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Obituaries for January 7, 2014
(Obituary ~ 01/07/14)
Cynthia Kay (Cindy) Inman, 58, of Marietta, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Curry Funeral Home with interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with Reverend Mike Hickman officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Tenn. district attorneys continue push for changes in child abuse laws
(Local News ~ 01/07/14)
The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference recently announced they will continue pushing for changes in state laws during the upcoming 2014 legislative session. The conference noted these laws will better enable prosecution of serial child sexual abusers and to increase punishment for child neglect...
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Trimble Board OKs ordinances on budget, paid holidays
(Local News ~ 01/07/14)
The Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved two ordinances at their Monday meeting to amend their budget and change a paid holiday for town employees. Trimble Mayor James Davis presented the board with an ordinance to amend the 2013/2014 budget in order to cover certain expenses. ...
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City board sets public meetings on rezoning
(Local News ~ 01/07/14)
Frigid temperatures were not enough to keep the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen from conducting their business on Monday evening. Although faced with a light agenda, the board was able to hold its first meeting of the new year inside the warmth of the courtroom of the Municipal Building. After Alderman Dennis Moody offered a prayer, Mayor John Holden announced two public hearings would be held at the board's next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21...
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Dyer County and Dyersburg schools closed Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/07/14)
Dyer County and Dyersburg school officials announced on Monday evening both school systems would be closed on Tuesday due to the extreme cold temperatures. The National Weather Service is reporting the high temperature for Tuesday will be 23° and the low will be 19°...
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New Life Union Mission opens for residents to escape the cold
(Local News ~ 01/07/14)
New Life Union Mission opened as a warming center on Monday, Jan. 6. With temperatures plummeting into single digits, Mission officials chose to open the chapel and youth center as a place for local residents to find shelter from the weather. Those in need of shelter are encouraged to sit in the Mission chapel until 4:30 p.m., when the Youth Center located behind the main Mission building will be opened for the night...
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Suspects arrested for theft of central air unit
(Local News ~ 01/07/14)
Two Dyersburg men were arrested by Dyer County Sheriff's deputies after the pair reportedly stole a central heating and cooling unit. Joseph Clark, 48, 7090 Lenox Nauvoo Road, Dyersburg, Tenn., and Jeremy Smith, 30, 2359 McCullough Chapel Road, Dyersburg, Tenn., are both charged with theft over $1,000 and vandalism over $1,000...
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Trojans continue to build momentum with 24-point win over Chester Co.
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/14)
Facing Chester County in its final non-district game of the season on Friday at DHS, Dyersburg looked to extend a winning streak as well as continue to build momentum with a 10-game stretch of district contests looming ahead. After blowing past the Eagles nearly three weeks ago on the road, the Trojans showed no ill effects of a letdown on Friday. ...
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DC has no trouble on the road against Milan
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/14)
Traveling to face Milan before taking a week off to prepare for district play, Dyer County's talented squads faced little resistance Friday night as both earned double-digit victories in the two non-district contests. The Lady Choctaws used a strong start offensively and a tenacious DC defensive effort limited the Lady Bulldogs to a mere two field goals throughout the first half, one that the Lady Choctaws led 39-11 at the break. ...
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Lady Trojans best Eaglettes, win seventh straight
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/14)
MIKE SMITH msmith@stategazette.com Entering the season, Dyersburg did so with high expectations for a run toward gold. While a chance at achieving that goal will come later this season, on Friday night against Chester County the Lady Trojans did some running and nearly ran the Eaglettes out of the gym...
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