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Obituaries for January 11, 2011
(Obituary ~ 01/11/11)
Geraldine Adkins, 75, of Columbia, formerly of Newbern, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 at NHC in Columbia. She was a former employee of the Developmental Skills Center in Dyersburg. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Criswell, the Rev. James Combs and the Rev. Joey Biache officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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County approves bonus for school employees
(Local News ~ 01/11/11)
County school employees will receive a one-time bonus equaling 3.25 percent of their salaries. The Dyer County Commission voted unanimously Monday night to fund the bonuses with $547,791 in federal funding and $39,281 in local option sales tax proceeds...
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Snowfall causes wrecks around county
(Local News ~ 01/11/11)
Monday's snowfall caused a few headaches in Dyer County with the Dyer County Sheriff's Department and THP working several wrecks. Thanks to rising temperatures and road crews, most of the roads and streets were cleared by after lunchtime. Dyer County Road Superintendent Jeff Jones said his department got going around 6 a.m., spreading roughly 35 tons of salt and using plows and graders to remove snow and ice off the roads. By sundown Jones said he and his crew had put in a good day's work...
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Police arrest one, another on the run for burglary
(Local News ~ 01/11/11)
Dyersburg Police have one suspect in custody and are searching for another after an early-morning break-in of Ford Construction Company on East Court Street and a vehicle on Bratton Avenue. Jada Gean, 23, 1115 Red Bell Road, is charged with burglary of an auto and possession of burglary tools...
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