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Obituaries for August 9, 2013
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Maxine Ford, 83, of Dyersburg, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Mr. Glenn Streeter officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...
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The jewel of Oakwood: Crafter creates jewelry for Christmas in July
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
Oakwood Community Living Center offered Christmas in July on Friday, July 26. Residents and staff were treated to a look at the beautiful beadwork of resident Katie Bell and offered a chance to purchase necklaces, bracelets and earrings to benefit the center's activity fund...
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City planners OK minor subdivision
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
The Dyersburg Municipal Regional Planning Commission held a brief meeting on Thursday morning to approve a minor subdivision. The meeting was presided by Vice Chairman Paul Newbill in Chairman Eddie Burks' absence. Secretary Edward Presslar was also absent. ...
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Dyer County School System announces state achievement scores
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
As embargoes were lifted off of statewide achievement scores this week, Superintendent Dr. Dwight Hedge and employees of the Dyer County School System had reason to celebrate. The Dyer County School System scored above the state average in 10 of 11 categories reporting from 2013 TCAP achievement test data and improved growth over the last academic year in all but three of the subjects. The system also met each of the 11 measures set by the state in Annual Measurable Objectives...
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Career Coach to visit McIver's Grant Public Library
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
McIver's Grant Public Library will host the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Career Coach from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 12. The mobile unit has added a valuable dimension to the services of the department. Serving as a career center on wheels, the Career Coach is set up as a computer lab classroom with 10 workstations equipped with laptops and high-speed Internet connections. ...
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Federal officials tour Operation Healthy Delta
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
They have been lining up as early as 7 a.m. all week. Residents from all over West Tennessee have been coming to the Dyersburg Mall to take advantage of Operation Healthy Delta, a partnership between the U.S. Army Reserves and the Delta Regional Authority in conjunction with the city of Dyersburg to offer basic medical services at no cost to residents. ...
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