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DAR presents lap blankets to area veterans
(Local News ~ 06/08/11)
Local veterans were recently honored by the Key Corner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The local chapter, a part of the national organization's Chickasaw District, provided veterans in three Dyersburg nursing homes with lap blankets in the week following Memorial Day. As many as 26 veterans were provided with a handmade blanket created by DAR member Jimmie Walker...
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City Recreation Department proposes fee increases
(Local News ~ 06/08/11)
The city of Dyersburg Finance Committee met on Tuesday morning and continued reviewing department requests for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course Superintendent Bobby Baker and City Recreation Director James Earl Johnson were in attendance to present their requested budgets...
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City budget hearings address emergency depts.
(Local News ~ 06/08/11)
City departments offering emergency services recently came before the city of Dyersburg's Finance Committee to present their proposed budgets. Members of the finance committee began budget hearings on Tuesday, May 31, in the upstairs conference room at City Hall. The hearings continue this week...
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Truck overturns, spills grain load
(Local News ~ 06/08/11)
Traffic had to be diverted for a while at the intersection of Highway 51 Bypass and Lake Road after a tractor-trailer carrying a load of grain overturned there on Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. as the driver of the rig attempted to turn from the bypass into the northbound lane of Lake Road. Both the truck and the trailer overturned, spilling tons of wheat into the grassy area next to the intersection...
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DC's Surratt earns spot in TBCA showcase
(High School Sports ~ 06/08/11)
While the majority of the attention over the last few years when it comes to pitchers on the Dyer County baseball team has centered on left-hander Colton Harris, another team member quietly earning respect has been honored for his efforts as well. Drew Surratt, a right-hander that went 6-3 and recorded 53 strikeouts in 66 innings of work for the Choctaws in 2011, has been named to compete in the TBCA (Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association) showcase in Murfreesboro on July 17-19...
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8th annual FORE Kids golf tourney slated for Saturday at City Course
(High School Sports ~ 06/08/11)
On Saturday at the Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course the eighth annual Youth Villages FORE Kids tournament is scheduled to get under way with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The event is held each year to benefit the children of Youth Villages and all proceeds raised from the event will be used in West Tennessee...
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Obituaries for June 8, 2011
(Obituary ~ 06/08/11)
Emily Pollard Baker, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 6, 2011 at her residence after a long illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church and served as a Sunday School Teacher, G.A. Leader, WMU worker and director, a hand bell choir member and member of the Joy Sunday School Class...
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