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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 06/16/11)
Please help local homeless shelter pets by participating in the Fifth Annual Tommy H. Lipford Memorial 4-Person Golf Scramble which will be held on Saturday, June 18, at 1 p.m. at the Dyersburg Municipal Course. Lunch will be served to participants at noon. Call the golf course or Carol Feather at 285-4950 for more info.
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Putting play in their day and healthy food on their plate
(Local News ~ 06/16/11)
This summer, several area agencies are working together to inspire physical activity and provide healthy meals for children and youth in Dyer and Lake counties. The Tennessee State University Extension, city of Dyersburg Parks and Recreation, and YMCA have partnered to provide food, exercise and activities for youngsters throughout these West Tennessee counties...
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County Budget Committee wrestles with cutting contributions
(Local News ~ 06/16/11)
The County Budget Committee came away with more questions than answers during Wednesday's meeting as commissioners work on a consensus to reduce the 2011-2012 budget. The focus of Wednesday's meeting continued to be on the county's financial contributions and how to fairly reduce those contributions. Most committee members were in favor of either reducing the contributions by a percentage or doing away with them altogether...
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Feed the Need is Friday
(Local News ~ 06/16/11)
The third Friday of the month means volunteers are again needed for Feed the Need. "Feeding the families in the community who need a little help is the main reason for Feed the Need," said Mark Oakes, Feed the Need program director. The distribution will again take place in the commercial building of the Dyer County fairgrounds. Like last month, the event had to be moved to the new location due to the heightened security level the National Guard is under, preventing the use of the building...
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Power Board discusses TVA rates
(Local News ~ 06/16/11)
Rates regulated by the Tennessee Valley Authority were the main topic of conversation at the June Power Board meeting on Wednesday, June 15. Discussion of new summer rates and a TVA strategy to recoup costs from April storms ravaging Alabama through customer fuel costs were discussed by Dyersburg Electric System President and CEO Stephen Lane and Power Board members (see related story)...
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Increases in electric bills expected this summer
(Local News ~ 06/16/11)
Customers of Dyersburg Electric System should expect to see two increases on their power bills this summer. The first increase is the result of the Tennessee Valley Authority's new seasonal billing cycle. The second is a strategy for TVA to recover the costs of storms that raged throughout the South this spring...
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Burglary and theft ring broken up by multi-jurisdictional investigation
(Local News ~ 06/16/11)
The Dyersburg Police Department announced on Wednesday they have made arrests in the recent rash of burglaries of storage units. The arrests follow a multi-department investigation conducted by investigators of the Dyersburg Police Department, Dyer County Sheriff's Department, the Obion County Sheriff's Department, the Troy Police Department, and the Halls Police Department...
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Obituaries for June 16, 2011
(Obituary ~ 06/16/11)
Thomas Lynn 'Tommie' Rice (vet) Thomas Lynn "Tommie" Rice, 70, of Newbern, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at his residence. He was a retired employee for the state of Tennessee, a 32nd-degree Mason, a member of Newbern Masonic Lodge, member of Mt. Tirzah Baptist Church and a U.S. Air Force veteran...
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