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Obituaries for February 11, 2011
(Obituary ~ 02/11/11)
Emma Ruth (Serratt) Jackson, 79, of Niles, Mich., passed away at Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend, on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Emma was born on February 26, 1931 to the late Lon and Alice (Viar) Serratt in Dyersburg, Tennessee. She was one of eight children in the Serratt household...
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Transitions of Dyer County awarded grant for second year
(Local News ~ 02/11/11)
Transitions of Dyer County kicked off the New Year with a generous gift. For the second year in a row, the non-profit organization that aids women seeking freedom from life-controlling problems was awarded a gift from the J.L. and Miyoko Wheeler Foundation of Mayfield, Ky. This year's gift totaled $10,500...
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DRMC expansion celebrated with ribbon cutting, open house
(Local News ~ 02/11/11)
Officials at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center recently completed a renovation that creates over a dozen private rooms from an unused area of the hospital. Construction began last spring to transform the former operating rooms in 2-North into a state-of-the-art nurse's center surrounded by 15 private rooms. The total cost of the project was $4.3 million...
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County commission to meet on Monday
(Local News ~ 02/11/11)
The Dyer County Commission will meet for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the circuit courtroom of the Dyer County Courthouse. The county's budget committee is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. on the same evening in the jury room. A public hearing on a proposed shooting range resolution will be held at 6 p.m. (See State Gazette public hearing story)...
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Goodyear announces Union City plant closure; nearly 2,000 workers to be displaced
(Local News ~ 02/11/11)
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announced early Thursday morning plans to close its Union City facility by the end of the year. The move company officials say will "reduce high-cost manufacturing capacity globally" and "provide cost effective high-value-added products" is a major blow to the West Tennessee, Western Kentucky economic community. Nearly 2,000 employees will be displaced...
- County commission to hold public hearing on shooting ranges (Local News ~ 02/11/11)
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Scrap collectors sue police over vehicle searches
(Local News ~ 02/11/11)
(AP) -- A federal lawsuit claims police in Dyer County are illegally stopping and searching vehicles in a crackdown on scrap metal thieves. Local investigators noticed a rise in theft of metal items that can be resold for cash, including construction materials and farm equipment. So Sheriff Jeff Box told the State Gazette that officers with the city and county police departments would be actively looking for potential thieves...
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Choctaws, Trojans release 2011 football schedules
(High School Sports ~ 02/11/11)
The 2011 high school football schedules for both DCHS and DHS will showcase opponents, in some cases, not seen in the last two years on either squad's schedule. At Dyer County, the Choctaws will enter the season with as many as 27 upperclassmen to face a schedule that includes six away and four home games in the regular season...
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