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Obituaries for September 17, 2013
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Phyllis Ann Arrington, age 58, of Tiptonville passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Memorial services will be Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at Dyersburg Funeral Home's Ridgely Chapel. --- Patsy Ann Coleman Lewis, 62, of Dyersburg, TN died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 at Regional Hospital of Jackson...
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DHS Class of '72 presents $10,000 donation to school
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
Representatives of the Class of 1972 from Dyersburg High School recently presented their alma mater with a donation check in the amount of $10,072. The donation will go toward the school's renovation project and will be commemorated through DHS' brick program. From left, Director of City Schools Neel Durbin, Jill Chaney, DHS Principal Jon Frye, Larry Thurman, Jonathan Jones, Laura Yates Emerson and Terry Layman.
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Trimble board passes tax rate on Obion County properties, discusses meetings
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
This month's meeting of the Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen began with a public hearing about an increase in the tax rate for a portion of Trimble that lies in neighboring Obion County. Approximately five parcels of land lie in Obion County, whose tax rate is $1.5465 per $100 of assessed valuation. ...
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Oakwood hosts pizza party as part of Second Wind Dream program
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
Steven Bates recently hosted a party for his family and friends. Bates and his guests enjoyed playing X-box, watching movies, listening to hard-rock music and eating his favorite food -- pizza. For many, these activities describe an impromptu get-together on an average day. But for Bates, the afternoon was a very special event...
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City discusses cost of vicious dog ordinance, OKs truck, tanker bids
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen held one of their briefest meetings of the year on Monday evening as they approved the attorney's invoice for the months of July and August and approved bids for the street and fire departments. After a prayer offered by Alderman Robert Taylor Jr., the board first turned its attention to the city attorney's invoice for the month of July totaling $5,062.50 and August totaling $4,968.75. ...
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DPD investigating rape allegations of juvenile
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
Dyersburg Police investigators are continuing their investigation into the alleged rape of a teenage girl by multiple suspects. The rape reportedly occurred over Labor Day weekend within the city limits of Dyersburg. Dyersburg Asst. Police Chief Steve Isbell stated the department has been looking into the allegations since the rape was reported and cannot release too many details since there is an active investigation...
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Man arrested after hit and run involving child
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
A Dyersburg man is being held in the Dyer County Jail without bond after reportedly striking a child while driving under the influence. Johnnie Reed Jr., 39, 902 Custer St., Dyersburg, Tenn. is charged with DUI (2nd offense), violation of the implied consent law, driving on suspended or revoked license (6th offense), and leaving the scene of an accident...
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Statewide Amber Alert issued for Spring Hill, TN boy
(Local News ~ 09/17/13)
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is issuing a Statewide AMBER Alert for the Spring Hill Police Department for 11-year-old Benjamin Ross Tipton. He was last seen leaving his Spring Hill, Tenn. home on a blue bicycle at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Spring Hill is approximately 30 miles south of Nashville...
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