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Obituaries for January 13, 2012
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
Flora Halton, 95, of Memphis, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ridgely Chapel Baptist Church. Thompson's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Tony Ray Jarrett, 53, of Memphis, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at his residence...
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Donation honors Clark's contribution to new library
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
McIver's Grant Public Library received a gift this week toward the capital campaign for its new building. It is a gift that brings the fund full circle as construction begins to transform the old Piggly Wiggly building in downtown Dyersburg into a new, state-of-the-art and ADA-compliant public library...
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County school board awards bids for buses
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Dyer County School Board approved bids for five school buses at the organization's January meeting. School Board representative Steve Dodds moved to approve Superintendent Dr. Dwight Hedge's recommendation for the bids, with William Mays adding a second. The motion passed, unopposed, with only Maria Starks absent from the meeting...
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City school system embarks on DHS renovation
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
City School Superintendent Neel Durbin is a man with a plan. Durbin is in the initial stages of beginning a five-part renovation of Dyersburg High School that will increase the safety and security of the building, will make the school ADA compliant and he believes will last for future generations...
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Port authority selects consultant to write business plan
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority unanimously selected Ken Eriksen of Informa Economics to draft a business plan for the operation of the Port of Cates Landing currently being constructed in Tiptonville. The decision came after the port authority formulated a committee during their December meeting to evaluate proposals that would be submitted in response to the their RFP...
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Police search for suspect accused of stealing charity money
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Dyersburg Police investigators are searching for a suspect who was not in a very charitable mood after she stole a donation jar that was supposed to go to help people with cancer. However, she didn't expect her crime would be caught on camera and now investigators are asking for help in identifying her...
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Two buildings lost in downtown Halls fire
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Cold, windy weather contributed to the loss of a business in downtown Halls on Friday. Phillips Design, a building connected to the Halls downtown district, was a total loss after firemen from six area fire departments battled a blaze that began in the early morning hours...
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