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Obituaries for October 21, 2011
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
Freeman Bailey Phenix, 93, of Obion, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. He was a retired machine operator for Dyersburg Fabrics, member of New Faith Church of God in Obion, U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and an avid hunter and fisherman...
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BP hosting benefit to support Jeremy Maze next Wednesday
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
The employees at BP are coming together to help what they consider one of their own. Jeremy Maze, a Dyersburg High School Class of 2010 graduate is battling Stage III sinus cancer and is the brother of an employee at the BP on Parkview Avenue. "I am so happy that our employees were anxious to do something to help Jeremy," said Tim Owens, director of operations for TG Holdings, which works in conjunction with Tim Gibson BP...
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Tri-county waste board discusses tires
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
The tri-county regional waste board held its semi-annual board meeting last Thursday evening and the main topic of conversation was tires. The board, which is composed of officials from Crockett, Dyer and Gibson counties, works together to divert recyclable materials away from county landfills...
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Finance Committee recommends investment policy
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
The Dyer County Finance Committee met for the third consecutive month and was finally able to recommend an investment policy for the County Commissioners to approve at their next scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 14. The policy was drafted by county attorney Michael Gauldin in consultation with the Finance Committee, the Tennessee Comptroller's Office, the County Technical Assistance Service and Tennessee Code Annotated...
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Dyersburg dentist disciplined
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
A Dyersburg dentist has been disciplined by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry. According to the state of Tennessee Department of Health's October Disciplinary Action Report, released Oct. 14, 2011, the license of Charles Howard Hughes Jr., D.D.S., of Dyersburg was reprimanded and Hughes was assessed $3,000 in civil penalties, plus costs...
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Jackson bomb unit assists in disposing of explosive materials in Tigrett
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
The Jackson Police Department's Bomb Squad paid a visit to the Tigrett community on Thursday afternoon after several potentially explosive detonators were found in an old shed and had to be destroyed. The discovery was made by a man attempting to demolish a shed at a residence at 314 Stokes Road in Tigrett. Before tearing down the shed he went inside and made the discovery, which included tubes of KinePak (K-Pak) explosives and detonators (blasting caps)...
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Dyersburg kicks past Crockett County at Region 7 A-AA tourney
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/11)
Facing Crockett County in the semifinal round of the Region 7 A-AA soccer tournament being held in Martin, Dyersburg defeated the Lady Cavaliers 6-1 to advance to the championship game against Westview on Tuesday. The Lady Trojans started fast in the opening half with four goals to take a 4-0 lead at the break before adding two additional goals in the second half, both on penalty kicks, to advance to face the Lady Chargers for the championship hardware...
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Lady Trojans win Sectional, secure third straight trip to state
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/11)
After winning both the District 13AA and Region 7AA tournaments, the Lady Trojan volleyball team earned the right to host the Sectionals at DHS on Thursday against visiting Fairley. Without breaking a sweat the super-talented Dyersburg squad made quick work of the overmatched visitors, advancing to the state tournament in Murfreesboro with a dominating performance in straight sets 25-9, 25-5 and 25-6...
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