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Obituaries for November 29, 2012
(Obituary ~ 11/29/12)
Naomi M. Shelby, 81 of Newbern, Tennessee died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Union City, Tennessee. Born Friday, February 27, 1931 in Bogota, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Maupin and the late Ila Hopper Maupin...
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Breakfast with Santa kicks off St. Nick's appearances at mall
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
The Dyersburg Mall will host Breakfast with Santa this Saturday and Old Saint Nick has plans to stick around the mall to meet with local children throughout the holiday season. Santa Claus will appear at Sweet Peppers at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 1, with local children invited to enjoy a breakfast of milk and donuts in his honor. Free tickets for the breakfast are available at Customer Service, but don't wait! Tickets are going fast!...
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Newbern Lions Club hosts Santa this Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
The Newbern Lions Club invites local residents to enjoy a country breakfast with the big guy himself this Saturday. The organization will sponsor Breakfast With Santa in the Dyer County School commons on Saturday, Dec. 1. While children enjoy a visit with Santa, Mom and Dad are invited to do some holiday shopping from local vendors, purchase baked goods and enjoy entertainment from a local artist...
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Dyersburg student participates in community service event
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
While the children were out of school for Election Day, classroom walls at Nova Elementary School in Jackson glistened with a fresh coat of paint. Sara Beth Byars, a Union University senior and Dyersburg High School graduate, was one of 12 Union students that painted two classrooms at Nova Elementary, which had not been painted in 20 years...
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DCHS JROTC supports Veterans Day!
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
The Dyer County High School JROTC supported in a big way this year's Veterans Day by participating in the Fifth Consolidated Elementary School's Program conducted on Nov. 6, marching in the Veterans Day parade held in downtown Dyersburg, and providing a program for the residents at the Highlands Nursing Home on Nov. 12...
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First Baptist Church presents 'The Gift'
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
The Worship and Music Ministry of First Baptist Church of Dyersburg will present "The Gift," a Christmas program of worship, on Dec. 1 and 2. Performances will take place in the church sanctuary at 6 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2. "The Gift" is described as a musical greeting card to the people of Dyersburg and surrounding communities, a chance to celebrate the season through music and pageantry...
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City, county schools honored in Healthier School Challenge
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
Coordinated School Health programs in the city and county school systems have both earned monetary awards from the Tennessee School Boards Association. Dyersburg City Schools and the Dyer County School System each participated in the TSBA's Healthier Schools Challenge, taking their places among 57 school systems in the state to be recognized in the program...
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Coats for Kids in need of donations
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
Temperatures this week have dipped to below freezing, forcing many parents to begin digging out winter coats for their kids. However, many kids do not have the luxury of a winter coat as the tough economy has made it difficult for many families to buy coats for their children on a yearly basis. ...
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Newbern Christmas Parade is tonight
(Local News ~ 11/29/12)
The city of Newbern's annual Christmas Parade is scheduled to start tonight at 7. Not able to make it to the parade? Watch a live webcast of the parade on the State Gazette's website (www.stategazette.com) beginning at the same time. The parade begins at the Church of Christ parking lot in downtown Newbern at 7 p.m. The route travels down Main Street, turns left on Washington, and ends at Newbern Elementary School...
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