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Obituaries for June 27, 2012
(Obituary ~ 06/27/12)
Jesse Clay (J.C.) Kirk Jr., 73, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired employee of Truckline Gas Company and Tennessee National Guard Unit in Dyersburg. He was a member of the New Womack Temple CME Church, NAACP and the first black integrated cop, a 33rd Degree Mason...
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Newbern city board OKs 2012-13 budget
(Local News ~ 06/27/12)
The Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed the 2012-2013 budget by unanimous vote on Tuesday evening, thus keeping the tax rate at $1.51. Residing as chairperson for the evening was Newbern Vice Mayor Kathy Clements in Mayor K.W. Dennison's absence...
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Newbern PD fundraiser to help Epps purchase sports wheelchair
(Local News ~ 06/27/12)
On Memorial Day weekend in 1994, Steve Epps of Newbern was traveling to South Carolina through the mountains of East Tennessee when he fell asleep at the wheel and woke up to a drastically different life. "When I woke up, my truck had flipped upside down," said Epps. "My back was broken. It paralyzed me from the waist down."...
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Meet the newest school board member: Chastity Pirtle
(Local News ~ 06/27/12)
The State Gazette caught up on Tuesday with the city school board's newest member: Chastity Pirtle. Pirtle, who replaced Sharon McElrath in District H after McElrath accepted a job opportunity outside of Dyersburg, communicated her excitement to be on the school board and her desire to roll up her sleeves and get to work. Judge Lee Moore swore Pirtle in to her new office prior to the start of Monday's called meeting...
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City school board receives update on summer projects
(Local News ~ 06/27/12)
The assumption that educators take a break in the summer may not hold true in the city of Dyersburg. Summer has clearly become a time where school officials prepare for the next school year, and nowhere is that currently more apparent than in the Dyersburg City School System. ...
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DSCC's White eyeing the future at Extra Bases Sports Academy
(High School Sports ~ 06/27/12)
So, despite long hours of trying to improve your swing in the backyard or even on the field during a live game, you're just not quite where you want to be. Fear not, youth baseball players, now the opportunity is here for you to not only improve your balance at the plate, but on the mound as well by receiving private instruction at the Extra Bases Sports Academy...
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Schedule of Fourth of July activities announced
(Local News ~ 06/27/12)
Fourth of July is just around the corner and that usually means great barbecue, family reunions, parades and of course, fireworks. This year Dyer County residents have multiple opportunities to celebrate our country's independence day beginning this Saturday, June 30 with a slew of activities in the city of Trimble...
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