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Newbern's Christmas Parade included a wide and colorful variety of floats and other entrants--there were Santa, elves, larger-than-life fuzzy characters, the Grinch, Toy Story's Woody, motor cycle riders, ATVs, cheer teams, marching bands, beauty queens, and more. These are photos from that event.

These are a few of the children from Newbern Elementary who posted their wish lists to Santa's mailbox in Downtown Newbern.

The Bogota show drew packed houses for three nights. These are photos from the first half of the show.

The sorority's event was a formal affair, an evening of sisterhood and fellowship.

U.S., state, and local leaders gathered to honor veterans.

Saturday saw some amazing cars and many charitable attendees. All proceeds went to the Angel Tree and Trade School programs. Presents and training for the kids.

Despite cold temperatures, the streets of downtown Dyersburg were flooded Tuesday evening, as hundreds of ghouls, goblins, and masked crusaders made their way from business to business trick-or-treating. The event kicked off at 5:30 p.m. and wrapped up at 7:30 p.m. Festivities were planned at nearly every business around the Historic Square, with offerings of hot chocolate and cookies made for those venturing toward the north side of downtown.

Trimble's Halloween was sweeeeeeet. These photos show what fun it was.

Newbern did up Halloween in grand style. Check this gallery for the eerie splendor.

Baird was the presenting sponsor for the Fyrne Lake Trail Run, proceeds benefitted Paws to Care, "a group of volunteers who come together because of their love for animals".

Dyer County citizens, vendors, and visitors enjoyed the Bicentennial Celebration time at the Farmers Market on Saturday, October 14, 2023.

Monday morning, October 16, 2023, a gathering at Pocket Park in Downtown Dyersburg capped off the celebrations of Dyer County's Bicentennial Celebration.

Dyersburg's Activity Center was overrun with goblins and ghouls Saturday 10/14.

The festival offered a wide array of goods and goodies

Inductees and their families met at Dyersburg Middle School for introductions, speeches, and for community fellowship.

A brilliant day for a brilliant celebration

Riding for a cause, the bikers enjoyed their time in Dyersburg—and some catfish too.

The Dyer County Fair hosted Special Needs Day on Wednesday from 9-11 a.m. The day was free of charge to attendees and sponsored by longtime supporting business, Security Bank. Special Needs Day welcomes students from Dyer County and Dyersburg City Schools, along with students from Lauderdale and Lake County School Systems.

On Saturday, August 26, the Raising Kellan Podcast and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes partnered to host “A Day at the Lake”, welcoming a large crowd for a conference focused on discussing resources available for individuals with disabilities.

TCAT NW celebrates outstanding students, industry partnerships, and mergers with TCAT Ripley and Covington

The 3rd annual hosting of the Dyersburg and Dyer County's marching bands was the brainchild of Sarah Wells, who says, "We've enjoyed having the bands." Leslie Lay added, "Kids from both teams are members here, so we wanted to bring the entire bands here." These are pictures from the August 18, 2023 event.

Pictures from the evening of August 3, 2023, at The Farms

Free food, fun, and services for kids, at Future City Recreation Center

These bands are working hard to inspire teams and supporters. More pictures of DHS will be online next week.

On Tuesday, July 18, Dream Factory of Dyer County lit up the day for nine-year-old Jovi McCall, daughter of Marc and Holly McCall, and sister to Lily McCall. During a reveal ceremony held at Chick-fil-A, Jovi was surprised by members of the organization with a family trip to Disney World.

The Bogota Freedom Parade kicked off at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning as crowds poured into the Bogota Community Center. A line of ATVs decked out in red, white, and blue had already begun to assemble for the parade, which welcomed dozens of entries including a stagecoach, tractors, bikes, and various local officials, first responders, and the TWRA.

A colorful fest in Finley

Jackson, Tennessee Mayor Scott Conger declared June 24, 2023, Flag Retirement Day. The event drew dignitaries, retired veterans, active members of the military. Dyersburg resident, Seaman 1st Class and WWII veteran Jack Claiborne, spoke of his experience during the D-Day invasion.

Dyer County's libraries offer something for everyone.

Celebrating Juneteenth, June 19, the Dyer County NAACP hosted a mental health vigil and its 2nd Annual Community Awards Ceremony at the downtown pocket park.

The children learned about farming and learned about cattle, pigs, goats, crops, and farm machinery—and they had fun too.

The Main Street Farmers Market came to life on Saturday as a crowd of community members and vendors flooded the pavilion, eager to grab a cold coffee and browse the goods from roughly 30 vendors on site. The event welcomed an array of local producers, arts and crafts vendors, and more. Farmers Market Director Brianna Roser said she was thrilled about the turnout of the Market’s opening day and commented on the amount of local talent we have in Dyer County.

Gone are the old days of crop dusters. Now, the planes are "ag planes" that spray liquid fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.

DSCC held a mock casualty drill, coordinating EMT and nursing students with emergency services from Dyer and surrounding counties

Photos of the 2023 DHS graduation ceremony. Not all students are pictured, but you can see another gallery of Richie Williams's photos on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/state.gazette

On Friday, May 19, the Dyer County High School Class of 2023 made their final journey to the football stadium as high school seniors. Opening the ceremony, Lily Cravens, senior class secretary, welcomed all in attendance, followed by the Posting of Colors by JROTC.

Dyer County High School seniors took a "victory lap" through Three Oaks Middle School today while current students and teachers lined up to applaud the Class of 23's achievements. The seniors also took a walk through Northview Middle School.

The McIver's Grant Public Library held an early Mother's Day event: "Moms on the Move" (M.O.M). The event was held to inform mothers, grandmothers, and other caregivers for children about resources, including childcare and healthcare. Businesses and other institutions donated time, money, useful items.

Residents met at the Dyersburg Downtown Square to observe the National Day of Prayer, which is held on the first Thursday in May across the U.S.

Students applied math, physics, and artistry to create their vessels.

Pictures from the Dyer County High School Agricultural Science department and the students in spring classes

On Friday, Dyersburg High School theater arts teacher Trever Yarbrough invited USA Top 100 Sports videographer Erin Jerrod Reid to speak to his "A/V Production" class.

With the "Wizard of Oz" theme variation, "There's No Place Like a Safe Home," the Dyer / Lake County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse held an Open House. Area Mayors signed a proclamation in support of the Center's mission. The center served snacks cleverly named after things from the classic movie. Digital and print stories to follow.