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Mission's Festival of Songs set for Sunday
(Local News ~ 02/27/08)
Talents from Dyer and Lauderdale counties will be coming together next week to raise funds for the homeless prevention efforts of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission. The seventh annual Mission's Festival of Songs will be held at 2 p.m. March 2 at First Baptist Church of Dyersburg, located at 220 West Masonic in Dyersburg...
- DSCC Book Fair (Local News ~ 02/27/08)
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Secretly indicted arraigned
(Local News ~ 02/27/08)
Burglary, theft and a host of drug charges are among the secret indictments issued earlier this month by a Dyer County grand jury. Many of the persons named in the secret indictments were arraigned Monday and Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court. The list includes:...
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Crumbling city streets stir action
(Local News ~ 02/27/08)
What issue in the city of Dyersburg most often keeps Mayor John Holden up at night? The streets. "This is really important to me," Holden told members of the Finance Committee after a presentation on using the latest Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to assess, rate and inventory streets located throughout the city of Dyersburg. "Our streets are not in good shape."...
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City schools considering uniform dress code
(Local News ~ 02/27/08)
Officials with Dyersburg City Schools are currently gathering opinions from parents, students and educators concerning a draft copy of a standardized dress code for students at Dyersburg Middle School and Dyersburg High School. Superintendent Lloyd Ramer said the school board has discussed a uniform dress code in the past and, after much research, found an example that members thought they could live with...
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At the shelter
(Local News ~ 02/27/08)
The Beagley Fund is depleted and we have heartworm positive animals desperately seeking homes. Please, won't you give to this worthy cause? For example, several days ago a beautiful registered Australian shepherd was surrendered to the shelter and tested positive for heartworms. ...
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Trojans end season with loss to Tomcats
(High School Sports ~ 02/27/08)
After a thrilling overtime victory over Jackson North Side Saturday night which advanced Dyersburg to the semi-finals of the regional tournament, the Trojans hit the road for their match-up with a very athletic Haywood team Tuesday night. The Trojans fell to the Tomcats 56-44 in a hard fought game that came down to the final minutes of play and ended Dyersburg's season with an18-14 overall record...
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No.1 Choctaws advance to play for region title
(High School Sports ~ 02/27/08)
After knocking off the Ripley Tigers in the opening round of the regional tournament, the No. 1 ranked Choctaws traveled to Haywood Tuesday night to battle the Chargers of Covington, a team they beat previously in the season by only two points at home in Newbern. ...
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