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A Dyersburg man indicted by the Grand Jury was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, Oct.13, at his residence. Robert Horner, 70, was indicted for aggravated sexual battery involving a minor. The indictment states between Jan.1 of 2020 and Feb. 21, 2020, Horner unlawfully had sexual contact with a person less than 13 years old at the time of the commission of the offense.

On Monday evening, October 12, the Dyersburg City School Board convened at 5:30 p.m. inside the project room of Dyersburg High School. Board members reviewed policies pertaining to Board Operations and approved a school calendar change, which would allow January 4, 2021 to be used as a professional development day. All board members were present for the meeting.

There isn’t a day that goes by Jim Teague isn’t reminded of his late son. Throughout the Teagues' home there are pictures in every room of Brian that keep his memory alive. Outside the home there is also a small Christmas tree that remains lit every day of the year, something the elder Teague said would remain lit until his son receives justice.

As part of efforts to boost the overall health and wellness of its workforce, Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is partnering with Marathon Health to pilot a local health clinic near the company’s Newbern plant. The clinic will give Tyson team members and their families easier access to high-quality healthcare and, in most cases, at no cost...

State Gazette On Monday morning, Dyersburg City Schools Director Kim Worley announced students and teachers at Dyersburg Middle School will move to Phase 1 beginning on Tuesday, Oct.20. According to Worley, there is not an outbreak of COVID-19 at the middle school, however, there are a large number of teachers currently being quarantined...

The Dyer County School Board convened Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. inside the Milton Magee Auditorium. Board members reviewed multiple new items of business including a bus purchase proposal, a resolution for being held harmless to next year’s BEP, and a review of three policies under first reading.

Anne Taylor Davis, 28, has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today, October 16, 2020.

From the start of Friday night’s game in Ripley, it looked very much like the last team with the ball would walk away with the important Region 7-4A win. But, it was the Ripley (5-3, 2-1) defense that made the biggest plays late as the Tigers defenders stopped Dyersburg (3-2, 1-1) late to seal a 51-44 win over the Trojans.  

Local citizens arrived early Friday morning, some as early as 6 a.m., to begin lining up to participate in the Dyer County Community Cancer Fund’s sausage sale fundraiser. The sale began at 8 a.m., and in just 50 minutes, the two truckloads of sausage, consisting of a total of 6,500 lbs., sold out. The sale raised a total of $6,500 for the local organization.

A week removed from returning to the field after a 28-day layoff and winning big over Union City at home, Dyersburg (3-1, 1-0) returns to region play this week as they travel down Highway 51 to Ripley (4-3, 1-2) to face the Tigers on Friday night.

Throughout the course of a week, it’s seldom one will pass without someone bringing up the question... who killed Karen Swift? While many have their own theories regarding the murder of the mother of four, it’s been nine long years since the tragic incident occurred and yet the case remains in limbo, or does it?...

A Dyersburg man indicted by the Grand Jury was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, Oct.13, at his residence. Robert Horner, 70, was indicted for aggravated sexual battery involving a minor. The indictment states between Jan.1 of 2020 and Feb. 21, 2020, Horner unlawfully had sexual contact with a person less than 13 years old at the time of the commission of the offense.

Officials with Main Street Dyersburg recently announced the annual Dyersburg Christmas Parade would not occur this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There isn’t a day that goes by Jim Teague isn’t reminded of his late son. Throughout the Teagues' home there are pictures in every room of Brian that keep his memory alive. Outside the home there is also a small Christmas tree that remains lit every day of the year, something the elder Teague said would remain lit until his son receives justice.

Anne Taylor Davis, 28, has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today, October 16, 2020.

Several signs displaying a photo of murder victim Karen Swift with the words "Justice for Karen" were recently removed by Dyer County Sheriff's Office officials. According to Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box, on Monday, May 2, he was out of town and said he began receiving phone calls about the signs being placed around Dyer County...

With the release of the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) daily COVID-19 update on Monday, the department reported Dyer County as having a total of 2,023 COVID-19 cases, which consist of confirmed and probable cases. Additionally, the TDH said that Dyer County had 399 active cases with 1,598 recoveries/inactive cases.