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Obituaries for Aug. 26, 2008
(Obituary ~ 08/28/08)
Neal Wayne Black, 46, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He was a maintenance mechanic for Quebecor World and a member of First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home with Dr. Phillip Cook officiating, and at 11 a.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home in Vandalia, Ill. Burial will be in German Reform Cemetery in Brownstown, Ill...
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2008-09 waterfowl hunting seasons set at August TWRA meeting
(Local News ~ 08/28/08)
Tennessee's 2008-09 waterfowl hunting seasons were established by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission during its August meeting at Pickwick Landing State Park. The TWRC serves as the governing body for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. ...
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DSCC honors Outstanding Alumni
(Local News ~ 08/28/08)
Dyersburg State Community College Alumni Association President Maleia Lee presented Outstanding Alumni Awards to Glen Barr of Dyersburg and Ed Presley of Finley at the college's Fall Update on Monday, Aug. 18. Barr was honored for his work in the Dyersburg Jaycees, a group that was instrumental in making Dyersburg the home of one of the first community colleges in the state, as well as his support of the college over the past four decades...
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'Life on the Mississippi' rescheduled for Oct. 2
(Local News ~ 08/28/08)
The Dyer County Historical Society's fall event, "Life On the Mississippi," featuring the early life and opinions of young Mark Twain, has been moved from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2. The event, scheduled to raise money for the many ongoing projects of the Dyer County Historical Society and the Dyer County Museum, was moved because of the many conflicts throughout the county on the last weekend in September...
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Former Tiptonville fire chief catches up on restitution
(Local News ~ 08/28/08)
A former Tiptonville fire chief will be feeling a little less heat. James Blackburn had been indicted on an arson charge and, in September, was granted diversion. He was placed on supervised probation for two years and ordered to pay $4,600 restitution and $925 in court costs...
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