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Annual Bark in the Park event raises $3,000
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
After two consecutive years of extreme weather, the ninth annual Bark in the Park event enjoyed glorious weather last Saturday as high temperatures hovered around 75 degrees and two-legged and four-legged creatures alike enjoyed a light breeze and blue skies. The event, which is the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society's largest fundraiser of the year, raised approximately $3,000 in bake sales, T-shirt sales, pet contest registration fees and other donations...
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Tennessee Career Center offers job skills workshop
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
On Friday, May 30, the Tennessee Career Center at Dyersburg is offering a "Steps to Getting Hired" workshop from 1-3 p.m. The interactive session will assist jobseekers with filling out an application, writing a resume, interviewing tips and networking. Career Center Coordinator Mike Whitson will lead the presentation...
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City school board discusses draft budget, new salary schedule
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
Ahead of the annual retirement dinner, the Dyersburg School Board held a short meeting to acknowledge student successes, review a draft of the 2013-2014 budget as well as discussions on the new state salary schedule and a resolution in support of Common Core Standards. ...
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City Schools honor retirees, teachers of the year
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
Dyersburg City Schools recognized the best of the best with its annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner at the Professional Development Center on Monday, May 13. An annual tradition honoring retiring teachers and those named Teacher of the Year for each school within the city system, the dinner took place following the May meeting of the Dyersburg City School Board. ...
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3 Mo. Bootheel men charged with 1st-degree murder
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Three men, each charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, will make their first appearance in court today. Charges were filed Tuesday against Frank Rogers Jr., 27, of Caruthersville, Mo. and Kevin T. Tilson, 36, and Dedrick F. Tilson of Hot Springs, Ark., for the murder of Rodney Maxwell, 33, of Caruthersville. Maxwell, who was found shot in his vehicle Friday, later died from his wound...
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City committees approve bike paths for Lake Road
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
When area residents heard that Lake Road was finally going to be repaved beginning this week, many were excited, as the road was in dire need of work to repair rough spots, uneven surfaces and traffic lines needed to be repainted. However, members of the Pioneering Healthy Community Walkways and Bikeways Committee, led by Alderman Bart Williams saw an opportunity to place bike lanes on Lake Road. ...
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Obituaries for May 17, 2013
(Obituary ~ 05/17/13)
James A. Burton, 81 of Martin, Tennessee died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at his residence in Martin, Tennessee. Born Wednesday, March 9, 1932 in Hornbeak, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Clyde W. Burton and the late Lillie Mae McGruder Burton...
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Sheriff's investigators searching for home invasion suspects
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
Dyer County Sheriff's investigators are investigating a home invasion in which a man was shot in the chest on Unionville Road in Dyersburg early Friday morning. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Friday at a residence in the 300 block of Unionville Road, near Four Points. ...
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$6 million in scholarships awarded to DCHS students during Honors' Day
(Local News ~ 05/17/13)
Almost $6 million in higher education scholarships was received by members of the Class of 2013 at Dyer County High School during this week's Honors' Day program. The program took place in the DCHS gymnasium as family and friends joined together to show their support for the recipients of the scholarships and to honor other outstanding students for their achievements...
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