Stories from Sunday, November 23, 2014

Hazel Chamberlain, age 87 of Tiptonville, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McCreight Funeral Home -- www.mccreightfuneralhome.com. --- Jenny L. Moore, 63, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center...

In a conversation with one of Higgins' attorneys, it was admitted that several thousand dollars have been donated so far in Beau's plight for freedom. So, the funds, and then some, are available to Higgins to pay the amount needed to rescue Beau. To date, however, the dog remains at the shelter.

Over the past two months, there have been many versions of stories leading up to the reason Beau, the local dog deemed vicious by City Court Judge Dean Dedmon in early October, was scheduled to be euthanized. On Thursday, the State Gazette interviewed Roger Ferris, the father of the 8-year-old reportedly chased home by Beau. The chase allegedly took place after the youngster attempted to retrieve a duck killed by the bog...