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Summer readers enjoy new library
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
This summer, youth of all ages are enjoying McIver's Grant Public Library's new facility as they "Dig Into Reading" in the library's annual summer reading program. The 2013 theme combines a love of books with nature facts and good, old-fashioned dirt. Activities focused on construction sites, gardening, worms, ants, garden gnomes, frogs, turtles and root veggies...
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Pack the Bus event returns to Chick-fil-A
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
With the new academic year just around the corner, area residents have a unique opportunity to help local students in need of school supplies and enjoy a treat themselves. Chick-fil-A will host the big yellow school bus for an annual school supply drive that treats residents who "Pack the Bus" with a free chicken sandwich. The school supplies collected in the drive will benefit students in both the Dyer County and Dyersburg City school systems...
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City schools bus tour set Wednesday
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
Dyersburg Primary School and Dyersburg Intermediate School teachers and staff will be hitting the road again this summer in what is quickly becoming an annual tradition. Dyersburg City Schools Summer Bus Tour "On the Road to Success!" will take place on Wednesday, July 24. ...
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Dyersburg City School System unveils renovation changes
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
Change is always exciting but it also adds challenges. This next year Dyersburg City School System is preparing for the excitement that is brought by multiple changes. Dyersburg City Schools realizes that change continues paving the way for progress, bringing what is best for children, and building for their future. ...
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W. Tenn. driver's license centers experience appointment delays
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
West Tennessee residents looking to obtain a driver's license for the first time should not expect to be able to register for an appointment less quickly in many West Tennessee Driver's License Offices. A search of the Tennessee Driver License Appointment database shows that offices in Trenton, Whiteville and Jackson have no available appointments until Aug. ...
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Longtime Tenn. state trooper Moore retires after 29 years
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
On Friday, June 28, Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Robert Moore called it a career after 29 years with the Tennessee Dept. of Public Safety. Having worked for five governors and eight THP captains, Moore retired as the THP's Troop D sergeant for Dyer County. In his role as sergeant, Moore supervised the troopers in the county, and also continued to work wrecks and write tickets...
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County commission to meet on Monday
(Local News ~ 07/20/13)
After a two-week postponement, the Dyer County Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Circuit Courtroom of the Dyer County Courthouse. Items on the agenda include: Approval of Jag resolution Appointment of Ray Lowrance to the Industrial Board to fill David Taylor's seat...
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