit in the first half, Dyersburg stormed back in the final quarter against Ripley. Unfortunately for the Trojans, trailing by 14 points to start the final period was too much to overcome against a talented squad such as the Tigers. The end result was a 57-47 loss in a game where Dyersburg battled back to within three points late before ultimately dropping its third district contest of the season...
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