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Obituaries for May 21, 2014
(Obituary ~ 05/21/14)
Billy Greg Austin, 51, of Dyersburg, formerly of Walnut Ridge, Ark., was found deceased Monday, May 19, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 17, 1963 in Walnut Ridge to Jewell Willard "Peck" and Bessye Jo Waldron Austin. He had a BSE in business administration, worked as a claims officer for the Social Security Administration in Jackson, volunteered as an announcer for the Dyersburg High School baseball team, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg...
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Discovery Park to host concert series
(Local News ~ 05/21/14)
Officials at Discovery Park of America are announcing an all-star lineup for their first outdoor Summer Concert Series starting in June. Tickets are $45 and on sale now. They can be purchased at all Little General Stores, Discovery Park of America or by calling 877-885-5455. All concerts will be held on The Great Lawn at Discovery Park. Guests are invited to bring their blankets or bag chairs. No outside food or drink will be allowed, however, concessions are available on site...
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Registration underway for Fun in the Sun 5K
(Local News ~ 05/21/14)
This June, Dyersburg Skin and Allergy Clinic will host an inaugural event that will help two local youngsters facing cancer diagnoses. The Fun in the Sun 5K/Walk/Kids Fun Run will take place at the Dyersburg Skin and Allergy Clinic office, located at 1950 Cook St. ...
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Education, health care top concerns at town hall meeting
(Local News ~ 05/21/14)
State Sen. Lowe Finney was back in town on Tuesday to host a town hall meeting at the McIver's Grant Public Library to bring attendees up to speed on the latest legislation from Nashville. Finney spoke about the Tennessee Promise Act, which uses Tennessee Lottery reserve money to fund two years of college or technical school for high school graduates...
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Newbern board appoints new police chief
(Local News ~ 05/21/14)
The Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen united on two pivotal votes at Tuesday evening's regular monthly meeting. Two issues returning to the forefront of the city board's agenda time and again throughout the new board's tenure have caused much discussion -- and quite a bit of contention -- between the aldermen and Mayor Olen Parker...
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Newbern mayor completes reorganization
(Local News ~ 05/21/14)
Newbern Mayor Olen Parker informed citizens that the first phase of a citywide reorganization is now complete. The announcement came to three of the town's aldermen at a meeting with city employees last week and to the public in the mayor's report of the Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen's meeting on Tuesday, May 20...
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Woman charged with child endangerment after DUI arrest
(Local News ~ 05/21/14)
A Dyersburg woman is facing DUI and child-endangerment charges after she was arrested by Dyersburg Police for driving under the influence with two small children in the car. Sarah Flowers, 33, of Dyersburg, Tenn., is charged with two counts of child endangerment, DUI (second offense), and violation of implied consent law...
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On The Record - May 21, 2014
(Court News ~ 05/21/14)
Marriages Iva Howard Minnick 36, Kathleen Marie Laws Litcford 35 Corey Tyler Peevyhouse 25, Beverly Lynn Stevens 21 Addison Dale Walker 21, April Rose Mendez 20 Ronald Clay Chambers 36, Jennifer Lynn Rogers 33 Robert Lashon McPhearson 40, Eboni Jean Hayward 29...
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Choctaws ride Stover's 14 strikeouts to 4-0 victory over Brentwood
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/14)
MURFREESBORO -- The theme for the Dyer County baseball team is and has been to play for the big inning. Facing Brentwood in the first round of the TSSAA Spring Fling on Monday at Oakland High School, the Choctaws stayed true to form. Even though it took eight innings for the traditional big inning to arrive, it finally did arrive...
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Late-inning collapse proves costly in Dyersburg loss to Greeneville
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/14)
MURFREESBORO -- Facing Greeneville in the opening round of the TSSAA Spring Fling, Dyersburg's rock star squad of Lady Trojans played sweet music through the first six and a half innings. Unfortunately, in the top of the seventh the Green Devils unplugged the jukebox on the Dyersburg set of hits. Greeneville rallied from a 4-1 deficit, plating five runs in its half of the inning to ultimately win the opener, 6-4...
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