Dyersburg, Tennessee · Friday, November 20, 2009
[Masthead] Fair ~ 64°F  
High: 63°F ~ Low: 44°F

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Thursday evening's total for Chimes for Charity reached $3,677 with 42 Children sponsored. That brings this week's total to $15,171 toward the goal of $35,000 and 279 total children have been sponsored out of the 900. Chimes...
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Gov. Phil Bredesen joined officials from the departments of Human Resources, Military and Veterans Affairs and members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard to honor Tennessee's veterans working...
Bidding was heated during the chilly evening hours of Wednesday's Chimes for Charity. Dyersburg's First United Methodist Church Sojourners and Seekers sponsored the night as the Dyer County Chapter of the FFA helped man the...
Lisa Smartt thought she had all her Christmas shopping done. She'd visited a local drug store and found a wealth of "perfect gifts." She pulled them out one by one, showing them off to the women attending the Healthy Woman...
Children served by the Bruce Activity Center were treated to a skating party on Saturday, Nov. 7 designed to introduce them to a new organization dedicated to making a difference in the community. The organization, Project...

What does it mean to you to be an American?

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Bob Davis

Dyersburg

"Constitutional guarantees, freedom and we can change out representatives when we want. I've been all over the world and this is the best place in the world."

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Bill Sanderson

Kenton, Tn.

"It means you can be as successful as you can dream. As my grandfather always said, 'the harder I work, the luckier I get'. And America allows you to do that."

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Michael Parr

Dyersburg

"To be a loyal Democrat and to support the Democratic platform and their candidates, especially our president, Barack Obama.

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Tina Elgin

Mason Hall, Tn.

"It represents freedom. Freedom to live my life how I want, when I want and where I want. And to serve God without worry of legal consequences."

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Anita Taylor

Newbern

"After living oversees for so long, I'm glad to be an American. There you are taxed to death and I've seen the failure of socialized medicine. Here you can be anything you want to be."

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Republican Party Reagan Day Dinner with primary candidates

World War II veteran speaks about some of his experiences

Dyersburg's 168th MP Battalion arrives back home

Dyersburg Police Chief Art Heun announces rapist in custody

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks at the National Civil Rights Museum

Dyer County Heritage and Progress

Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Dyersburg, Tennessee:

Today
Partly Sunny
High: 63
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
Low: 44
Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
High: 61
Low: 44
Sunday
Chance Rain Showers
High: 58
Low: 43
Monday
Partly Sunny
High: 62
Low: 45
Tuesday
Slight Chance Rain Showers
High: 57
Low: 37
Wednesday
Partly Sunny
High: 54
Low: 33
Thanksgiving
Partly Sunny
High: 51

Warnings
No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Dyersburg, Tennessee, area

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.411/19 23:568 mi E of Mount Vernon, AR
1.811/19 07:496 mi NW of Tiptonville, TN
0.911/19 02:143 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
1.311/18 00:393 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
3.011/17 12:5324 mi W of Carlsbad, NM
1.211/17 02:013 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
3.111/16 22:006 mi NNE of Velma, OK
1.311/16 19:345 mi W of Vonore, TN
1.811/16 11:186 mi SSW of New Madrid, MO
2.511/16 05:1210 mi ENE of Midwest City, OK
1.411/16 03:596 mi ENE of Fort Payne, AL
1.311/15 22:287 mi WNW of Newbern, TN

Special Publications

News from the 168th MP Battalion
The 168th's final newsletter from Iraq

Real Estate Guide
November 2009
State news
  • Judge strikes down Tenn. guns-in-bars law
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday....
  • Attorney: Police unfair to Latino kidnap victims
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An attorney for a woman whose 4-day old baby was kidnapped after she was attacked is accusing the Nashville police of trying to portray her and her husband as criminals....
  • Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1
    DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) -- The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said....
  • Students face 5 percent tuition hike in Tenn.
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Students at Tennessee's public colleges and universities could be facing a 5 percent tuition increase....
  • Feds: nude video of ESPN reporter shot in Ohio
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Federal investigators say an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews shot film at an unspecified hotel in Columbus as well as in Nashville....