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At the shelter
(Features ~ 05/14/09)
Please help local homeless animals by attending Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society's Fifth Annual Bark-in-the-Park to be held at Okeena Park on Saturday, May 16, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Co-sponsors are Animal Care Hospital and Dyer County Animal Hospital. ...
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Veterans' Museum celebrates Armed Forces Day Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/14/09)
Veterans and active servicemen in all branches of the military will be honored this Saturday in the Veterans' Museum's third annual Armed Forces Day celebration on the Halls Air Base. The event has grown each year to include World War II re-enactments, vendors, children's activities, weapons demonstrations, tours of military helicopters and vehicles, and a performance by the Navy Rock Band. But organizers have not lost the main reason for the celebration...
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Relay for Life takes on personal meaning for supporters
(Local News ~ 05/14/09)
The Dyer County Relay for Life, which will be held Friday night, is more than just an event for Maria Fortner and Jane Hendrix. They see it as a mission. Fortner, 27, of Dyersburg, has seen six family members battle cancer. She knows she needs to be proactive, support research efforts and make a difference...
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City addresses South Town drainage problems
(Local News ~ 05/14/09)
The city of Dyersburg is working on drainage problems on Main Avenue in South Dyersburg as the state completes much-needed paving on the busy road. Street Superintendent Dale Snyder and employees with the street department are working to address stagnant water in the area by adjusting the grade and fall of 1,050 feet of ditches along the road and adding culverts to driveways in the area...
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City Schools expand dress code to include 5th grade and below
(Local News ~ 05/14/09)
Dyersburg City Schools has approved extending its uniform dress code to students in pre-K through fifth grade. School Board members passed the system's current dress code for students in grades six through 12 prior to the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. This spring, board members extended the dress code to include students attending Dyersburg Primary School and Dyersburg Intermediate School...
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Choctaws rally in final inning to claim Region 7-AA title
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/09)
For the hundreds of fans making their way to Newbern to watch the Region 7-AA championship game between Dyer County and Dyersburg on Wednesday night, the price of admission was well worth it when the contest was over. To say the game will go down as an one fans of the game will not soon forget is putting it mildly...
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United Chrysler Dodge notified of possible closing
(Local News ~ 05/14/09)
On Thursday, United Chrysler Dodge of Dyersburg joined the list of 789 other Chrysler dealerships who may possibly close in the near future. Chrysler LLC sent letters, by United Parcel Service, to all of their dealerships notifying them which ones they had chosen to remain in business or be closed...
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