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Obituaries for November 6, 2013
(Obituary ~ 11/06/13)
Janie Mae Mathis Johnson, age 67 of Dyersburg, died Friday, November 1, 2013 at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Matthew Zion Baptist Church, 234 Pearl St., Halls, TN, with Rev. ...
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Strand Ole Opry set Saturday to benefit Strand Theatre refurbishing
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
Tiptonville Main Street is busy reviving a small piece of Tiptonville's history that it feels could have an enormous impact on its present-day community. Nestled in downtown Tiptonville is the Strand Theatre, which many years ago was an entertainment destination for the residents of Lake County who were looking for a movie to watch on a Saturday evening or a play to enjoy on a Sunday afternoon. ...
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Singer Layne Smith to perform at Center United Methodist Church Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
Center United Methodist Church will welcome home one of its own this Sunday, with Layne Smith returning to the church where she grew up to sing and lead the worship service. Known in the Dyer County community as Elaine Hilliard Smith, Smith is the daughter of the late Sonny and Sara Hilliard and the only sibling of Pat Carpenter. ...
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2013 Goodfellows initiative under way
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
Since 1945, citizens of Dyersburg and Dyer County have set aside an evening in the middle of the Christmas season to pack food boxes for those less fortunate. Plans for the 2013 edition of this food-distribution effort are under way as members of the Dyersburg Kiwanis club are making applications available to families who need help...
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Dyer County honors educators
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
The commons of Dyer County High School was a sea of orange on Monday, Nov. 4, as the Dyer County School System honored its own. A catered luncheon celebrated both the system's academic success in the 2012-2013 academic year and American Education Week. This year, the week of Nov. 18-22 has been set aside by the National Education Association as American Education Week, but system leaders took advantage of a teacher in-service day to pamper their educators a little early...
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Deputy arrests couple with drugs, nearly $2,800 in cash
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
A man and woman are being held in the Dyer County Jail without bond after a Dyer County Sheriff's deputy found them in possession of marijuana and almost $2,800 in cash. Andre Long, 21, 1516 Hornbrook St., Dyersburg, Tenn., and Haley Marbrey, 18, 1308 Cumberland St, Dyersburg, Tenn., are both charged with felony possession of marijuana...
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Uncle, nephew arrested on multiple theft charges
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
A man and his uncle are out on bond from the Dyer County Jail after Dyer County Sheriff's investigators arrested them on numerous theft charges. Jimmy Cox, 29, 1524 Countryman St., Dyersburg, Tenn., and Richard Cox, 51, 501 Forshee St., Dyersburg, Tenn., are both charged with felony theft of property...
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