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Members of Dyersburg/ Dyer County Leadership who have taken on the task of creating a local downtown dog park as their community project will be hosting a silent auction fundraiser today through Friday, July 28, with winners announced Saturday, June 29, at 3 p.m. during the Dyersburg BBQ Festival at the Dyer County Fairgrounds.

At approximately 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday morning, members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to an accident on the westbound lane of I-155 between the Dyersburg and Lenox exits.

Dyer County District B commissioner Dr. Brandon Dodds will be seeking the Republican nomination for the Tennessee State Senate’s 27th District seat in the 2018 election. District 27 includes counties of Madison, Dyer, Lake, Crockett, and Lauderdale.

A couple of weeks ago, words were written expressing the displeasure of the road conditions on state-maintained roadways throughout Dyer County. Today I remain steadfast in the belief that the citizens of Dyer County deserve better when it comes to fixing our roads...

RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com A one-car accident occurring at 7:34 a.m. Tuesday morning resulted in the minor injury of local resident John Shelton, 26. According to DPD, Shelton, driving a 2002 maroon Mercury Sable, was traveling east on Pennell Lane when losing control of the vehicle, which then flipped over into a nearby ditch. ...

Dyer County resident James A. Jones was recently inducted into the Tennessee Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of Fame.

Dyer County’s baseball fans didn’t have a long wait before finding out who would succeed longtime head coach Preston Ozment as the new Choctaw head coach as Ben Glasgow has been hired to take the reigns of the Tribe’s baseball program.

After former head coach Zack Burdine stepped down recently because of time constraints, Dyersburg High School has named Nathan Forsythe as the new head coach for the Trojan and Lady Trojan golf teams.

On Monday afternoon, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, along with members of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Department, Trimble Police Department, Tennova-Dyersburg EMS, and Air Evac Lifeteam, responded to a one-vehicle accident on the northbound lanes of Hwy 51 between Newbern and Trimble.

On Monday, July 24, hundreds of faculty, staff and administration of Dyer County Schools, as well as county and state officials met together for a Back to School luncheon held at Dyer County High School.

On Thursday, July 27 at noon, a luncheon featuring State Rep. Bill Sanderson and Republican governor candidate Beth Harwell will occur at the Lannom Center. Sanderson has served as District 77 state representative, which includes Lake, Dyer, and most of Obion counties, since 2010. Harwell, a Republican and current House speaker of Tennessee, was the first woman ever elected to the position. She announced on July 16 her bid for governor.

Dyer County District B commissioner Dr. Brandon Dodds will be seeking the Republican nomination for the Tennessee State Senate’s 27th District seat in the 2018 election. District 27 includes counties of Madison, Dyer, Lake, Crockett, and Lauderdale.

The Dyersburg Electric System Power Board convened Wednesday at noon for its regularly scheduled meeting. All board members and executive management team members, with the exception of board member Rowlin Fowlkes, were present. With no old business to attend to, the agenda turned to one item of new business – a bad-debt charge-off in the amount of $11,275.39.

Dyer County resident James A. Jones was recently inducted into the Tennessee Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of Fame.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Dyer County basketball fans who want to see former Choctaw Caleb Ball continue his career at the next level won’t have to travel far as the 6-7 Ball has signed to play next season at Union University in Jackson...

A couple of weeks ago, words were written expressing the displeasure of the road conditions on state-maintained roadways throughout Dyer County. Today I remain steadfast in the belief that the citizens of Dyer County deserve better when it comes to fixing our roads...