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Obituaries for December 8, 2010
(Obituary ~ 12/08/10)
Roy Wayne Hall, 69, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fire Department. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with Bro. Mac Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...
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Quartet returns for Tiptonville concert Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
Put a little Doo Wop in your Christmas this year and you'll be merry for sure. Tiptonville Main Street is bringing back the a cappella group Blend for "A Doo Wop Christmas" on Saturday night. The quartet performed at The Strand Theater last spring and was so popular that Main Street scheduled another appearance this month...
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Choral Society's 'The Perfect Christmas Night' set Thursday
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
Dyersburg State Community College will present "The Perfect Christmas Night" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 9, in the sanctuary of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located at 2280 Parr Ave. A Christmas choral celebration, the performance features the Dyersburg Choral Society directed by Floyd Speck and accompanied by Carolyn Burnett...
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Transitions graduate enjoys new life this holiday season
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
For Angel Laderman, the upcoming Christmas season is filled with new beginnings. The Transitions graduate is out on her own this holiday season with a new job, a new apartment and a new outlook on life. "I came to Transitions in October 2009," said Laderman. "I really just wanted to change my life and didn't really know how. Transitions has definitely changed my life."...
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City School Board receives Board of Distinction honor
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
The Dyersburg City School Board was honored as a Board of Distinction at its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 6. An initiative of the Tennessee School Board Association, the Board of Distinction designation is awarded to school boards completing a checklist of 15 items designed to encourage planning, policy, promotion and board development. It is an award the city school board has earned continuously since 1998...
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DPD's newest recruit taking a bite out of crime
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
The newest member of the Dyersburg Police Department is an 18-month-old chocolate Labrador retriever that works as a narcotics detector dog. Kila was assigned to Officer Brent Hill on Oct. 29, making her the third dog K-9 in the department. Hill said she is able to detect numerous drugs such as marijuana, crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin and meth...
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TCAP scores to affect student grades
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
The achievement test scores currently used to measure the proficiency of school systems across the state will now also contribute directly to the grades of students in the Dyersburg City School System. Superintendent Lloyd Ramer updated members of the Dyersburg City School Board on a new law requiring a portion of Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment program - or TCAP - scores to count for 15 to 25 percent of students' second semester grades. ...
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Drug, theft, illegal voting, vandalism sentences given in circuit court
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
In Dyer County Circuit Court on Nov. 2: An unrelated indictment for possessing more than half a gram of cocaine was dismissed on Aug. 24 after evidence in the case was suppressed. The district attorney's office appealed the ruling on Aug. 31 and is awaiting a determination by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals...
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Durbin chosen as City Schools superintendent with 5-2 vote
(Local News ~ 12/08/10)
Members of the Dyersburg City School Board chose Neel Durbin as the next superintendent of Dyersburg City Schools on Monday evening, receiving the required super-majority of five votes to select a new director of schools in its first vote. School Board Chair Amy Heckethorn, who also chaired the Search Committee, started the discussion by providing a short recap on the board's search process...
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Dyer County squads split district contests against Munford
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/10)
Playing in their final home games until Jan. 7, the Lady Choctaws and Choctaws played hosts to district foe Munford on Tuesday night at DCHS. In the girls contest, the Lady Choctaws battled throughout before the Lady Cougars pulled away in the fourth quarter to win by a comfortable margin, 59-36...
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Westview escapes with sweep over Dyersburg
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/10)
After winning their first true tests of the season on the road against Haywood County, the Trojan and Lady Trojan squads hosted the respective Westview squads on Tuesday night at DHS in games that promised to be even tougher. Trojan head coach Blaine Mahaffey, as well as Lady Trojan head coach Randy Coffman, knew the contests would serve a s a good measuring stick as to just where their squads stood in District 13-AA...
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