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Obituaries for June 7, 2012
(Obituary ~ 06/07/12)
Mary Riley Gilliland, 97, died Monday, June 4, 2012. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Murry's Chapel Methodist Church. Halls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Great American Cleanup event marks 5th year of 100 percent participation
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
On Saturday, April 21, Dyer County and the cities of Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble and surrounding areas, conducted the annual Great American Cleanup, Keep Tennessee Beautiful, Household Hazardous Waste collection events at the Dyersburg Public Works Pavilion...
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Dyersburg Farmers Market first stop in statewide tour Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
The wait is over, localvores. Despite a late cold snap that proved disastrous for some fruit crops in patchy spots across Tennessee, the three-week warm spell that came before has farmers markets filling up with summer produce earlier than usual. Tennessee Department of Agriculture Agritourism and Farmers Markets Coordinator Pamela Bartholomew reports that summertime favorites like yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage and cucumbers are already being picked. ...
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Former Dyersburg Fabrics employee presents photo album to historical society
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill and Dyer County Trustee Judy Patton were recently presented an album of photographs documenting the 2007 fire that claimed what was left of the Dyersburg Fabrics facility. Janice Alexander, who worked at the cotton mill for 28 years, found herself on the scene of the fire snapping photographs as the devastation began. She returned each day to document the fire from a variety of angles and has shared her album with several of her past co-workers at plant reunions...
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DIS artist places 1st among 4th-graders across state
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
An artist at Dyersburg Intermediate School won his division in a statewide art competition and provided important information on wildfire prevention and environmental conservation at the same time. DIS fourth-grader Antonio Quinn, son of Anthony Quinn and Willie Quinn of Dyersburg, won first place in fourth grade in the 2012 National Garden Clubs Inc. Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest...
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City educators recognized at Teacher Appreciation Banquet
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
The Dyersburg City School System bid farewell to educators with a combined total of over 400 years of service - and one-half million hours in the classroom - at the system's annual Teacher Appreciation dinner on Tuesday, May 29. A Dyersburg City Schools tradition, the dinner is held each spring in the Professional Development Center to honor the system's Teachers of the Year and retiring educators. ...
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Pirtle appointed to city school board
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
Members of the Dyersburg City School Board complimented Superintendent Neel Durbin on the changes in Dyersburg High School's commencement exercises at the organization's board meeting on Tuesday, May 29. DHS graduation was held for the first time on the school's football field on Sunday, May 27...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 06/07/12)
This past week, board members gathered to finalize plans to hold the Sixth Annual Tommy H. Lipford Golf Tournament to benefit the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society to be held on Saturday, June 16, at 1 p.m. at the Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course. ...
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