Dyersburg State Gazette: News

Thieves steal credit cards and buy TVs and a laptop (11/06/09)
Dyersburg Police Department investigators are asking for the public's assistance in identifying two subjects believed to be involved in a number of thefts and the fraudulent use of credit cards in the West Tennessee area. On Saturday, Oct. 10, Dyersburg Police investigated an automobile burglary at Los Lomas Mexican restaurant where an individual stole a credit card from a vehicle. ...

Teen accused of burglary sent to DCS (11/06/09)
A 16-year-old Dyersburg boy accused of burglarizing the Plaza Food Center was committed Wednesday to the Department of Children's Services. The teen-ager and two 18-year-olds were arrested Sept. 3 after allegedly throwing a brick through the grocery store window on South Main Street. A trail of bloody footprints led to the boy's apartment. He received cuts to both of his legs and was taken to the hospital for treatment...

City School Board elects officers (11/06/09)
The Dyersburg City School Board had a busy evening on Monday, Nov. 2, with a joint school board meeting held at the Professional Development Center in Dyersburg. During the joint session, members of both the Dyersburg City and Dyer County school boards received a pep talk from Tennessee Deputy Commissioner of Education Robert Greene and the Dyersburg City Board received the Energy Education Stewardship Award from Southern Division President Truman Atkins. ...

Doctor tells Healthy Woman crowd: Lumps not always cancer (11/06/09)
If a woman finds a lump in her breast, it doesn't automatically mean that she has cancer. Women's breasts go through many changes in a lifetime, Dr. Ravinder Machra said. Eight out of every 10 lumps are not cancerous - especially in younger women. But, it pays to be cautious...

DSCC Ghandi presentation postponed one week (11/06/09)
Dyersburg State Community College's upcoming presentations by Arun Gandhi, the grandson of India's late spiritual leader Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi will be postponed from Monday, Nov. 9 to Monday, Nov. 16. The presentations, a part of the campus's International Studies Program, will take place in the Learning Resource Center on the Dyersburg campus at 11:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. They are free and open to the public...

Shelter holds unclaimed horse (11/06/09)
The Dyersburg/Dyer County Animal Shelter has picked up a horse in the vicinity of Dyersburg State Community College. The animal has not yet been claimed. The horse is currently being taken care of at a location other than the Animal Shelter. If the horse is not claimed in near future, Humane Society officials will adopt it out...

Admissions to The Highlands nursing home suspended (11/05/09)
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper has suspended new admissions of residents to The Highlands of Dyersburg Health & Rehab effective Nov. 2 and imposed a one-time state civil monetary penalty of $1,500. The state also has recommended that the federal civil penalty be imposed at $5,500 a day until the violations are corrected. A special monitor has been appointed to review the facility's operations...

Deputy commissioner of education: Hard times ahead for area educators (11/05/09)
No one likes it when the rules are changed. And when a player changes the rules in the middle of the game, it just feels downright unfair. Educators in Tennessee are feeling the sting of the ever-changing rules in education this week, with significant changes from the state affecting Report Card statistics a year earlier than educators anticipated...

Creative mystery writing inspires area students (11/05/09)
Creating monsters, writing epitaphs, developing spooky stories - all this and more took place for local students at the University of Tennessee at Martin's Ripley Center during the Young Writers Clubhouse on Saturday, Oct. 31. Third- through eighth-grade students from area schools in Dyersburg, Halls, Ripley and Covington met in Ripley to participate in the unique writing experience sponsored by the West Tennessee Writing Project...

City sees effects of GPS investigation (11/04/09)
Members of the city of Dyersburg's Finance and Sanitation committees recently met in the mayor's conference room to receive an update on debris pickup in the city after Mayor John Holden's recent investigation of city employees in charge of routes throughout the city...

Stricter rules for recycling, tire disposal considered (11/04/09)
Every city, county and school district must develop a solid waste management plan and recycle 20 percent of all wastes - if new state regulations are enacted. Rural communities, which usually have limited recycling facilities and limited access to recycling markets, will have an especially difficult time meeting the new regulations...

Halls merchant represents Tennessee small-business owners in Washington (11/04/09)
One local small-business owner will travel to Capitol Hill this week to represent West Tennesseans on the issue of health care reform. Murray Hudson of Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints and Globes of Halls will join three other small-business owners from the state to discuss the issue of health care with state and federal representatives in Washington. The group will take part in Small Business Day at the Capitol as a part of the Small Business Majority and The Tennessee Small Business Coalition...

