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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 06/10/10)
Friends, thank you for participating in the Humane Society Golf Tournament and helping make it a success! Many people tell us they cannot volunteer at the shelter, but if you can participate in our fund-raising efforts, that is also an important way you can help the local homeless pets at the shelter...
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Obituaries for June 10, 2010
(Obituary ~ 06/10/10)
John "Jack" Howard Brown, 60, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 7, 2010 at his residence. He was a mechanic and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Melissa Brown of Lexington, Ky. and Jacqueline Brown Chappell of Montgomery, Ala.; a sister, Judy Brown Johnstone of Gastonia, NC; and two grandchildren...
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County fire committee looks into new pumper truck for Newbern
(Local News ~ 06/10/10)
The Dyer County Commission's Fire Committee considered three items when it met Thursday, June 3. County Commissioner David Agee, committee chairman, said the committee: The State Gazette received notice of the meeting about 20 minutes before it started, which was not enough advance notice to assign a reporter or to notify the public. The Tennessee Sunshine Law states that any governmental body that holds a meeting "shall give adequate public notice of such meeting."...
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Annual Juneteenth Celebration slated for June 18-19
(Local News ~ 06/10/10)
Dyersburg/Dyer County's sixth annual Juneteenth Celebration will take place Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19, with a parade, concert, fish fry, health fair, talent show and several contests slated for the local celebration. The oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, the Juneteenth Celebration observes the landing of Union soldiers led by Gen. ...
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Local educator accepted to global master's program
(Local News ~ 06/10/10)
A local educator has been selected to join a global master's degree that begins next week studying desert and marine ecosystems on the Baja peninsula. Dyersburg Intermediate School educator Bart Williams will be studying at the UNESCO World Heritage site, Bahia de los Angeles on the Sea of Cortez June 6-14...
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City School Board approves 2009-2010 budget amendments, 2010-2011 budget
(Local News ~ 06/10/10)
The Dyersburg City School Board was busy on Monday evening, addressing a full agenda, completing a work session and even paying a visit to the Dyersburg City Board meeting. School board members focused on issues concerning the budgets for both the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years before showing their support for Superintendent Lloyd Ramer and the proposed school 2010-2011 budget by making an appearance at the regular meeting of the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen...
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Dyersburg police using speed trailers to identify speeding problems
(Local News ~ 06/10/10)
The Dyersburg Police Department's newest tools to deter speeding and make motorists aware of their speed are currently on the streets. They come in the form of two radar speed trailers that automatically display a driver's speed. The trailers will not be used to ticket speeding motorists on the spot, but the information they gather will be utilized by police to identify hotspots in the city where speeding is a problem...
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Dyer County's Harris selected for Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma
(High School Sports ~ 06/10/10)
Over the last two years, Dyer County's Colton Harris has been involved in some, to say the least, pressure situations. The left-hander capped off a stellar freshman season in 2009 by guiding the Choctaws to the first-ever state baseball championship in school history after throwing seven complete innings in the title game...
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