Wednesday, May 28, 2008

[NEW NEWSPAPER]

A NEW NEWSPAPER IS COMING TO DYERSBURG IN JUNE.  A FREE NEWSPAPER CALLED THE DYER COUNTY MAGNET WILL FEATURE A POSITIVE SIDE TO NEWS REPORTING IN DYER COUNTY, AND WILL BE FUNDED SOLELY BY ADVERTISING.  COPIES OF THE NEW 'MAGNET' WILL BE PLACED AT DIFFERENT OFFICES AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.  THE DYER COUNTY MAGNET IS PART OF THE TENNESSEE MAGNET FAMILY, BASED IN HUNTINGDON.  CALL 731-285-8672 OR E-MAIL DYERCOMAGNET AT BELLSOUTH DOT NET.

[STRAWBERRY FARMER]

A PROMINENT STRAWBERRY FARM OWNER HAS DIED. ACCORDING TO WBBJ-TV, TOM WADE DIED TODAY AT BAPTIST MEMORIAL IN UNION CITY AFTER BATTLING CANCER. WADE OWNED A STRAWBERRY FARM IN KENTON AS WELL AS SEVERAL GRAINERIES IN THE AREA. HIS FUNERAL IS SET FOR FRIDAY MORNING AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN UNION CITY AT 11. TOM WADE WAS 74 YEARS OLD.

[DIESEL PRICES]

From the TRN... Skyrocketing fuel prices are affecting those who make a living on the highway...The cost of diesel fuel has increased so much that it's forcing some truckers out of business. With record high diesel fuel prices in Tennessee and across the nation, finding money to fill up, pay the bills and support a family has become impossible for so many truckers. Many independent companies have been forced to shut down their semis.

[MISSING WOMAN]

86-year-old Elizabeth Ferguson of Memphis has been missing for more than three weeks now. Her daughter Cheryl Feeney has printed up flyers and the family is offering a reward for information that leads to her mother's return... Ferguson was last seen leaving her home for a doctors appointment on May 5th.

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