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DHS to present 'Twin Desperados' this week
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
The Dyersburg High School Trojan Drama Club will present its fall play, "Twin Desperados" Thursday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 31, in the school's Little Theatre. The play, written by Christopher Villa and Greg Atkins, is a throwback to old western radio serials and early TV Westerns. But the main inspiration for the play may have been Shakespeare, himself...
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Police arrest Tiptonville man after finding 4 pounds of suspected marijuana
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
The Dyersburg Police Street Crimes Unit arrested a Tiptonville man on Monday evening with possessing approximately 4 pounds of suspected marijuana. Officers had received information that a red Nissan Sentra would be entering the city with a large amount of marijuana...
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Cause of fire that burned $160,000 worth of cotton under investigation
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
The Dyer County Fire Department is investigating the cause of a suspicious fire that resulted in approximately $160,000 worth of cotton being burned in the Chic community. Fire crews from Finley and Lenox and sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a fire on the edge of Chic Road, close to the Mississippi River, around 2:49 a.m. ...
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Firefighters extinguish flames at Excel Polymers
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
The Dyersburg Fire Department responded to a fire at Excel Polymers on Friday, in which one firefighter was injured. Firefighters responded to a call of the fire at the factory, located at 150 South Connell St., around 3:58 p.m. DFD Capt. Keith Burns said the fire was from a mixer that had allegedly ignited when an employee opened it. ...
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Police seek suspect in store robbery
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Dyersburg Police are requesting the public's assistance in identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery that took place at a convenience store on Saturday. Police responded to the Parkview Amoco, 1501 Parr Ave., in reference to a robbery. The robbery took place at approximately 8:34 p.m...
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Man convicted of '93 murder dies
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Tennessee death row inmate Glenn Bernard Mann died of natural causes Friday in Nashville General Hospital, the Tennessee Department of Correction announced. Mann, 39, of Dyersburg, was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary on June 4, 1994...
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Lady Choctaws end season with 3-1 loss to Bolton
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
Facing Bolton in the opening round of the Region 7-AAA soccer tournament, Dyer County was hoping to keep the magical, history-making season alive. Unfortunately for the Lady Choctaws, the Lady Wildcat squad wanted to continue the season a little more, evident after the Shelby County squad edged past the local favorites 3-1...
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