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Obituaries for Oct. 28, 2008
(Obituary ~ 10/29/08)
Flora Brown Morgan, 76, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home with Bro. Kenny Chessor officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...
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DHS band earns top three in Bandmasters Championship
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
The Dyersburg High School Golden Trojan Marching Band recently earned third in Class AA at the Bandmasters Championship at the University of Memphis. The first time the band has ever placed at Bandmasters, the Trojans bested bands from as far away as Navarre Beach, Fla. with their performance featuring the music of Santana...
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Randy Burns featured in DSCC art exhibit
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
Each day, busy residents throughout Dyer County travel through the West Tennessee countryside on their commute, letting the familiar scenery slide by their windows, unnoticed, as they hurry to their next destination. Not so for artist Randy Burns. Burns, whose work is currently on display in an exhibit at the Learning Resource Center on the Dyersburg State Community College campus, makes a practice of looking for inspiration in his surroundings...
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DSCC increases student load, takes financial hit in struggling economy
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
Dyersburg State Community College has taken a significant financial hit in the 2008-2009 academic year, with state officials fearful that more cutbacks will be coming in early 2009. The cuts come to DSCC alongside institutions of higher learning throughout the state, with reduced appropriations from the Tennessee Board of Regents and University of Tennessee systems totaling approximately $100 million so far this academic year...
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Unusual string of fires under investigation
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, was a busy morning for the Dyersburg Fire Department. At approximately 1:50a.m., two engine trucks and a ladder truck responded to a house fire at the corner of Liberty and Cedar St. in Dyersburg. The house, which was abandoned, was extinguished and the fire dept. terminated command at 2:44a.m...
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