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Obituaries for May 23, 2014
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
Regina "Shelley" Melton Edwards, age 40 of Hephzibah, Ga., formerly of Friendship passed away Saturday at her residence. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
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DSCC recognizes Outstanding Alumni
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
Dyersburg State Community College recently recognized Karen Ray and Jonathan Taylor as Outstanding Alumni for Spring 2014 at the college's Spring Conference with over 200 faculty and staff in attendance. Karen Ray, of Newbern, Tenn., obtained her Associate of Science from Dyersburg State in 1996 and graduated with a GPA of 3.7. ...
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Memorial Day events set for Monday
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
The American Legion Post No. 191, American Legion Post No. 30, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1972 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 46 will jointly host the traditional Memorial Day service on Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m. on the northeast corner of the Dyer County Courthouse lawn. ...
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Retiring Mayor Hill honored with picnic
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
Local and state dignitaries, community leaders and friends came out to recognize retiring County Mayor Richard Hill Thursday at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) in Newbern. The crowd of about 600 included business representatives, elected officials and economic development partners from Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale and Obion counties...
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Dyersburg man charged second time with doctor shopping for drugs
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
A Dyer County man is charged a second time with TennCare fraud involving doctor shopping, or using TennCare to go to multiple doctors to obtain controlled substances. The Office of Inspector General (OIG), with the assistance of the Dyer County and Carroll County Sheriff's Offices and Dyersburg Police, recently announced the arrest of Donald K. ...
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85 new jobs coming to Dyer County
(Local News ~ 05/23/14)
Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty and Royal Building Products officials say the company will invest $24 million in new equipment to support PVC pipe production at its Newbern facility. Royal Building Products, a leading manufacturer and distributor of home remodeling, building and municipal construction materials, will create 85 new jobs in Dyer County...
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Dyersburg's Taylor successfully defends High Jump title
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/14)
MURFREESBORO -- Dyersburg's Myah Taylor has an unspoken ritual when it comes to the High Jump event at the TSSAA Spring Fling. The key to the ritual is doing things the same way in preparation for the state meet. Evidently it works, or at the very least it has produced the same results two years in a row...
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Choctaws end season with 7-1 loss against Houston
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/14)
MURFREESBORO -- Facing Houston for the second time in 24 hours on Thursday, Dyer County needed back-to-back wins over the Mustangs in order to keep their dreams of winning the TSSAA state championship alive. Unfortunately for the Choctaws, the second game never materialized after the Mustangs jumped on top early and cruised to a convincing 7-1 victory, one that brought the Dyer county season to an end...
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Lady Trojans hand out 'Samsonite' awards at state tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/14)
In some cases, the music being played sounds so good that nobody wants to go home. On Thursday, Dyersburg was the nobody that refused to leave the TSSAA Spring Fling. Instead the Lady Trojans handed out two 'Samsonite' awards and sent both defending state champion Lexington as well as Greeneville packing...
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