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Two arrested for burglary of storage units (10/31/09)
The Dyersburg Police Department charged two Newbern men this week in connection with a number of storage facility burglaries. Dyersburg police have been investigating storage facility burglaries at the Dyersburg Mini Storage located at 410 Hwy. 51 Bypass, and A-1 Mini Storage located at 855 Jenkinsville-Jamestown Road...

Kids removed from home with meth lab; two adults arrested (10/28/09)
A man and woman are currently being held in the Dyer County jail on drug charges after a Monday evening search of a house with an active meth lab in it. Regina Mai Jones, 30, 1428 Tatumville Road, Newbern, was arrested along with Justin Todd Moore, 29, 875 Wheeler Road, Alamo, after members of the Dyer County Sheriff's Department and Dyersburg Police Department did a search of the Newbern residence and discovered a meth lab...

Total 20-year prison term given for drug charges (11/03/09)
In Dyer County Circuit Court: Thomas was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail, with the sentence suspended immediately. He was placed on probation for the same time period. He also was fined $250. On the first cocaine charge, Isom was accused of possessing about 102 grams of crack cocaine. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $3,000. The prison term is to be served concurrently with three prior sentences...

City Beautiful names city's best fall decorations (10/30/09)
Homes throughout Dyersburg put on their Autumn Best for City Beautiful Commission's annual Fall Decorating Contest Oct. 26-30. Residents throughout Dyersburg decorated their homes in honor of the season, with winners named in the Most Humorous, Most Original Fall, Spookiest, Best Door and Best Fall Decoration categories...

Teen accused of Amber Alert hoax found guilty (10/28/09)
A 14-year-old girl who sparked a nationwide Amber Alert was found guilty Tuesday of two counts of filing a false police report. The Caruthersville girl was accused of making two 911 calls to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department on July 15. She told a 911 operator that she and her younger sister were riding down a two-lane highway in a red or burgundy vehicle. She said the driver, an older man, was molesting them and had already slapped her once...

Barker pleased with step forward on I-69 (10/31/09)
State Rep. Judy Barker said that TDOT's "letting" process represents a big step forward for construction of Interstate 69 in Northwest Tennessee. "Progress is being made toward making I-69 a reality, which will be a major boost to our local economy," said Rep. ...

New food-distribution program available to residents this month (11/03/09)
Members of the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen learned that Dyersburg ranks No. 6 in need of the 17 West Tennessee counties served by the Memphis Food Bank at the regular board meeting on Monday evening. Mark Oakes of the Salvation Army shared a new voucher program to be offered to residents in Dyersburg and Dyer County as early as this month. ...

Holice Powell named Blue Ribbon School (10/29/09)
Dyer County School System Superintendent Dr. Dwight Hedge has announced that Holice Powell Elementary School has been selected as a 2009 Blue Ribbon School. It is one of only six schools that was chosen in the state of Tennessee. There have been 2,416 public and non-public schools to receive the national award...

City sees effects of GPS investigation (11/04/09)
Members of the city of Dyersburg's Finance and Sanitation committees recently met in the mayor's conference room to receive an update on debris pickup in the city after Mayor John Holden's recent investigation of city employees in charge of routes throughout the city...