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Obituaries for April 30, 2009
(Obituary ~ 05/05/09)
Mary Peyton Finley, 14, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at her residence. Services were at 4 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Dyersburg with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Good Earth Garden Club celebrates 60 years, adds dogwoods to Courthouse lawn
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
For the past six decades, the Good Earth Garden Club has been dedicated to adding beauty to the Dyersburg/Dyer County area. As the club marked its 60th birthday in April, members chose to celebrate by planting five white dogwood trees on the southeast corner of the Courthouse lawn...
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School receives defibrillator with help from Kiwanis
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
The Dyersburg Kiwanis Club presented Christ Classical Academy with a gift that Principal Janice Young hopes she never uses. The gift is a $1,257 automated external defibrillator (AED). The device determines whether a person's heart is beating regularly and, if it isn't, the defibrillator may be used to shock the heart into a proper rhythm...
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Planning Commission looks into recycling center near golf course
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
Residents of Dyersburg may soon have a more convenient location to drop off metal recyclables. At the April meeting of the Dyersburg Planning Commission, City Recorder Gleyn Twilla introduced Chris Moeller and Teddy Jackson of Wright's Auto Parts and Metal, LLC, of Gates. Moeller spoke on behalf of Wright officials, who are requesting permission to locate a clean recyclable collection center near the Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course...
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City Planning Commission elects officers
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
Dyersburg Mayor John Holden presided over the first portion of the Dyersburg Municipal-Regional Planning Commission's April meeting, with an election of officers first on the organization's agenda. Eddie Burks was nominated to continue serving in the role of chairman by Paul Newbill, with Freeman Dudley adding a second. A unanimous vote confirmed Burks will continue as chairman of the commission through the first meeting of 2010...
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Trimble board passes rezoning request fee, addresses junk cars
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
The Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Monday evening with only one item on the agenda. The mayor and all the board members were present, except for Raymond Ballard. The issue was an application by Roger Page to have the property of the old Billy Boy garment factory commercially rezoned...
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Power Board OKs look into fiber, broadband options
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
Dyersburg Electric System President and CEO Jimmy Williamson informed members of the Power Board of possible stimulus funding for broadband, fiber-optic improvements to power systems in the area. Williamson told board members at the Power Board's regular April meeting that he was recently asked if DES would be interested in joining a group effort to secure stimulus funding for broadband improvements. ...
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City Board approves school budget, appoints Hayes to Power Board
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen took care of several items of new business at its regular meeting on Monday evening. Board members passed the city school budget of $21,850,000, with City Recorder and School Board member Gleyn Twilla standing in for Dyersburg City Schools Superintendent Lloyd Ramer, who was delayed at the retirement dinner for city school teachers. ...
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Choctaws blank Chargers in tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/09)
After spending the last four days waiting on sloppy weather conditions to subside, the Dyer County Choctaw baseball team finally opened the District 13-AA tournament on Monday night on, oddly enough, their home field. The tourney's opening round, slated to begin in Milan last Thursday, was moved to the much-dryer field at DCHS on Monday...
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Dyer County advances with OT win over Trenton
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/09)
The Dyer County Choctaws met Trenton on Monday in the first round of the district 13-AA soccer tournament in Dyersburg. The matchup was very physical and intense from the opening minute, and after a 20-minute overtime, the Choctaws defeated the Golden Tide 4-3...
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Solid pitching, Pioneer miscues lead to 9-1 win for Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/09)
After Monday's 9-1 victory over Gibson County in the opening round of the District 13-AA baseball tournament, the Trojans are now 2-0 on the season at DCHS. The tournament, originally scheduled to take place in Milan, was moved to DCHS for Monday's games due to the field conditions at Milan and Dyersburg made the most of what resembled a home game for the Trojans...
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Paving to begin on Main Ave., in Dyersburg Wednesday, May 6
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
On Wednesday May 6, the Tennessee Dept of Transportation will mill and pave Main Avenue, in Dyersburg. Work is scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m., starting at the railroad tracks on South Main Avenue and proceeding north down Main Avenue to McGaughey Street...
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Police investigate armed robbery
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
Dyersburg police investigators are asking the public for assistance in solving an armed robbery at a local business. On Wednesday, April 22, at approximately 9:47 a.m., police responded to an alarm at Cash Masters located at 2391 Lake Road. Business employees reported they were robbed at gunpoint by a black male, 5'8" tall, dark complexion, hair braided with short pony tail, wearing a black jacket, black shirt and blue jeans...
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Second case of H1N1 virus confirmed in Tennessee
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
The second case of the H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu was confirmed by the Tennessee Department of Health on Tuesday. This case is located in Davidson County, while the first case was identified in Williamson County on Sunday. State health officials said that both cases were at home and doing well...
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Dyersburg police discover meth lab at local hotel
(Local News ~ 05/05/09)
Dyersburg police discovered a working meth lab early Tuesday morning, after responding to a call of an assault in the area of 1140 Highway 51 By-pass. Police were dispatched to the Colonial Inn on the by-pass and observed a female run into one of the rooms. Officers checked the room and found a working methamphetamine lab inside...
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