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On Monday, August 19, 38-year-old Seth Jason Noah of Dyer County was arraigned in Dyer County General Sessions on charges of resisting arrest and Dyer County Circuit Court on charges including four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and four counts of rape.

Local businessman Josh Kraus has announced plans to run for the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kraus is a Dyersburg native who is a trained chiropractor and experienced registered angus cattle farmer. “I am planning to run for state representative in the upcoming special election because I believe that Nashville could use an outsider businessman who will fight for Northwest Tennessee,” said Kraus. ...

Memphis, TN – Lee Clark, 42, of Dyersburg, Tennessee and the United States have entered into a civil settlement with Dyersburg Apartments, Ltd. and MACO Management Company, a Missouri limited liability company. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the settlement today.

The Dyer County Legislative Body (CLB) convened Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. inside of the Dyer County Courthouse. The meeting of the CLB followed a brief meeting of the Local Government committee at 6 p.m. and the Budget committee meeting, held at 6:15 p.m.

Goodwill closed its Donation Express Center trailer site at 416 Highway 51 Bypass North in Dyersburg on Wednesday, Aug. 14. With continued low unemployment across Tennessee, Goodwill found it difficult to consistently staff the site with attendants to assist donors...

For the first time in almost a decade, there will be both new faces on the court and on the sidelines for the Lady Trojan volleyball team when Dyersburg begins its season on Monday, Aug. 19 at Westview.

Dyersburg Police officers have responded to multiple calls for service concerning copper thefts. Local business owners have arrived to open for business only to find their air-conditioning units were not cooling properly. The owners later discovered their units had been vandalized and copper wiring and tubing had been removed from the units.

RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee convict accused of killing a corrections administrator and escaping prison could face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder, a judge told the prisoner Wednesday. Curtis Ray Watson appeared before Judge Janice Craig in a video arraignment in Lauderdale County court. Craig told Watson that he is charged with especially aggravated burglary, aggravated sexual assault and escape in addition to the murder charge...

Construction for the Forked Deer River Park is officially underway! As mentioned in Monday’s Mayors Coffee gathering, portions of the River Park may be ready as early as next spring. Currently, a tentative completion date has been set for early 2021. Though work is ongoing, it has not hindered the Main Street Dyersburg Farmers Market hours, which are 8 a.m. until noon Saturday and Tuesday.

Local businessman Josh Kraus has announced plans to run for the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kraus is a Dyersburg native who is a trained chiropractor and experienced registered angus cattle farmer. “I am planning to run for state representative in the upcoming special election because I believe that Nashville could use an outsider businessman who will fight for Northwest Tennessee,” said Kraus. ...

Dyersburg Police officers have responded to multiple calls for service concerning copper thefts. Local business owners have arrived to open for business only to find their air-conditioning units were not cooling properly. The owners later discovered their units had been vandalized and copper wiring and tubing had been removed from the units.

On Monday, August 19, 38-year-old Seth Jason Noah of Dyer County was arraigned in Dyer County General Sessions on charges of resisting arrest and Dyer County Circuit Court on charges including four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and four counts of rape.

Recently, the Tennessee Department of Education named all schools statewide who earned the 2019 Reward School status, the top distinction a school can earn in Tennessee. There were 4 local schools that received the honor – Holice Powell Elementary, Trimble Elementary, Dyersburg Middle School, and Dyer County High School...