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Obituaries for November 30, 2014
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Venice Sweet Thurmon, 98, of Dyersburg, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of The Seventh-day Adventist Church. She and her husband celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary on Saturday, November 22, 2014...
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Newbern Library collecting canned goods 'Food for Fines'
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
Library Manager Janice Peevyhouse and her Assistant Librarian Teresa Bryan stand before the beginning of their food pyramid. Throughout the entire month of December the Newbern City Library is having a 'Food for Fines' canned food drive. If you have an over due library book or books these ladies will let you return the book for canned goods. 'We want to build a food pyramid. If they have $5 worth of fines we will allow them to pay us with five cans of food. However, this one goes for fines; if the book has been destroyed in any way we will not accept this as their payment,' stated Peevyhouse. This is to benefit the George Butler Food Pantry and is something the library tries to do every year.
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CRD hosts Tennessee Sportsman's Ball
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
For the 60th year in a row the Tennessee Sportsman's Ball was held Friday, Nov. 28. The event was held at the Lannom Center and was hosted by the CRD, Community Resource Development. The Tennessee Sportsman's Ball got its start when community members of Lauderdale and Dyer counties moved north to make their fortunes. These men were encouraged to come back to their home towns and hunt because it was safer than hunting up north...
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Former Mission Auxiliary members continue Community Christmas Card tradition
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
Christmas is just around the corner and former members of the Union Mission Auxiliary are inviting residents to participate in the 40th annual New Life Union Mission Community Christmas Card project. The Community Card Christmas project provides residents the opportunity to send neighbors a little Christmas cheer with eliminating the time-consuming task of addressing envelopes while supporting the local ministries of the New Life Union Mission...
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DPD's Williams promoted to captain
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
Billy Williams has spent the majority of his life serving and protecting the citizens of Dyersburg on a daily basis. Since joining the Dyersburg Police Department in 1985 fresh out of college, Williams has held numerous roles within the department. Throughout his career, he has served under numerous police chiefs along the way while moving up the chain of command...
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