Business

Man found dead in hotel room; three suspects sought (05/05/08)

Fight over nightclub settled by consent (05/05/08)
The partnership operating Club 51 will dissolve by June 28, but the nightclub itself is expected to remain open. Tasha Roberson, 420 Fairbanks, intends to become the club's sole proprietor. Roberson sued her partners, Ebonie Strayhorn, 2125 Joshua Loop, and Brenda Jackson of Peachtree Apartments, for extortion, failure to pay their share of the rent and turning off the utilities. ...

Budweiser's Clydesdales to appear on Mall lot (04/30/08)
The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for beer-maker Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are scheduled to make an appearance at the Dyersburg Mall. The eight-horse hitch will be harnessed and hitched to the famous red beer wagon from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Mall parking lot...

Crockett TVA megasite no longer available (04/29/08)
Unveiled with much fanfare in September 2005 as TVA's fifth certified megasite in the Southeast U.S. for automobile production, the 1,600-acre West Tennessee Auto Park in Crockett County is no longer. Options on the property were not renewed in December 2007, said Crockett County Chamber of Commerce director Melissa Cox...

Pipeline extension proposed into county (04/29/08)
An Arkansas natural gas company is measuring interest from users to build a pipeline into Tennessee that would link to existing pipelines in Dyer County. Ozark Gas Transmission, headquartered in Fort Smith, Ark., on April 25 began an "open season" to gauge customer needs for the pipeline expansion...

Teachers conservation workshop scheduled for Pickwick Landing (04/28/08)
Teachers and others interested in learning about Tennessee's natural resources are invited to attend a weeklong workshop at Pickwick Landing State Park, July 13-18. A six-hour Project Learning Tree workshop will be held, and resource materials will be given to each person to aid in teaching about conservation to a classroom, 4-H groups, scouts, or other youth groups...

Reappraisal notices sent to county property owners (04/22/08)
Dyer Countians this week are expected to receive their 2008 property reappraisals, reflecting the changing values of homes, businesses and land for owners of about 22,500 parcels. "We're ready to help anyone with questions," said county assessor Janie Gregson...

Powered parachute caravan to debut at Halls airport for national quest (04/21/08)
The Halls airport is slated to host a group of several powered parachute enthusiasts on Monday, April 28 though Wednesday, April 30. Twelve machines are expected, said airport manager Ralph "Neil" Doolin, though more could be seen when the group arrives at the historic air base...

College unveils new user-friendly Web site (04/02/08)
Dyersburg State Community College went live with an updated version of its Web site on Tuesday. The new site provides a more user-friendly format for potential students to learn about the programs and classes offered by the college. DSCC Director of Public Information Jane Pate Vondy said the site contains nearly 400 pages of information and links for future students, community and business leaders and friends of the college to access information. ...

Overtime cools under Holden's first budget (03/30/08)
As planning for a new Dyersburg city government budget nears, a look back at the overtime expenses of 12 of the city's departments during Mayor John Holden's first year shows most are meeting their expenses for the first time in years. Holden said it's due to a focus on open dialogue...

Board again deliberated case in secret (03/27/08)
The Dyersburg Personnel Merit Board met on Monday and again denied former police officer Jim Porter's argument he was wrongfully terminated. But the panel violated the state's open records law by not giving public notice of the meeting. Porter's legal counsel, Dyersburg attorney Ralph Lawson, said he would seize on the mistake to file an appeal and question the violation of the Sunshine Law...

$2.2 million stadium renovation sought to lure national spotlight (03/26/08)
Dyersburg High School head football coach James Counce on Tuesday introduced his idea to make Dyersburg a brand name in sports and entertainment venues. The key -- a $2.2 million plan to renovate the 40-year-old J.C. Sawyers Stadium and lure a national college championship to the field...

Woman ordered to repay child's transplant fund (03/25/08)
A Dyersburg woman must repay $10,590 missing from her grandson's transplant fund, a circuit court judge declared Monday afternoon. Phyllis D. Vaughn, 57, 711 Wendell Ave., was charged with theft of property in excess of $10,000. She and her husband, Charles Norman Vaughn Sr., were in charge of a fund to benefit their grandson, Odell Terry, a teen-aged cystic fibrosis patient...