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Obituaries for April 2, 2013
(Obituary ~ 04/02/13)
Doris Laverne Corum, 86, of Dyersburg, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired clerk for Western Auto, member of First Baptist Church, where she taught children's classes for over fifty years and was a member of Fidelis Sunday School Class and was an accomplished seamstress...
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Library Gala kicks off grand-opening events
(Local News ~ 04/02/13)
McIver's Grant Public Library kicked off the grand-opening celebration for its new facility at a cocktail gala on Thursday, March 28. A ribbon cutting for the community followed on Friday morning to complete a time of celebration in honor of the library's new facility (see related story)...
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McIver's Grant Public Library holds ribbon cutting
(Local News ~ 04/02/13)
The Dyer County community came together on Friday morning to celebrate a dream becoming reality. For many years, members of the Dyer County Library Board and the library's Foundation Board have dreamed of a new facility for McIver's Grant Public Library. ...
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Search continues for two TDOC escaped inmates
(Local News ~ 04/02/13)
HENNING, Tenn. -- Two inmates who left a minimum-security annex in West Tennessee are the subject of a search by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and local law enforcement agencies. Ashton Siler, 21, and Dustin Wayman, 20, were both minimum-custody inmates who were close to being released from prison when they left the West Tennessee State Penitentiary Annex in Henning, Tenn...
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City board OKs purchase of 2 police vehicles, pursuit of bond for schools
(Local News ~ 04/02/13)
Dyersburg city board meetings have been a light affair as of late and Monday's meeting was no different as the board had very little to attend to. After a prayer offered by Alderwoman Jewell Horner, Dyersburg Mayor John Holden determined that there was a quorum present despite Alderman Dennis Moody and Alderwoman Joan Wyatt being absent from the meeting...
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Missing man found safe Monday morning
(Local News ~ 04/02/13)
A man reported missing to the Dyer County Sheriff's Office over the weekend was found safe on Monday morning after spending two nights in the woods. Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box said 18-year-old Ku Htoo wandered out of the woods around the 600 block of Simpson Lane at 10:35 a.m. on Monday....
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Firefighters extinguish blaze at DHS, school closed Tuesday
(Local News ~ 04/02/13)
A fire broke out at Dyersburg High School early Tuesday morning, which damaged a storage room in the rear of the school. Administrators decided the school would remain closed all day Tuesday. The Dyersburg Fire Department was notified of the fire around 1 a.m. ...
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DC's Barlow tosses one-hitter; Choctaws roll
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/13)
Chances are, Dyer County could have pushed by North Side on Monday night without the services of sophomore Trysten Barlow, but it was sure nice to have him. The left-hander, off to a solid spring for the Choctaws, surrendered one hit, no walks and struck out 10 Indian batters during the 15-0 thumping in the district contest won by Dyer County in five innings...
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