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Trio of Lady Choctaw seniors lead the Tribe in different ways
(High School Sports ~ 01/30/15)
A big part of any team that has had the success that the state and nationally ranked Lady Choctaws have had this season depends on its leadership from its upper classes, especially the seniors. Dyer County's 23-0 roster has only three seniors, two of which start for the Lady Choctaws. Yet, in different ways, these three young ladies have been a big part of the success and turnaround of the Dyer County girls basketball program...
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Obituaries for January 30, 2015
(Obituary ~ 01/30/15)
Jerry V. Fortner, age 72, of Dyersburg died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Dyersburg Regional Hospital of Dyersburg, TN. Jerry was born November 30, 1942 in Chic, TN. He is the son of the late R.V. and the late Maxine (Reagor) Fortner. He married Marion Lepping...
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City gas, water, sewer committee conducts first meeting of new year
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
The City of Dyersburg Gas, Water and Sewer committee held their first meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29 in city hall. Mayor John Holden introduced the committee consisting of Terry Glover, Robert Taylor and himself. In their first item of business as a newly formed committee, Terry Glover was appointed chairman of the committee. Glover voiced a prayer for the committee and the city of Dyersburg...
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Dyersburg Police Dept. hosts diversity training
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
Members of the Dyersburg Police Department, along with a few members of other city and county entities, participated in a diversity-training seminar led by Minister James Luvene on Tuesday, Jan. 27 and Wednesday, Jan. 28 in the DSCC First Citizens National Bank Auditorium. ...
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Higgins fires attorney on eve of court appearance
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
On Thursday, one day prior to a scheduled appearance in Circuit Court to answer a motion filed by the City of Dyersburg to vacate the stay of euthanasia regarding Beau the dog, owner Danny Higgins made the decision to fire pro bono lawyer Bill Edwards...
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SBDC presents fraud-prevention seminar
(Business ~ 01/30/15)
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) of Dyersburg State Community College and Regions Bank will host a fraud-prevention lunch-n-learn seminar for area business owners on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at DSCC in the Learning Resource Center, Room 142. A lunch option is available for $10, or you may provide your own lunch; lunch orders must be placed prior to Feb. 3. For more information, please contact Maleia Evans 731-286-3205...
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Youth Duck Hunt/Banquet in Dyersburg this Weekend
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
Youth Duck Hunt/Banquet in Dyersburg this Weekend More than 100 youngsters from across Tennessee -- mostly Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program athletes -- will gather at the Lannom Center in Dyersburg Friday evening for a banquet precursor to the 7th Annual Davis P. Rice Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt (DPR). The event, known as the largest youth waterfowl hunt in the U.S., has been located in Dyersburg since its inception in 2008...
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Judge lifts stay of euthanasia regarding Beau
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
In Circuit Court on Friday morning, Judge Lee Moore heard the motion filed by the City of Dyersburg to vacate the stay of euthanasia on Beau, the nearly 3-year-old mixed breed dog owned by Danny Higgins. Higgins hired Samuel Muldavin on Thursday, one day before the proceedings, after firing his former attorney Bill Edwards...
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