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Obituaries for November 6, 2012
(Obituary ~ 11/06/12)
James Earl Barron, 48, of Decatur, Ala., formerly of Lenox, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. He was a truck driver for Frawley and Schilling Trucking Company. Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerry Anderson officiating. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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Report: Parents support abstinence education
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
Abstinence education has been a hot topic during this year's election at all levels of government. Upon assuming office in January 2009, President Barack Obama drastically reduced funding for abstinence-only education programs, commenting at the time that he believed that sex education needed to include contraception as part of the education process. All this, while debates persist over whether the federal government should be funding organizations such as Planned Parenthood...
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Doll giveaway to benefit library fund
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
Raggedy Ann is currently visiting McIver's Grant Public Library, perusing books in the children's department and bringing cheer to patrons with her familiar smile. But as much little Annie enjoys catching up on her reading, she is really waiting patiently for a home...
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Chimes for Charity begins Nov. 12
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
For 64 years, residents of Dyersburg and Dyer County have been reaching out to provide a merry Christmas to children in the area with the annual Chimes for Charity auction. The event is sponsored by the Dyersburg Jaycees, with proceeds providing Christmas for nearly 1,000 children in Dyer County...
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County commission OKs one-time bonus for county employees
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
County employees will have cause to celebrate this morning as the county commissioners unanimously voted last night to give each county employee a $500 one-time bonus. The recommendation came from the budget committee, which met prior to the commissioners meeting on Monday evening. ...
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City board meeting turns contentious
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
Tempers flared at the city board's regular meeting on Monday evening as Mayor John Holden and Alderwoman Jewell Horner disagreed on the purchase of a new truck for the sanitation department. The two traded their differences during a 35-minute board meeting that included a lesson on Robert's Rules of Order...
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Fincher to host job fair in Dyersburg on Wednesday, Nov. 7
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
Congressman Stephen Fincher (R-Frog Jump) is hosting a job fair in Dyersburg on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. at the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce. The job fair is open to anyone seeking a job in the area. Participating companies are: NWTN Workforce Development, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Staffmark, Manpower, Modern Woodmen, Sun Products, Union City Baptist Memorial Hospital, Royal Building Group, Hamilton Ryker, Healthcare Services Group, Kohler, Delta Faucets, Williams Sausage, Job World, Pictsweet, Eacon, and Bridgestone/Firestone.. ...
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Dyer County local election results
(Local News ~ 11/06/12)
Local election results include early voting, absentee ballots and 16 of 16 precincts reporting Local elections candidates are: *Newbern mayor: K.W. Dennison (incumbent) - 514 Olen Parker - 699 *Newbern alderman-at-large: Eugene Bartee - 364 Kathy Clements (incumbent) - 493 Larry Fesmire (incumbent) - 479 John Flatt - 748 Robert Hart (incumbent) - 553 Chris Odom (incumbent) - 423 Bill Parks (incumbent) - 398 Bradley Rogers - 527 Kris Smith - 516 Tim Ware - 550
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