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Obituaries for September 16, 2012
(Obituary ~ 09/15/12)
Syble Normajean Wiggins, 84 of Halls, TN, died Wednesday in the Bells Nursing Home and Rehab, Bells, TN. Born in Maury City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Baulch and the late Bessie (Joslin) Riddick. She was a retired Factory Employee, employed by GTE Sylvania...
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County Planning Commission OKs minor subdivision plat
(Local News ~ 09/15/12)
The Dyer County Regional Planning Commission held a brief meeting on Thursday afternoon to review a request from Bill Davis for a minor subdivision plat. The plat is located at the Fort Hudson Road subdivision. Dyer County Community Planner Donny Bunton opened the meeting by listing his concerns to the board. ...
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Newbern planner to inventory sidewalks
(Local News ~ 09/15/12)
Newbern Community Planner Chris Pate offered to take on a project concerning the town's sidewalks at the September meeting of the Newbern Municipal-Regional Planning Commission. The organization met in the town's Municipal Courtroom at 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 13 with an agenda featuring three items...
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EX.C.E.L.L. seeking diabetics, pre-diabetics to apply
(Local News ~ 09/15/12)
Area residents diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes have the opportunity to participate in a personalized program designed to help them manage the disease thanks to a new grant awarded to the Dyer County community. The EX.C.E.L.L. program, which stands for EXercise, Cooking, Education, Lifestyle and Leadership, is the first component of Dyer County's new Project Diabetes Grant. The Project Diabetes Grant was recently awarded to the Dyer County community by the state of Tennessee...
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Newbern celebrates Depot Days
(Local News ~ 09/15/12)
The city of Newbern held its annual Depot Days on Saturday, Sept. 15, with many activities planned in the daylong celebration. Festivities included a parade, a pancake breakfast, 5-K run-walk, vendors, kids rides and inflatables, cake walks, a dominoes competition, local talent shows, an appearance from Elvis and a street dance...
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Woman pleads guilty to 16 counts of theft
(Local News ~ 09/15/12)
A Dyersburg woman is awaiting sentencing from Dyer County Circuit Court Judge Lee Moore after pleading guilty to 16 felony counts of theft. Tina Woods Butler appeared in Dyer County Circuit Court this week with her attorney Charles Kelly Sr. and entered a "best interest plea" of guilty to six counts of theft over $1,000 and 10 counts of theft over $500. ...
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