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Obituaries for August 16, 2011
(Obituary ~ 08/16/11)
Jesus Amador "Chuy" Gonzalez, 20, of Newbern, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was an employee of Sara Lee in Newbern. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with Father Robert Stellini officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...
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Disaster Recovery Services fundraiser set at King Mansion
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
The elegant King Mansion will be the setting for A Taste of Dyersburg, from 6-8 p.m., this Saturday, Aug. 20. The fundraising event, sponsored by Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, will benefit Disaster Recovery Services of Dyer County - local volunteer group that assists in recovery efforts for victims of natural disaster...
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City OKs beer permit, mower bid
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
The city of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a brief meeting in the courtroom of the Municipal Building on Monday evening. After a lengthy agenda during the last meeting, the board made quick work of its relatively small agenda this week. The first order of business was a public hearing on a request for a beer permit for South Main Sports Bar located at 575 South Main St. Dyersburg Police Chief Art Heun spoke on the background investigation conducted by the police department...
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Dyer County Commission to vote on reapportionment committee in September
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
In an effort to follow state guidelines, the Dyer County Commission will vote in its upcoming September meeting on who will officially make up the county's reapportionment (redistricting) committee. Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill appointed the current committee this year after being informed by Dyer County Election Administrator Jane Heathcott that one needed to be established for the county's redistricting...
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Newbern man dies in weekend crash
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
A Newbern man died during a one-vehicle accident on Sunday morning near the intersection of Lanes Ferry and Hamer Road. According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, a 20-year-old man was traveling southbound by himself in a four-door Cadillac on Lanes Ferry Road. The vehicle approached a sharp left curve while going to fast. The vehicle then left the road and entered a roadside ditch where it struck an embankment...
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