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Choctaws win Go Southern Beach Blast Consolation Championship
(High School Sports ~ 12/31/14)
The Dyer County Choctaws finished their stay in Florida with a 2-1 record as they defeated the Rummel Raiders 67-52 in the Go Southern Beach Blowout consolation game on Tuesday afternoon in Fort Walton Beach. The Choctaws' only loss in the tournament was to the eventual tournament champion Bartlett on Saturday night...
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Lady Choctaws top Tilghman for title
(High School Sports ~ 12/31/14)
The Lady Choctaws wrapped up their Christmas break slate in a big way, taking a 59-40 victory over the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornadoes to claim the 2014 Go Southern Beach Blowout championship in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. "It's just a huge win for our girls, for our program," Dyer County head coach Derek McCord said. "Knowing the progress we've made. To roll into 2015 16-0, we're just super excited about that."...
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Second quarter propels Lady Trojans to win
(High School Sports ~ 12/31/14)
At times, one quarter can make the difference in who wins and loses. The Lady Trojans proved that to be true on the final night of the 2014 Dyersburg High School Christmas Classic, getting a 32-point second quarter to swing the momentum and take a 79-49 win over Poplar Bluff on Tuesday night...
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On the Record
(Court News ~ 12/31/14)
Wayne Mathis Matlock, 40, and Angela Machelle Pruitt Long, 44 Daniel Wade Pruitt, 31, and Chastity Lynn French, 42 Gregory Thomas Yeiter, 38, and Kimberly Christine Ferrell, 28 Eric W. Allen, domestic assault, Nov. 29 suspended to time served, pay cost, get assessment for alcohol, dismissed...
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Obituaries for December 31, 2014
(Obituary ~ 12/31/14)
Launa F. Hilliard, 84, of Dyersburg died Monday, December 29, 2014 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born June 21, 1930 to the late David Cornelius and Helen Opal Slaughter Luckett. She was retired from Colonial Rubber and a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ. After retirement, she owned and operated Mama's Childcare...
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Annual King luncheon to be held at Dyersburg State Jan. 15
(Local News ~ 12/31/14)
Dyersburg State Community College and the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce will host the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at noon on Thursday, Jan. 15, in the E.H. Lannom Jr. Gymnasium on the Dyersburg campus. This year's guest speaker will be Dr. ...
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Benefit set to aid family after fire destroys home
(Local News ~ 12/31/14)
On Jan. 16 at Liberty Church, located at 61 Pierce St. in Trimble, at 7 p.m., the public is invited to join community members to help raise money for Arnold and Rebecca Grief and their 12-year-old son Jacob. On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Grief's log cabin home erupted in flames and was destroyed. The family lost all of their possessions and the only things they had left were the clothes on their backs...
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A look back at 2014
(Local News ~ 12/31/14)
As 2014 comes to a close, the State Gazette has compiled a list of just a few of our top stories from this past year. Some printed stories were more popular than others, however, all stories printed are a part of the history of Dyersburg and Dyer County...
Stories from Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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