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Obituaries for November 13, 2011
(Obituary ~ 11/13/11)
Barbara Ellen Alsip, 58, of Trimble, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home. --- Maybell McClain, 91, of Wynnburg, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at Reelfoot Manor in Tiptonville...
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Shoot Dyer County deadline approaching
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
Shoot Dyer County! Area photographers are invited to capture what life in the Dyer County community means to them and to enter those images in the fourth annual Shoot Dyer County amateur photo competition. An initiative of the Dyersburg Photography Club and the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce, Shoot Dyer County has quickly become a tradition for artists throughout the area. ...
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City planners approve rezoning request
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
The city of Dyersburg Regional Planning Commission approved a rezoning request off Upper Finley Road on Thursday morning that may pave the way for residential development of zero lot lines. The meeting was held in the courtroom of the Municipal Building to discuss rezoning the property from R1 to R2...
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County Planning Commission recommends new regulations for communication towers
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
The Dyer County Planning Commission recommended new setback requirements for communication towers as long as a letter from a licensed engineer is provided assuring the fall radius would not extend closer than 10 feet to the next property. The Planning Commission reviewed the regulations after the Board of Zoning and Appeals deferred the issue to the Planning Commission rather than grant a variance to Cleartalk Wireless during their October meeting...
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Port Authority awards bid amid minor scrutiny
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
After receiving $20 million in federal and state funding The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority appears to be under a continual microscope to account how it is spending funds. The focus of their monthly meeting this past Wednesday included a continued conversation on the bond issue that was discussed in October and tabled until November as well as the awarding of the bid package for general dirt work. ...
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Community honors veterans
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
Our community gathered together on Friday to honor our veterans in a ceremony that included a keynote address by Lt. Col. Barry Collins, Battalion Commander for the 168th Military Police in Dyersburg, and a parade with our community's veterans. Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill reminded everyone of the privileges and freedoms that our veterans provide us...
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Investigation into Swift disappearance switches gears
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box says the investigation in the disappearance of Karen Johnson Swift may begin to shift gears with a different focus. "It may appear to be slowing down in some areas, but it is speeding up in other areas," said Box. He clarified the slowing down as to mean decreasing the physical ground search for evidence around the Millsfield area and other areas of interest. ...
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Federal prison employee faces statutory rape charge
(Local News ~ 11/13/11)
A federal corrections officer from Arkansas is set to appear before Judge Lee Moore on Tuesday after being indicted by the Dyer County Grand Jury for felony aggravated statutory rape. Charles Witcher, 25, 580 CR 724, Wynne, Ark., was arrested around midnight on Oct. 15 by Arkansas State Police at the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Forrest City, Ark...
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Season ends for DC; coaching ends for Paterno
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/11)
While most of the local sports talk during the past week centered around the Dyer County football team playing Ridgeway in the second round of the state playoffs, the overwhelming topic of conversation involved the dismissal of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno...
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Choctaws end season with 48-13 loss to Roadrunners
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/11)
MEMPHIS -- Dyer County head coach Adam Renshaw knew prior to the start of the TSSAA second-round playoff game against Ridgeway that his squad would have to be firing on all cylinders and have limited mistakes in order to advance to the third round. Unfortunately for the Choctaws, the high-octane offense that had averaged 41 points a contest through 11 games never got on track against the speedy Roadrunners. ...
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