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Obituaries for February 14, 2013
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
Etta Caldwell Pearson, 82, of Gretna, La., formerly of Dyer County, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 at Joellen Living Center in Algiers, La. Born May 6, 1932, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Sadie Anderson Pursell...
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Fitness Tip: Yoga - Warrior I, Virabhadrasana I
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
1. From Tadasana (Downward Facing Dog), inhale as you step right foot forward about 4 feet. Bend the right leg 90 degrees so knee is aligned over the ankle and chin is perpendicular to the floor. 2. Left foot is turned in and pressed into the floor. Keep pelvis stable as you rotate your torso to square your rib cage and shoulders to the front...
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From student to teacher: Sarah Myint continues an art tradition at DPS
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Although the month of February is yet to provide significant accumulation of snow, Dyersburg Primary School students can be found building snowmen and snowwomen. Second-grade students in Sarah Myint's art class at DPS are taking part in a standing tradition of building clay kiln-fired sculptures...
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Celebrating Black History Month: Rosa Parks
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
"She was tired, her feet ached. The year was 1955 in the month of December when this seamstress was returning home on the Cleveland Street bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was ordered to give up her seat to a white man. When she remained seated, that simple decision eventually led to the disintegration of institutionalized segregation in the South, ushering in a new era of the civil rights movement...
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Dyer County Schools presents Rachel's Challenge this month
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
On April 20, 1999, 17-year-old Rachel Joy Scott sat down on the grass to eat lunch with a friend near the west-campus entrance of Columbine High School. A short time later, shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold used that entrance as the starting point to open fire on their fellow students after bombs hidden in the high school cafeteria failed to detonate. Rachel was the first of 13 people killed in the Columbine massacre...
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City committee OKs agreement for basic life-support runs with DRMC
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
In March 2010 the Dyer County Local Government Committee met to discuss ambulance regulation in the county. The meeting was prompted by Russell Pigg, Dyersburg Regional Medical Center's chief executive officer at the time. Pigg was hoping that the committee would pass a resolution that would regulate basic life support (BLS) calls in the county. ...
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TBI arrests Ripley man for Crockett Co. murder
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a Lauderdale County man on Wednesday for a Crockett County murder after he was indicted by the Crockett County grand jury earlier this week. Antonio Toomes, 29, of Ripley, Tenn., was indicted on one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of especially aggravated robbery and one count of especially aggravated burglary. ...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 02/14/13)
Our goal is to help each companion animal to find a permanent, compassionate home where cruelty does not exist. We advocate for a special bond between people and animals. We allocate and manage all our resources to remain loyal to our mission. Our actions are based on providing the best medical and shelter care and services to all animals in our care. We respect the life of each animal while also focusing on the welfare of our staff, our community, and companion animals as a whole...
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