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Obituaries for May 25, 2012
(Obituary ~ 05/25/12)
Mrs. Moline Baize, 92, of Dyersburg, TN died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her residence in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Evansville Baptist Church. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012 graveside, at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with Rev. Dan Tilly officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Sheriff's deputies make number of drug-related arrests
(Local News ~ 05/25/12)
Over the past several weeks, the Dyer County Sheriff's Dept. has made several arrests regarding the manufacturing and possession of meth and other illegal substances. On May 11, sheriff's deputies took Elizabeth Mathieu, 25, 714 Viar Road, Dyersburg, and Jeffery Warden, 32, 55 Moore Road, Halls, Tenn. into custody after they allegedly threw an active meth lab and a bag of "meth oil" from their vehicle as authorities attempted to pull them over...
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Forked Deer Float planned for Farmers Market opening
(Local News ~ 05/25/12)
Local residents have the opportunity to join an expedition down the Forked Deer River on Saturday, June 9, with a floating event held in conjunction with the opening of the Main Street Farmer's Market. The float, sponsored by the Mississippi River Corridor Project - Tennessee, will launch from the RoEllen ramp between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. The trip will conclude at the new floating dock at the Farmers Market...
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Dyersburg fails to score, falls to White House in third overtime
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/12)
MURFREESBORO - Entering Tuesday's quarterfinal contest at the TSSAA BlueCross Spring Fling, the Dyersburg soccer team had scored a load of goals en rout to winning 17 games. Against White House, the talented squad failed to muster even one. In perhaps the most evenly matched pairing of the opening day of the state tournament, the two squads battled through a 0-0 deadlock after regulation and two overtime periods. ...
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Community to celebrate Memorial Day Monday
(Local News ~ 05/25/12)
Memorial Day services will be held on Monday, May 28 at 11 a.m. on the northeast corner of the Dyer County Courthouse lawn. The service is sponsored by a collaboration of veterans organizations such as: the American Legion Post No. 191, American Legion Post No. 30, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1972, and DAV Chapter 46. The event is an opportunity to recognize the veterans of our community for their service to our country...
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Durbin presents city schools budget, achievements
(Local News ~ 05/25/12)
Dyersburg City Schools Superintendent Neel Durbin addressed members of the finance committee in the city of Dyersburg's second round of budget hearings on Thursday morning. Durbin presented the budget for the Dyersburg City School System's 2012-2013 academic year, requesting the same amount as last year from city coffers in spite of a decrease in BEP funding...
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City begins budget hearings
(Local News ~ 05/25/12)
The city of Dyersburg's Finance Committee welcomed two newbies to its first round of budget hearings on Wednesday morning. Dyersburg Municipal Airport Manager Tommy Gibbons and Parks Director Andy Baker kicked off the morning of budget proposals and requests for the city government's 2012-2013 Fiscal Year. Other departments on Wednesday's list included Solid Waste, Water and Sewer, Water Plant, Wastewater, Gas, and the Dyersburg Golf Course...
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County committee reaches balanced budget
(Local News ~ 05/25/12)
On the 12th day of budget hearings, the county budget committee finally reached a balanced general fund budget and unanimously voted to recommend its approval to the Dyer County Commission. The Thursday morning meeting saw some last-minute undoing of previous decisions as well as a decision not to approve any items on the committee's "wish list"...
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Dyersburg fails to score, falls to White House in third overtime
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/12)
MURFREESBORO - Entering Tuesday's quarterfinal contest at the TSSAA BlueCross Spring Fling, the Dyersburg soccer team had scored a load of goals en rout to winning 17 games. Against White House, the talented squad failed to muster even one. In perhaps the most evenly matched pairing of the opening day of the state tournament, the two squads battled through a 0-0 deadlock after regulation and two overtime periods. ...
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Dyersburg takes 3rd at state meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/12)
MURFREESBORO - Entering the 2012 track season, Dyersburg coach Amy Beckley had high expectations despite losing all but three runners off of last year's team, one that finished second overall at the end of last season in Murfreesboro at the Spring Fling...
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