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St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon sells out in record time

Submitted by St. Jude on Thursday, May 17th, 2:28 pm

General registration for the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon has sold out in record time, but there’s another option for runners interested in participating in the event on Saturday, Dec. 1. This year’s sell-out marks a new record date for the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon compared to last year when the race sold-out July 15.

Limited spots are still available for participants who also sign up as a St. Jude Hero and commit to raise at least $500 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other deadly childhood diseases.

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Summer Camps, Indoor Soccer and Summer/Fall Sports in Munford

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Friday, May 11th, 2012, 6:24am

Registration is open May 14th through June 1st for a summer indoor soccer league. Age breakdowns are U10: ages 8-10, U14 – ages 11-14, U16 – ages 15-16 and Adults: ages 17 and older. Youth registration fees are $45 , which includes a t-shirt and participation trophy. Adult fees are $35 or $245 per team, with a maximum of 7 players per team. Practices will start in June with games on Saturdays starting the end of June and ending in late July. All games will be played at Munford Middle School. Those interested can register online at www.munford.com.

REGISTRATION DATES

Summer Indoor Youth/Adult Soccer: May 14-June 1, youth fee - $45, adult fee - $35, for ages 8 and older

Summer Baseball: June 11-29 for ages 3-14, $68

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DSCC begins New First Year Experience program

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 7:14am

DSCC begins New First Year Experience program

What begins well ends well. During a time of rising college costs and higher expectations of college graduates, the Dyersburg State Community College faculty and staff are taking this old saying to heart through the new Focus program.

Over the past six months, DSCC Associate Professor of English Andrea Franckowiak, Counselor Karen Rutledge, and the DSCC Complete College Academy Team made up of President Karen Bowyer, Vice President Mary Ann Sellars, Assistant Vice President Kay Patterson, Assistant Vice President J. Dan Gullett, Associate Professor of English Linda Weeks, and Mathematics Instructor Devalyn Reynolds, have been researching what it takes to get students entering DSCC off to the best start possible. This past January and again in April, the entire DSCC faculty and staff participated in a review and brainstorming session to review the proposed new student orientation process called FOCUS: The DSCC First Year Experience Program.

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Three county college summit to be held later this week

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 1:52pm

Colleges from Middle and West Tennessee are participating in a Three-County College Summit
that organizers believe could be one of the area’s largest college summits ever held from 7:50 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on May 10-11 at Dyersburg State Community College’s Covington Campus. The “Southwest Tennessee Regional College Summit” is a partnership effort between SWTDD’s Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) College Access Program; Tipton, Lauderdale, and Haywood county schools; and Dyersburg State Community College.

On May 10, juniors from Ripley, Halls, and Haywood high schools will attend the college summit; on May 11, juniors from Covington, Munford and Brighton high schools will attend.

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Worley Helps Brothers Battle Autism/Seizures

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Friday, May 4th, 2012, 9:05am

Worley Helps Brothers Battle Autism/Seizures

Two brothers have received help from the Darryl Worley Foundation in their battle against autism and seizures. Seven-year-old Wyatt Garrett and five-year-old Wayden Garrett recently met the singer/songwriter to thank him in person for the gift that helped them receive treatments at the Tennessee Hyperbaric Center in Jackson.

After meeting the family, Worley said, “I was blown away by the fact that these parents wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. They just kept pushing until they found something that would help their boys. Their faith and determination are great examples for all of us.”

According to the boys’ mom, Kathy Garrett, Wyatt’s seizures began when he was almost two months old. Wayden has battled seizures, also, and was diagnosed as having autism at age three. That is when he went from talking in sentences to being nonverbal.

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DSCC to graduate largest class ever

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 9:23am

On Saturday, May 5, at 2 p.m., Dyersburg State will hold its 42nd annual commencement exercises at Dyer County High School. The college expects this will be the largest class in its history and anticipates degrees and/or certificates will be conferred on 367 candidates.

David Baime will be the commencement speaker. He serves as senior vice president for Government Relations and Research for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). In this role, he directs the national advocacy efforts for the nation’s 1,200 community colleges and their students. Prior to this, he served as director of education funding for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Baime has also worked as assistant director of government relations for the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Alex Haley museum to host Easter egg hunt at Ripley Water Park

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 8:02am

The Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center in Henning, TN, is teaming with NFL’s Ramon and Renardo Foster (Henning natives) to host a community Easter Egg Hunt.

The activity is scheduled for Easter Sunday, April 8th, 2-4 p.m., at the Ripley Water Park, 200 Mary Roberts Dr., Ripley, TN.

The Foster brothers, both former Ripley High School football stars, will be in attendance at the event as their way of showing support to the Lauderdale County community.

“This is me and Renardo’s way of giving back to the community,” Ramon Foster said last week. “We hope this will help some families who may not be able to give their kids that much on Easter.”

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