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Following a routine traffic stop conducted by the Newbern Police Department, a Dyer County man now faces charges of impersonating a police officer.

A fire occurring at approximately 2 a.m. Thursday morning resulted in the loss of roughly half of Matron Loop Agriculture Company's Hemp Processing facility located in Lenox.

Newbern Police authorities are actively seeking an unknown black male following the burglary and sexual assault of a 95-year-old female victim in Newbern at her residence, located in the College Street area.

the grand jury after a preliminary hearing held in Dyer County General Sessions Court. Mark Morgan and Charles “Sam” Kelly Jr. were arrested in September on the charge after reportedly taking $25,000 from local businessmen Darrell Sells. The pair were arrested after exiting The McDonald's office on Mall Boulevard as part of a “sting” operation that involved the Dyer County Sheriff's Office, as well the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

On Monday evening, December 2, the Dyersburg City School Board voted unanimously to enter contract negotiations with Dyersburg High School principal Kim Worley to become the system’s next Director of Schools in July 2020. The motion to enter into contract talks with Worley came during Monday’s school board meeting at the Dyersburg City Schools Central Office.

The 69th annual Dyersburg Christmas Parade occurred Monday at 7 p.m., officially welcoming the Christmas season to the city. Hundreds of local residents and supporters braved the cool, mid-thirties temperatures and were treated to a night of Christmas cheer as the parade featured over 90 registered participants with many entering additional entries.

On Sunday afternoon, December 1, the naming and departure ceremony was held at the Dyersburg National Guard for the Dyersburg based 168th Military Police Battalion. Family, friends, and special guests were in attendance during the ceremony. The 168th is named the Task Force it will lead after 1st Lt. James Gardner, a Dyersburg native and a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action while deployed to Vietnam in 1966.

RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com Tucked away near the Obion River in Finley, a long gravel road will lead you directly to a piece of Dyer County history with influential reach that has stretched all the way to Memphis and even parts of the west coast...

The sound of holiday music played throughout downtown Newbern Thursday night as a crowd of hundreds lined the sidewalks in anticipation of the Rotary Club's 30th Annual Christmas Parade.

the grand jury after a preliminary hearing held in Dyer County General Sessions Court. Mark Morgan and Charles “Sam” Kelly Jr. were arrested in September on the charge after reportedly taking $25,000 from local businessmen Darrell Sells. The pair were arrested after exiting The McDonald's office on Mall Boulevard as part of a “sting” operation that involved the Dyer County Sheriff's Office, as well the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Newbern Police authorities are actively seeking an unknown black male following the burglary and sexual assault of a 95-year-old female victim in Newbern at her residence, located in the College Street area.

On Sunday afternoon, December 1, the naming and departure ceremony was held at the Dyersburg National Guard for the Dyersburg based 168th Military Police Battalion. Family, friends, and special guests were in attendance during the ceremony. The 168th is named the Task Force it will lead after 1st Lt. James Gardner, a Dyersburg native and a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action while deployed to Vietnam in 1966.