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THP checkpoint scheduled
(Local News ~ 03/25/12)
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a driver's license checkpoint on Friday, April 6, on State Route 78 in Dyer County.
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Miss. River Commission sets public meeting for Monday in Tiptonville
(Local News ~ 03/25/12)
The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River on March 26-30, 2012. A public meeting has been scheduled Monday aboard the motor vessel Mississippi in Tiptonville at the River Park beginning at 9 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues...
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Environmental group: Miss. River 2nd-most polluted in country
(Local News ~ 03/25/12)
One of Dyer County's most grand sights is the mighty Mississippi River, but what looks like a beautifully powerful mass of rolling water is reportedly one of America's most polluted rivers. An environmental organization recently released a report giving the Mississippi River the distinction as the second-most toxic river in the United States...
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City of Dyersburg continues to rebuild its airport
(Local News ~ 03/25/12)
The city of Dyersburg assumed the operation of the Dyersburg Municipal Airport on Dec. 7, 2011. The very next day, Tommy Gibbons was hired as the airport's first manager and just as quickly Gibbons rolled up his sleeves and went to work. After settling an over two-year lawsuit with Dyersburg Air Service, the city became responsible for operating the airport for the first time since the airport's inception in 1944. ...
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Downtown streetscape project moves forward ahead of schedule
(Local News ~ 03/25/12)
Not even two months after a meeting for downtown merchants detailed Phase II of Main Street Dyersburg's Downtown Revitalization Grant, employees of Ford Construction are completing the first portion of sidewalk renovations on the merchant side of the historic Courthouse Square...
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Sometimes the first pitch means more than the outcome
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/12)
While the majority of spring sports are under way and teams begin the season with high expectations, sometimes there are more important things happening than the outcomes of the contests. Monday night at DHS will be one of those times. Most teams, usually at their home opener, select individuals to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. The individuals chosen are usually supporters in one way or another of the respective programs, and it kind of kicks things off in a positive way...
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Choctaws gain valuable experience instead of wins at Blaze Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/12)
Over the course of a 10-year career at DCHS, head coach Preston Ozment has done a lot of things while leading the Choctaws baseball program. Over the course of the past week however, Ozment's squad did something no other team has done during his coaching career...
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