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Part of flooded Mississippi shut to barges in Mo.
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has closed a section of the flooded Mississippi River to barge traffic in southeast Missouri over concerns that ship wakes could push water over a floodwall protecting Caruthersville. The town of 6,700 residents is seeing record flooding, with a crest of 49.5 feet expected early Monday. ...
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Obituaries for May 6, 2011
(Obituary ~ 05/06/11)
William Robert "Willie Bob" Evans, 67, of Newbern, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with Bro. Sean Sullivan officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Humane Society hosts Bark in the Park, Rover Run May 14
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
Calling all four-legged pals! The annual Bark in the Park to benefit the Dyersburg Dyer County Humane Society (DDCHS) will take place on Saturday, May 14 from 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at Okeena Park. The event will feature baked goods, giveaways, games, pet photography and contests...
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Woman, 82, arrested for stealing items from Fairview Cemetery
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
Dyersburg Police arrested a suspect accused of stealing items from Fairview Cemetery off of Shelby Drive in Dyersburg. DPD Capt. Steve Isbell stated an 82-year-old woman from Halls, Tenn. was arrested last week after a witness reported seeing her taking a plastic flower arrangement from the cemetery. The witness was able to get a vehicle description and a tag number of the suspect...
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Body found in apparent suicide
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
The Dyer County Sheriff's Department responded to call on Tuesday regarding a dead body found inside an abandoned home on Wednesday afternoon. The body of a 41-year-old white male was found inside the residence at 3353 Highway 104 West, by two women who were looking at the house, which the sheriff's department stated was in foreclosure. The man allegedly died after he hung himself with a type of cable...
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Dyer County FFA plant sale
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
The Dyer County FFA plant sale continues with a special Mother's Day weekend plant sale. The chapter still has many hard-to-find annuals and perennials, with lots of hydrangeas including Little Lime, Little Lamb, Pinky Winky, Bombshell and many more...
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Stamp Out Hunger campaign set May 14
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
Mail carriers on city and rural routes throughout Dyer County will join together to Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 14. The 19th annual food drive, conducted through the National Association of Letter Carriers, will aid residents of Dyer County. The event will benefit local food pantries at a very pivotal time...
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Tenn. ag commissioner visits Dyer County
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
Tennessee's Commissioner of Agriculture, Julius Johnson, visited with farmers in northwest Tennessee Thursday at the Family Life Center on the Dyer County Fairgrounds. The visit comes on the heels of President Obama declaring Lake, Dyer, Shelby and Stewart counties a federal disaster area facilitating funding for the areas...
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Tennessee Highway Patrol sends strike teams, equipment to assist West Tenn. flood victims
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has activated two of its district Strike Teams to assist flood victims and emergency response officials affected by the floods in west Tennessee. A strike team is a specially trained, self-sustained law enforcement unit able to respond to several different types of crisis situations...
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Great River Road section raised to combat flooding
(Local News ~ 05/06/11)
A sight that some did not think they would see occurred on Thursday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to raise a section of Great River Road to prevent floodwaters from the Mississippi River from coming over. The section, about 100 yards long, is just one-half mile north of I-155. It had sunk almost 2 feet sometime on Wednesday...
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Dyersburg winning streak ends with loss to USJ in title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/11)
The Dyersburg Trojan soccer team showed against USJ on Thursday that yes, they are human after all. After going 15-0-2 throughout the season, the last unbeaten team in Tennessee finally lost in the "Best of the West" championship game Thursday night to the Bruins 6-1...
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Lady Trojans advance by edging past Ripley 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/11)
Facing Ripley in the opening round of the District 13AAA softball tournament, Dyersburg scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge past the Lady Tigers and into the second round with a 3-2 victory. Lady Trojan junior Kayla Wright went the distance, tossing seven complete innings, allowing five hits while striking out five to earn the win for Dyersburg...
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Despite shaky start, Trojans cruise past Tomcats
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/11)
After giving up three runs in the top of the first inning, members of the Dyersburg defense were not in the best of moods. Trailing 3-0 after half an inning against Haywood County, the Trojans were somewhat stunned and needed something good to happen...
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