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Obituaries for June 6, 2012
(Obituary ~ 06/06/12)
No obituaries were reported.
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Tiptonville to host Seventh Annual BBQ Cook-Off
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
The Tiptonville Main Street Association will host the Seventh Annual Blue Suede Shoes and BBQ Cook-Off Festival beginning on Thursday, June 7 and ending on Saturday, June 9 in downtown Tiptonville. The event is a big draw for the city's Main Street and will feature a variety of activities for kids and adults alike...
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Summer Feeding Program expands to nourish the whole child
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
This summer, several area organizations will join together to nourish more than the tummies of area children through the "Serving Up Summer" Special Summer Food Service Program. The program, which began as the Act for Hungry Children in 1973, has been available in the Dyer County community since 1986...
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McDonald's says goodbye -- for now -- after 36 years
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
The last pieces of the McDonald's building finally came down on Monday, June 4. The restaurant was initially expected to close in late April but corporate delays prevented the official closure until Friday, May 18. After almost 36 years in the same building and serving countless hamburgers, fries and sodas, franchise owner Darrell Sells and his son, Darren, reminisce about the restaurant's history and look forward to the new state-of-the-art building to be completed by early September...
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Lunch at the Library fundraiser set for June 15
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
The Friends of McIver's Grant Public Library organization is inviting residents of the community to an old-fashioned summer cookout on Friday, June 15. The fundraiser offers "Lunch at the Library" from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., with eat-in or take-out options available for $5. The menu includes a hamburger or hotdog, chips, a snack cake and a drink...
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Sen. Corker visits Dyersburg for breakfast fundraiser
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker made a fundraising stop in Dyersburg on Friday, June 1 at the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce. The senator had a full morning beginning with the breakfast event, which was well attended by approximately 300 people who had a unique opportunity to interact with a United States senator. ...
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Halls police officer arrested
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a Halls Police Department officer on Tuesday after he was indicted by the Lauderdale County Grand Jury on Monday. Jason Colvin, 32, of Halls, Tenn. was charged in the indictments with three counts of official misconduct, one count of theft more than $500 and less than $1,000, one count of accessory after the fact, one count of facilitation of a felony and compounding...
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2nd suspect in Friendship PD chief shooting receives $200,000 bond
(Local News ~ 06/06/12)
The second suspect involved in the shooting incident of Friendship Police Chief Bill Garrett received a $200,000 bond on Tuesday in Crockett County General Sessions Court. Guary Wallace, 56, 3516 Raleigh Millington Road, Memphis, Tenn., appeared before Judge Paul B. Conley III on the charges of aggravated robbery and criminal responsibility. He was given a court-appointed attorney and received his next court date of June 7 at 9 a.m...
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