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Obituaries for May 8, 2012
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
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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Trimble board OKs mitigation plan, beer board approves permit
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
The Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen met on Monday evening and voted on a number of issues ranging from mitigation plans to painting the interior of the community center. Starting the meeting off, the Trimble Beer Board unanimously voted to approve a permit to sell beer to Nathan Barber, who recently purchased the convenience store at the corner of Mitchell Street and Highway 211. Trimble Mayor James Davis stated Police Chief Don Curry's background check on Barber came back clean...
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Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
Mail carriers on city and rural routes throughout Dyer County will join together to Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 12. The 20th-annual food drive, conducted through the National Association of Letter Carriers, will benefit food pantries in Dyer County. The event comes just in time for the summer season, a time when many children who receive their main meal from school lunches and breakfasts may be making do with much less...
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City Board OKs liquor license
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
The city of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen attended to a very brief agenda on Monday evening during its regular board meeting. Items on the agenda were limited to a liquor license application by Jon Jai Baker for the Liquor Cabinet located at 865 Highway 51 Bypass. ...
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County school board recognizes students
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
The Dyer County School Board opened its May meeting to a full house on Tuesday, May 1, as school board members recognized DCHS students for their recent achievement in the Tennessee Math Teachers Association's Math Competition. DCHS Principal Peggy Dodds introduced educator Nancy Medling, who worked with the school's math students throughout the academic year and accompanied them to the competition...
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Rover Run 5K coming up Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
The Second Annual Rover Run to benefit the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society will be held on Saturday, May 12 with registration being held at 7 a.m. and the race beginning promptly at 8 a.m. The fundraiser is the opening event for the Bark in the Park festivities, which this year is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the humane society...
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Dyer County Adult Education prepares for changes in GED testing
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
Major changes on the state level may soon profoundly affect local residents working toward completing their General Educational Development - or GED - test. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Adult Education division recently announced major changes scheduled to affect the GED program in less than two years...
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Working for turkeys and hot fishing
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/12)
I love living right in the middle of America's heartland, and all that comes with it, but there are a couple of things I experienced over the weekend that I could certainly do without: mosquitoes and humidity! I saw sweat dripping from a June bug Sunday, but like they say in this part of the world, if you don't like the weather, just wait a day, it'll change, and change it has. ...
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Choctaws advance to title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/12)
Facing Hardin County on Saturday for the right to advance to the District 13AAA championship game, Dyer County wasted little time punching its ticket to the title game. The Choctaws, behind seven innings from senior Andrew Massie on the mound as well as a two home-run performance from Matt Smith at the plate, advanced to the championship game with a lopsided 10-1 victory...
- DHS Basketball Banquet Award Winners (High School Sports ~ 05/08/12)
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