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Obituaries for May 6, 2012
(Obituary ~ 05/06/12)
Mildred L. Parker Brandon, 89, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Dyer County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Danny Tackett and the Rev. Jeremy Ballinger officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements...
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Local educator exhibits pottery at DSCC LRC
(Local News ~ 05/06/12)
For nearly a decade Dyer County educator Stacey Alexander has combined two of her favorite passions in her daily profession - art and teaching. A teacher who spends her days encouraging youngsters to explore their creativity at Three Oaks Middle School, Alexander recently stepped out to follow her own artistic dreams, as well. ...
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McIver's Grant transition offers librarian a new challenge
(Local News ~ 05/06/12)
McIver's Grant Public Library has seen many changes since the Dyersburg Women's Club established a local library in the basement of Cumberland Presbyterian Church nearly a century ago. The library grew under the club's leadership, transitioning from the church to the DWC club home on the corner of Mill and Masonic streets before moving to the site of the old health department building on McGaughey Street...
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Bark in the Park set for Saturday, May 12
(Local News ~ 05/06/12)
The annual Bark in the Park to benefit the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society will take place on Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Okeena Park. This year the Humane Society is celebrating its 30th anniversary and looking to make this year's event the biggest ever. The day will be filled with baked goods, giveaways, games, a bounce house, auction, karaoke, contests and more...
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Returning soldier surprises son at school
(Local News ~ 05/06/12)
When the 268th Military Police Unit returned home on Thursday, May 3, 70 families were reunited after being separated by the unit's seven-month deployment to Iraq. For Staff Sgt. Wade Burns, a member of the Dyersburg detachment to the unit, his reunion took a little longer, but it was well worth the wait...
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Soccer seniors rise to the challenge on and off the field
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/12)
As the month of May rolls around, so does the end of the regular season for spring sports. In most cases the next month or so is spent watching the student-athletes competing in the respective sports while chasing their dreams of becoming state champions...
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Local seniors bring home gold in Senior Olympics swimming, bowling
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/12)
Local athletes entering the Northwest Tennessee Senior Olympics did Dyer County proud, with an abundance of medals brought home from recent swimming and bowling events. The 2012 Senior Olympics Swimming Competition took place at the swimming pool on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin...
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Dyersburg wins thriller over Obion County
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/12)
It's been said defeating the same team in the same season on three separate occasions is a tough task. The Lady Trojan softball team proved on Friday night against Obion County that the above mentioned is true. Dyersburg (24-16-1), behind seven solid innings on the mound from senior Shelby Andrews and in front of an overflow crowd, avenged two regular-season losses to the Lady Rebels. On Friday the squad won a thrilling, tension-filled contest 7-5...
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Trojans stay alive with win over Ripley
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/12)
After suffering a setback to open the District 13AA baseball tourney, Dyersburg was in a win and advance or lose and end the season situation on Friday when hosting Ripley at DHS. With the game deadlocked at 4-4 to start the bottom of the fifth inning, the Trojans decided that yes, they still had something left in the tank...
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