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Obituaries for January 16, 2014
(Obituary ~ 01/16/14)
David "Dake" Banks, 59, of Tiptonville, Tenn., formerly of Rosedale, Miss., died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at Alive Hospital in Nashville. Visitation will be held Saturday, Jan. 18 at St. John No. 3 Missionary Baptist Church, located at 908 Lake St. in Tiptonville, from noon until service time. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at the church with Pastor Marvin Mays officiating...
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TCAT applauds nursing assistant class graduates
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Newbern (TCAT-Newbern) recently completed a nursing assistant class. These graduates are now prepared to take the state licensure exam to obtain licensure as certified nursing assistants. TCAT-Newbern students spend 120 hours of classroom/clinical hours during the program. ...
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Ross UMC, Omega Psi Phi help area families
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
For the second consecutive year, the men of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the congregation of Ross United Methodist Church joined ranks to provide families from the Dyersburg community a dream Christmas. Seven Families were provided with a full meal from Kroger, toys for all the children and clothes for the families...
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What do you geek? Library takes part in national campaign
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
What do you geek? What interest speaks to your heart? What hobby are you most passionate about? Maybe you geek hip-hop, football or classic movies. Maybe you are passionate about organic gardening, photography or volunteering. Whatever it is that moves you, McIver's Grant Public Library is ready to be a part of it. The library will kick off the first full year in its new facility with an awareness campaign that is sweeping the nation...
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Volunteers needed for Feed the Need this Friday
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
Feed the Need will hold its 50th monthly food distribution on Friday and they are in need of volunteers to help get the food to the needy. Enough food to feed approximately 800 families will be delivered to the National Guard Armory in Dyersburg on Friday morning by the Mid-South Food Bank. Once the food arrives, volunteers will be needed to distribute the food to the families and help some of them back to their vehicles with the food...
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Meeting called to clarify future of Trimble Elementary
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
A special called meeting was held at Trimble Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of clarifying misinformation about the future of the school. The meeting was called by Commissioner William Mallard and was also attended by Commissioner Steve Moore, TES Principal Cindy Hutching, along with a representative from the Parent Teacher Organization. ...
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Henning man on TBI Most Wanted list
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state's Top Ten Most Wanted list, Stephen Daryl Melton of Henning, Tenn. Stephen Daryl Melton is wanted by the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. ...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 01/16/14)
It's a new year! It isn't too late to resolve to make a difference in a local homeless shelter pet's life. Volunteer, donate, foster and/or adopt! Have you every visited our shelter? Have you seen the many voiceless eyes that wait and wonder what tomorrow brings? These abandoned pets ask only for the opportunity to love and be loved. Be someone that helps them find loving homes before tomorrow comes.
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Cardinal Caravan to make stop at DCHS on Sunday
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/14)
The 2014 St. Louis Cardinal Caravan is coming to Dyer County High School on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 12:30 p.m. It's your chance to talk baseball and meet current players, as well as Cardinal alumni and broadcasters. There'll be autographs for the kids, Cardinal prize drawings and more...
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Interest in August elections increases
(Local News ~ 01/16/14)
The upcoming August elections look to have some exciting races as numerous candidates have noted their intentions in running this year. As of Tuesday afternoon, just 12 days after qualifying petitions were available for pickup at the Dyer County Election Commission, 54 people have shown their interest in being candidates. Of those 53 people, 16 have returned their signed petitions and the election commission has accepted them...
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