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Obituaries for August 22, 2013
(Obituary ~ 08/22/13)
Ronnie L. Anderson, 62 of Dyersburg, Tennessee died on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis, Tennessee. Born Monday, February 5, 1951 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Harry Hall Anderson and the late Grace Bell Rogers Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a retired employee of Illinois Central Railroad and Colonial Rubber...
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Fitness Tip: reverse lunge with bicep curl
(Local News ~ 08/22/13)
Stand holding weights with arms at sides, palms facing forward. Lunge left foot behind you, bending knee; keep right knee aligned over ankle as you bring left knee toward ground. As you lunge back, curl weights toward shoulders, keeping elbows pressed into sides and palms turned out slightly.
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Vegetable gardening in the South
(Local News ~ 08/22/13)
Gardening seems to be more of a challenge each year or maybe it is just that I am getting older. I can remember as a youngster frolicking in the freshly plowed dirt when my father was putting in his spring garden. My brother and I thought of gardening as a newfound playground for the most part. Along about harvest time when picking peas our ideas changed from fun to WORK...
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An offer he can't refuse: A taste of Sicily on US 51
(Local News ~ 08/22/13)
I drove up the road to DuQuoin, Ill., which hosts the Illinois State Fair. On the south side of town an impressive gate proclaims this fact and signs direct visitors to various parking lots. It was deserted now, but will rise from its dormancy in late August when the fair takes place. ...
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Flag from US base in Kuwait flies over Dyersburg High School
(Local News ~ 08/22/13)
A very special gift was given to Dyersburg High School at the start of the school year that will serve as a reminder to students, staff and the community that there are men and women in uniform that are fighting for the freedoms they we enjoy every day. ...
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DPS opens health clinic
(Local News ~ 08/22/13)
A pilot program at Dyersburg Primary School is now offering a healthy boost for students. Educators, health professionals, Chamber officials and community leaders joined together on Wednesday morning for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new health clinic located on the Orange Wing at DPS...
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City Schools intervention programs receive supplemental funding
(Local News ~ 08/22/13)
The Tennessee Department of Education recently announced that it would grant $8 million in supplemental Race to the Top funds to 83 school districts in the state including Dyersburg City Schools and Dyer County Schools. The TDOE granted funding to more than half of the districts in Tennessee in order to put into practice initiatives that advance the core purpose of Tennessee's Race to the Top plan. ...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 08/22/13)
Do you love animals? Help us help local homeless pets. This is a large shelter, taking in over 100 pets a week. It takes our employees and the help of volunteers plus fosters to give the pets the attention, love and care they deserve.
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Choctaws struggle in season opener against Tornadoes
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/13)
UNION CITY -- Wearing new orange and white uniforms as well as carrying a new nickname, Northview traveled to Union City on Tuesday with high expectations hoping to start the season with a win. When the contest was over and the Tornadoes had secured a convincing 30-6 victory over the Choctaws, chances are the Northview squad was wishing for a do-over...
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