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Local baseball fans turn out for annual Cardinal Caravan
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/15)
Nearly 700 baseball fans from the tri-state area turned out for the annual St. Louis Cardinal Caravan held at Dyer County High School on Sunday afternoon, greeting players from their favorite teams past and present. Active members of the Cardinals Kolten Wong, Greg Garcia, Cody Stanley and Carlos Martinez joined former St. Louis players Alan Benes and Cal Elred as they met with fans, answered questions and signed autographs...
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Taylor breaks school record in 60-57 win
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/15)
A career and record-breaking night was what the Lady Trojans needed from senior Myah Taylor against Liberty on Saturday. The Lady Trojans got both. The UT-Martin signee set a career high in points as well as broke the school's record for three-pointers in a game as the Lady Trojans squeaked by the Lady Crusaders 60-57 in Dyersburg High School's Hooping for a Cure event on Saturday night...
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Obituaries for January 20, 2014
(Obituary ~ 01/20/15)
Pastor Jim Anderson, 76, of Great Falls, passed away at a care facility in Lewistown, MT. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015 at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. James Anderson was born April 12, 1938 in Dyersburg, TN, the son of George and Mamie Willow Anderson. Jim had been recruited by the St. Louis Cardinals when he was young, but had enlisted in the United States Air Force when he was 17...
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McIver's Grant art wall features DHS artists
(Local News ~ 01/20/15)
The art wall at McIver's Grant Public Library will showcase the talent of young artists in its first exhibit of the New Year. This January, the work of students participating in DeAnn McDowell's art class at Dyersburg High School is on display in the heart of the library. ...
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Dream Factory grants Disney Dream
(Local News ~ 01/20/15)
The Dream Factory of Dyersburg recently granted a Disney Dream for 4-year-old Bentley Betts of Union City. Betts has been diagnosed with a rare neurological neurodegenerative disorder. Dream Factory held a send-off party for Bentley at Penny Hill Shoppe in Union City on Jan. 6. Many Dream Factory volunteers, friends and family members were there to surprise Betts with his Disney Dream...
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Dyer County native releases faith-based film
(Local News ~ 01/20/15)
Based on the popular and much buzzed-about book "The Street Sweeper" by Tim Enochs, "Welcome to Inspiration" brings a small town to life on the big screen. Releasing Jan. 20 to DVD, "Welcome to Inspiration" is a family film with a musical heart starring a cast of well-known Christian and country artists, including Grammy Award-winners Jason Crabb and Larry Gatlin, as well as Contemporary Christian artist Christy Sutherland. ...
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NAACP Freedom March honors King
(Local News ~ 01/20/15)
With warmer temperatures and sunshine filling the skies, the Dyer County courthouse lawn was the gathering place for a large crowd of people joining together to pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Residents of Dyersburg were invited to begin the annual Freedom March at Future City Recreation Center on St. Joseph Ave. Those who marched later joined with community leaders and supporters of the march on the steps and lawn of the Dyer County courthouse...
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Spreading his wings to fly
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/15)
In the early summer of 2013, this writer witnessed a young Robin hop out of the nest, perch on a limb for a moment and then attempt to take flight. He fluttered, he flapped, but he just wasn't quite ready to go airborne. He settled to the ground with an unceremonious thud. ...
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