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Justin Eric Ables, 31, of Dyersburg is currently wanted by the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office. The DCSO has an active warrant for Ables, who is charged with theft over $1,000. According to DCSO, Ables is a white male, 5’5 in height, weighs 150 pounds, and has green eyes and brown hair.

BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com Recently, the Dyersburg Police Department received notification of their approval from the Justice Department on an OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force) investigation, targeting gang-related activity in the area. According to Dyersburg Police Chief Steve Isbell, the previous OCDETF investigation involving DPD occurred in the early 1990s...

JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Dyersburg man, who stands accused of exposing at least two girls he coached on a youth softball team to inappropriate photographs.

JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Dyersburg man, who stands accused of taking inappropriate photographs of a minor.

Though the Region 7AAA Championship match got off to a less-than-ideal start than the Lady Choctaws and head coach Shanna O’Bright would have liked, it was the ending which made all the difference in the world as Dyer County rallied to take the next two sets then, after coming up just short of clinching the match in four frames, dominated the fifth and final set to win the program’s first-ever region title in volleyball in Newbern on Tuesday night.

Though the Trojans found themselves in unfamiliar territory on Friday night down in Ripley – trailing at halftime for the first time this season – Dyersburg rallied in the second half to outscore the Tigers 29-14 to clinch the Region 7-4A title with a 45-31 win on the road.

On Tuesday morning, the City of Dyersburg Street Committee convened in the community room at McIver’s Grant Public Library at 10 a.m. Of the agenda items listed for discussion during the meeting, the focal point of the meeting centered on the review of a list containing streets within the city limits in need of paving.

A pair of early Crockett County goals proved to be the difference on Monday night in the District 14AA Soccer Semifinal at J.C. Sawyers Stadium as the Lady Trojans saw their season come to an end via a 3-1 loss to the Lady Cavaliers.

On Thursday, the City of Dyersburg Municipal-Regional Planning Commission convened for their October meeting inside the Municipal Building courtroom at 10 a.m. All commissioners were present with the exception of Chairman Eddie Burks and Commissioner Brian Ramm. Following the approval of the previous meeting minutes, the agenda turned to a review of a text amendment for indoor shooting ranges...

Local resident Dustin Harris, 33, was recently admitted into Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where it was discovered he has stage four congestive heart failure and is in need of a heart transplant. Dustin is the son of Jessie and Teresa Harris. Jessie owns and operates the Harris Produce truck, located at the Green Village Shopping Center in Dyersburg.

BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com Recently, the Dyersburg Police Department received notification of their approval from the Justice Department on an OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force) investigation, targeting gang-related activity in the area. According to Dyersburg Police Chief Steve Isbell, the previous OCDETF investigation involving DPD occurred in the early 1990s...