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3rd Annual Relay Marketplace set for May 2
(Local News ~ 04/12/15)
Coming together to find a cure for cancer is the reason behind Relay for Life. And, on Saturday, May 2, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. the historic Newbern downtown area will be filled with booths and vendors of various sorts selling items to raise money for Relay for Life Dyer County and helping in the fight against cancer...
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Matthew 25:40 feels effects of 'Old Man Winter,' donations needed
(Local News ~ 04/12/15)
Hundreds of Dyersburg and Dyer County residents depend on the help provided by Matthew 25:40 for food, clothing, shelter and assistance in paying their utility bills and rent. While the citizens of this community donated unselfishly during the holiday season, the extreme cold temperatures, mixed with ice and snow, caused depletion in food, clothing and funds for the local emergency-needs assistance program...
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Plans underway to revive Dogwood Festival for Dyer County
(Local News ~ 04/12/15)
Signature festivals, according to Steve Guttery with the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce, are becoming nearly nonexistent in the Dyersburg area. Guttery remembers a time when locals and out-of-towners flocked to Dyer County for festivals surrounding the Dogwood Dash, the Soybean Festival and McIver's Bluff Founders Day...
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Obituaries for April 12, 2015
(Obituary ~ 04/12/15)
Willie Franklin "Frank" Burnett, 72, of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Caromont Hospital in Gastonia, N.C. He was the co-owner of Four Seasons Stitching and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Frank was involved with many community ministries. ...
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Worley selected as a Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/15)
Dyersburg High School junior baseball player Robert Worley is still a year from graduation, but recently received an honor that will help him in his pursuit of playing baseball at the college level. Earlier this month, Worley, a 6-4 third baseman/pitcher for the Trojans, was named to the Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention team...
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