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General and Rotary to honor D-Day veteran
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
The Morning Rotary will feature a Veterans Day breakfast and program honoring World War II veteran Thomas Dement on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The event will kick off with breakfast at the Dyersburg Country Club at The Farms at 6:30 a.m., with retired Brig. ...
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County School Board looks at redistricting options
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
The Dyer County School Board took a look how Dyer County's two proposed redistricting plans will affect its representatives at the organization's November meeting. Dyer County Commissioner John Uitendaal showed school board members the differences between proposed redistricting maps slated to go before the Dyer County Commission on Monday, Nov. 14...
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Harvest Baptist begins 11th year with Operation Christmas Child
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
Crafty residents throughout the area with long lists of ways to use a leftover shoe box may be hard-pressed to find one as significant as filling it with toys - and the gift of God's love - for underprivileged children across the globe. It is once again time to collect boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a unique shoebox gift project of Samaritan's Purse...
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Saluting our local veterans
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
Veterans Day will be celebrated across the United States on Friday, Nov. 11. In our own community, ceremonies will begin at Veterans Square at 10:30 a.m. to remember the millions of service men and women who have served our country honorably in peacetime and in war. ...
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Chimes for Charity Auction kicks off Monday evening
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
For over six decades, residents of Dyer County have come together to provide Christmas for those who need a little help through the Chimes for Charity initiative. A program of the Dyersburg Jaycees, the 63rd annual Chimes for Charity auction will kick off at 7 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 7 - with live-feed footage on the State Gazette's website throughout the week...
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City Finance Committee votes to keep 10 districts
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
The city of Dyersburg Finance Committee met on Thursday morning and discussed the pending vote the Dyer County Commissioners will make on Monday, Nov. 14 pertaining to redistricting. "We do not vote on the maps but we can come to a consensus and ask that the commissioners consider our recommendation," said Mayor John Holden...
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Deputies arrest man accused of poisoning Swifts' dog
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
Dyer County Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect on an outstanding felony warrant for animal cruelty while searching for evidence in the Karen Johnson Swift case. John E. Hogshooter, 39, 285 Pennell Lane, was arrested by sheriff's officers on Saturday for aggravated animal cruelty while performing their search of a wooded area on Harness Road in Dyer County. Hogshooter is accused of poisoning two dogs in the area, one of which belonged to the Swifts...
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Sheriff's Dept. intensifies search with aid of THP Strike Teams, potential evidence found
(Local News ~ 11/05/11)
Over the past several days, the search for Karen Johnson Swift intensified as searchers covered portions of Dyer County from the air, on land, and over water. Close to 30 personnel from the Dyer County Sheriff's Dept., Tennessee Highway Patrol Strike Teams, a THP helicopter, the Dyer County Rescue Squad, and members of the Shelby County Sheriff's Dept. took part in the recent searches across the county...
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