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Obituaries for August 18, 2010
(Obituary ~ 08/18/10)
Katie Louise Hightower Hutcherson, 76, of Halls died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were Tuesday at Grace Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Grace Cemetery. Garner Funeral Home in Ripley has charge of services...
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Community Resource Fair for non-custodial parents set Aug. 25
(Local News ~ 08/18/10)
Child Support Services is sponsoring a Community Resource Fair on Aug. 25 to help non-custodial parents become more involved in their children's lives. The free resource fair will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Lannom Center. Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded...
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Williams joins expedition to Baja Peninsula
(Local News ~ 08/18/10)
Local educator Bart Williams was recently included in an expedition to the Baja Peninsula allowing him to participate in activities that will no doubt make his intermediate school students green with jealousy. While in Mexico as part of an Earth Expeditions program, Williams swam lazily next to a whale shark in the Sea of Cortez, hunted for scorpions in the desert night, slept under the stars, studied the ecology of inter-tidal communities, viewed ancient cave paintings and was serenaded with traditional Mexican ballads around an impromptu campfire.. ...
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Feed the Need to hold food distribution Friday, volunteers needed
(Local News ~ 08/18/10)
The third Friday of the month can only mean one thing ... Feed the Need will be holding their monthly food distribution at the National Guard Armory and the Dyer County Fairgrounds. This Friday, the Feed the Need program will be distributing food to 1,200 families in Dyer County and organizers are asking for volunteers to help with the event...
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Truck stolen from residence
(Local News ~ 08/18/10)
A stolen vehicle was reported to Dyersburg Police early Tuesday morning in the 600 block of Cherry Street. The report states that a white 2000 Dodge Dakota extended-cab truck was stolen around 1 a.m. on Tuesday. The keys to the vehicle were believed to have been stolen from inside the home and used to take the truck...
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Swearing-in ceremony Thursday for officials
(Local News ~ 08/18/10)
A swearing-in ceremony is planned at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for all newly elected Dyer County officials, commissioners and constables. The ceremony is scheduled in the Lannom Center. Although they'll be sworn in that night, the officials, commissioners and constables will not take office until Sept. 1...
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