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Obituaries for October 18, 2011
(Obituary ~ 10/18/11)
Mary Belle Adkins, 86, of Newbern, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a beautician and a member of Newbern First Baptist Church. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home. With the Rev. James Hooper and the Rev. Danny Klutts officiating. Burial was in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge...
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County Schools Lunch Buddies program offers students, mentors opportunity to grow
(Local News ~ 10/18/11)
Thirty minutes may not seem like a lot of time to do something, but it is enough time to share a lunch and build a meaningful friendship. It could also be 30 minutes that changes a person's life forever. That's what the Lunch Buddies mentoring program in the Dyer County School System is trying to do, change lives. The program is in need of men and woman to pair with young students who need a little extra guidance in their lives...
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City School Board reviews policies, celebrates student successes
(Local News ~ 10/18/11)
The Dyersburg School Board held its regular meeting on Monday evening to celebrate student successes and continue its review of school board policies. The board expected to hear a presentation from Joe Moseley, an attorney with the Tennessee School Board Association, but due to unforeseen circumstances the presentation will be rescheduled for the next available time...
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City Board approves 6 bids
(Local News ~ 10/18/11)
The city of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen authorized over $600,000 in purchases at last night's regular board meeting. All bids, which included the purchase of a new fire truck for the fire department and in-car videos for the police department, except for one were included as part of the city's 2011-2012 budget...
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Police investigate church burglary
(Local News ~ 10/18/11)
Dyersburg Police are investigating the burglary of Ross First United Methodist Church on Calcutt Street. Reportedly, sometime between Thursday evening and Friday evening the church was burglarized. The incident was first reported to police on Friday evening after a neighbor noticed an open window and called a church member. An officer arrived and met with a church member who said they had choir practice there the previous night, and everything was in order...
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Suspect charged in robbery of taxi driver
(Local News ~ 10/18/11)
Sheriff's investigators have arrested a man after he allegedly robbed a taxi driver early Saturday morning. James Emmit Moses Jr., 39, 704 Grant St., is charged with aggravated robbery and is being held in the Dyer County Jail after allegedly robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint...
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