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Obituaries for January 24, 2014
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Kim "Bubba" Rydell Anderson, 53, of Dyersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired carrier for the State Gazette and a member of Independent Free Holiness Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Independent Free Holiness Church with the Rev. Calvin Smith and Bro. Jackie Goad officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Hornbeak. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements...
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DSCC holds 46th Nursing Pinning Ceremony
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
Dyersburg State Community College recently held its 46th Nursing Pinning Ceremony for 36 students who recently completed the LPN to RN Fast Track program. The ceremony was held at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center (JNC) at Tipton County in the Baptist Memorial Health Care Building Auditorium. The nursing program at DSCC has produced 1,303 graduates over the past 32 years...
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Relay for Life kicks off, receives national recognition
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
Relay for Life of Dyer County has officially begun. The kickoff was held on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Dyersburg State Community College. Several teams and individuals came out and signed up for the upcoming event this spring. During the event, keynote speaker Betty Jackson shared her experience with cancer and why she feels Relay for Life is so important...
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New driver-services center in Dyer Co. to open Monday
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will open a new full-service driver-services center in Dyer County on Monday, Jan. 27. The center, located at 180 Highway 51 Bypass in Dyersburg, will operate during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday...
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City board rezones properties, approves bids
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen rezoned two properties during its board meeting on Tuesday evening after the city's planning commission recommended the action during its December 2013 meeting. It also approved three bids for the police and wastewater departments. The city's board meeting was being held on Tuesday instead of the traditional Monday slot due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this week...
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U.S. Marshals apprehend suspect after 12-day chase
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
COVINGTON, Tenn. - Fifty-eight-year-old Stephen Melton, of Henning, Tenn., had been running from law enforcement for 12 days. During this time, he slept outside in subzero temperatures, and avoided large-scale manhunts and helicopters. However, his run came to an end when he was arrested on Thursday evening by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation...
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National spotlight set to shine on Newbern thanks to Hoopfest, ESPN
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
In the Unites States there are currently 26,407 public high schools. Of those, only Dyer County High School has been selected to showcase not one, but two, basketball games to be televised live on ESPNU. The doubleheader, scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. ...
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