Army band and chorus performing Friday (11/04/09)
The premier touring musical representative for the U.S. Army is scheduled to perform in Newbern on Friday night. The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Dyer County High School gymnasium. Tickets are free and may be obtained from the State Gazette, 294 Highway 51 Bypass North; Anderson Printing and Office Products, 640 Highway 51 Bypass East; and SL100, 2555 Huish Road...

Life of Luther subject of play Thursday at church (11/04/09)
Martin Luther, the central figure of the 16th century Protestant Reformation, will be the central character in a play here Thursday night. "Martin: A Life of Martin Luther" will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday in Trinity Lutheran Church, 1500 Highway 51 Bypass North...

New food-distribution program available to residents this month (11/03/09)
Members of the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen learned that Dyersburg ranks No. 6 in need of the 17 West Tennessee counties served by the Memphis Food Bank at the regular board meeting on Monday evening. Mark Oakes of the Salvation Army shared a new voucher program to be offered to residents in Dyersburg and Dyer County as early as this month. ...

Total 20-year prison term given for drug charges (11/03/09)
In Dyer County Circuit Court: Thomas was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail, with the sentence suspended immediately. He was placed on probation for the same time period. He also was fined $250. On the first cocaine charge, Isom was accused of possessing about 102 grams of crack cocaine. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $3,000. The prison term is to be served concurrently with three prior sentences...

County health dept. offering H1N1 vaccine (11/03/09)
The Dyer County Health Department is now offering H1N1 injectable vaccine at no charge. The H1N1 flu vaccine will be offered to the following individuals: n Pregnant women n Caregivers of children less than 6 months of age including daycare providers...

Library hosts Rodeo Roundup Saturday (11/03/09)
Precious, a horse that performs tricks, will be the highlight of the Rodeo Roundup on Saturday at the McIver's Grant Public Library in Dyersburg. The 15-year-old gelding can count, bow and even lay down and play dead. He's very gentle and will stand still as people vault onto his back. And, when the holidays come around, he dresses up like a reindeer. He and his trainer, Howard Hamilton of Southern Serenity Ranch in Cedar Grove, make appearances as "Santa and the Reindeer Horse."...

Trimble board discusses Three Star economic-development program (11/03/09)
This month's meeting of the Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen was historical as well as informative. Historical in the sense that Monday night's meeting was the first time an African American sat on the board as an alderman. That alderman was Trimble resident John Ivie. The board nominated him during a called meeting last month to fill the position left by alderman Jody Hinson, who resigned because he was moving. Mayor James Davis swore Ivie in on Oct. 26...

Two arrested for burglary of storage units (10/31/09)
The Dyersburg Police Department charged two Newbern men this week in connection with a number of storage facility burglaries. Dyersburg police have been investigating storage facility burglaries at the Dyersburg Mini Storage located at 410 Hwy. 51 Bypass, and A-1 Mini Storage located at 855 Jenkinsville-Jamestown Road...

Barker pleased with step forward on I-69 (10/31/09)
State Rep. Judy Barker said that TDOT's "letting" process represents a big step forward for construction of Interstate 69 in Northwest Tennessee. "Progress is being made toward making I-69 a reality, which will be a major boost to our local economy," said Rep. ...

Community Concert Association to present Quattrocelli (10/31/09)
The Dyersburg Area Community Concert Association will hold its second concert of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a performance by Quattrocelli. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Yates Auditorium in the Professional Development Center, located at 305 College St. in Dyersburg...

Dickson, Waverly National Guard units returning home Saturday (10/30/09)
The Tennessee National Guard units from Dickson and Waverly, comprising the 267th Military Police Company, are scheduled to return to Tennessee on Saturday, Oct. 31, after a year's deployment to Iraq. Due to changes in army scheduling, the location has once again changed. The soldiers are still scheduled to arrive at approximately 9:30 p.m., but at the Nashville International Airport. The exact location is still undetermined...

Public urged to avoid Dyer County sex offenders' addresses this Halloween (10/30/09)

Police to increase patrols on Halloween (10/30/09)
The Dyersburg Police Department will increase the number of officers working on Halloween with an emphasis on traffic. "There is going to be a lot of pedestrian traffic on the street and we are urging all motorists to observe extreme caution and slow down," said Dyersburg Police Department Capt. Steve Isbell. "We are bringing in additional officers and their time will be dedicated to traffic enforcement."...