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Obituaries for January 24, 2010
(Obituary ~ 01/24/10)
Laura Joyce Barton, 85, of Kenton, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was retired postal clerk, a member of Kenton Cumberland Presbyterian Church, active in the Cumberland Presbyterian Women's Group and a lifetime resident of Kenton...
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Lack of engineer holds up basin authority work
(Local News ~ 01/24/10)
The West Tennessee River Basin Authority is currently working without an engineering consultant. The existing contract expired on Jan. 15. Ten engineering firms submitted bids and the State Building Commission has been reviewing them. Contract proposals are evaluated not only on cost quotes (30 percent) but also on the firms' qualification, experience and technical approach (70 percent)...
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Election administrator warns officials of approaching deadline
(Local News ~ 01/24/10)
Dyer County Election Commission Administrator Jane Heathcott is warning local elected officials that the deadline is approaching to file their annual ethics papers or be charged a fine. Officials in elected positions are required by the state to file the ethics papers, which list their source of income, investments, if the official has paid or retained a lobbyist, filed bankruptcy and any loans they may have taken out...
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Pennington named Entrepreneur of the Year
(Local News ~ 01/24/10)
Local businessman Mike Pennington was honored with a statewide award at Saturday's annual Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. Frankie McCord of Tennessee Economic and Community Development attended the banquet to name Pennington the state's Entrepreneur of the Year...
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Chamber presents honors at annual awards banquet
(Local News ~ 01/24/10)
Local residents attending the annual Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Saturday evening were treated to "Bobservations" from humorist and Farmer's Almanac columnist Bob Farmer. Farmer is a member of the International Society of Storytellers and prestigious National Speakers Association...
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Trojans giving hoop fans plenty to cheer about
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/10)
While watching the district contest on Friday night at DHS, it really began to sink in just what was going on when it comes to the Trojan basketball program. To say the support not seen in several years has returned is probably a huge understatement, but it has and not a moment too soon...
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Dyer County squads too much for Munford on homecoming
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/10)
The Dyer County basketball squads returned home on Friday after nearly a month on the road to take on district foe Munford on Homecoming in Newbern. The homecoming night was full of fun festivities, but most importantly to the Choctaw faithful, both squads were able to pick up important district victories...
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Westview stuns Dyersburg on shot at the buzzer
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/10)
With time winding down and a one-point lead, Dyersburg head coach Blaine Mahaffey was simply hoping his Trojan squad would find a way to hold on and secure the victory. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed when Westview's Dillon Gardner sank a basket as time expired -- stunning the team as well as the large contingent of supporters in attendance -- as the Chargers escaped with a 62-61 district win...
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