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Obituaries for June 13, 2010
(Obituary ~ 06/13/10)
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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Dyer County Commission resets meeting for June 28
(Local News ~ 06/13/10)
The Dyer County Commission typically meets on the second Monday of the month, but not this month. The commission has rescheduled its meeting for 6:30 p.m. June 28 in the Lannom Center. The county's legislative body switched the location of the meeting because the courthouse elevator is undergoing repairs and cannot be used. Plus, the commission anticipates a crowd...
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Crime Stoppers asks for information on stolen grill
(Local News ~ 06/13/10)
Dyer County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $500 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the theft of the Security Bank rotisserie grill and its recovery. The grill was taken between 11:30 a.m. and noon on Sunday, June 6, from the Okeena Park parking lot...
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City to annex school property
(Local News ~ 06/13/10)
Members of the Dyersburg Municipal-Regional Planning Commission will recommend the city board annex the property slated as the new home of Fifth Consolidated School. Dyer County School Board members, school system administrators and Forcum Lannom representatives attended the regular meeting of the planning commission on Thursday, June 10, to present site plans for the new school...
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Plans, permit approved for new school
(Local News ~ 06/13/10)
A new Fifth Consolidated School took two steps closer to reality as a county board granted a zoning permit and a city board approved a site plan and plan of service. The Dyer County School System plans to build a 79,000-square-foot facility across the highway and slightly south of the current school building. The school will eventually be large enough to accommodate 600 students...
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Soldier from Dyer County killed in action
(Local News ~ 06/13/10)
A 2004 graduate of Dyer County High School has been killed in the line of duty overseas. Israel O'Bryan was serving in the U.S. Army. The Fort Campbell, Ky., public affairs office, which is responsible for providing information on this issue, did not return phone calls or e-mails Saturday...
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Juvenile escapes from McDowell Center after assaulting guard
(Local News ~ 06/13/10)
A 17-year-old male juvenile is facing serious charges after assaulting a guard and escaping from the McDowell Center for Children last Saturday, June5. Trevian "Tre" Marquise Reed, 17, has charges of escape and aggravated assault added to his list of failure to appear, evading arrest and possession of marijuana...
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Picking all-stars not as hard as it seems
(High School Sports ~ 06/13/10)
As the respective regular seasons came to an end over the past week at both the local Dixie Baseball and Dixie Softball leagues, all-stars were announced. Now, making the all-star team is somewhat of a big deal and always has been, but oftentimes the players left off the squads seem to be a bigger deal than who did make it...
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DHS officials select Wilder to lead Lady Trojan softball program
(High School Sports ~ 06/13/10)
When the permanent substitute teaching position at Dyersburg High School, held by Mark Jamison, was eliminated in a cost-cutting measure at the end of the school year, it also meant the end of Jamison's 2-year stint as coach of the Lady Trojan softball team...
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