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Obituaries for September 18, 2013
(Obituary ~ 09/18/13)
William Harold Joyce, age 76, of Dyersburg, passed away Monday, Sept 16, 2013 at the Veteran's Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was a veteran of U.S. Army and a member of Hurricane Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for the City of Dyersburg...
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21st Annual Depot Days slated for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/18/13)
The 21st Annual Depot Days will be held in downtown Newbern on Saturday, Sept. 21, beginning at 7 a.m. This once-a-year fundraiser for the restoration and maintenance of the historic Newbern Depot takes place around the triangle of downtown Newbern. ...
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Police matters bring on heated words at Newbern meeting
(Local News ~ 09/18/13)
Newbern aldermen questioned Mayor Olen Parker on when he will bring another applicant for the position of police chief before the board at Tuesday evening's monthly meeting. The matter brought a few sparks to the end of the city board's September meeting in the Municipal Courtroom...
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Newbern board tables GPS talk
(Local News ~ 09/18/13)
Members of the Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen tabled a discussion on adding GPS units to city vehicles for the second month in a row at Tuesday evening's meeting. After a lengthy discussion -- including complaints against employees leaving city vehicles running in the parking lot of local restaurants, questions from Newbern residents and former members of the city board attending the meeting, and several aldermen expressing reluctance to sign a three-year contract without firm numbers -- alderman Robert Hart moved to table the discussion once again. ...
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DSCC receives $589,000 workforce development grant
(Local News ~ 09/18/13)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced on Tuesday a $589,022 workforce development grant for Dyersburg State Community College to help meet the advanced manufacturing needs of the area. An array of state and local political figures, business people, educators, and students joined Haslam in the Learning Resource Center at Dyersburg State Community College for the announcement...
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Statewide AMBER Alert issued for Middle TN boy cancelled
(Local News ~ 09/18/13)
The statewide AMBER Alert issued on Tuesday evening for a missing Spring Hill, Tenn. boy has been cancelled. According the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 11-year-old Benjamin Tipton was safely located at a Papa John's restaurant in Spring Hill, Tenn. by the Spring Hill Police Department. Spring Hill is approximately 30 miles south of Nashville...
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