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Dyer County volleyball improves to 9-0
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/15)
The Lady Choctaw volleyball team moved to 9-0 on the season with a three-set win over visiting Scott's Hill on Monday afternoon at Dyer County High School. "I felt like our girls did very well as far as playing our game," Dyer County head coach Jennifer Ray said. "They served really well. They ran the offense really well. We got up and kept the focused and finished them pretty quickly."...
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Lady Trojan volleyball team sweeps Lexington
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/15)
After opening the season on the road last week in Henderson and Middle Tennessee over the weekend, the Lady Trojans got the home portion of their schedule off to a strong start on Monday as they swept visiting Lexington in straight sets. "I think we played well for our first home match," Dyersburg head coach Marilyn Liljenquist said. "I saw a few things we need to work on to improve our game."...
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Lady Trojan soccer continues to roll, shuts out South Fulton in home opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/15)
Though the season is still only about a week old, the Lady Trojans have gotten their 2015 campaign off to an impressive start, adding a 5-0 win on Monday afternoon to a pair of dominating performances last week. "I thought our girls played well," Dyersburg head coach Musa Manneh said. "The other team just tried to make it difficult for us. They just sat back and didn't come out. So, our girls had to be patient and moved the ball around."...
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Obituaries for August 25, 2015
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
John W. Barker, Jr., 78 of Dyersburg, Tennessee formerly of Union City, Tennessee died on Sunday, August 23, 2015, at VanAyer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Martin, Tennessee. Born Wednesday, July 28, 1937 in Obion County, Tennessee. He was the son of the late John Wright Barker, Sr. and the late Ella Jane Burch Barker. Mr. Barker was a retired employee of Goodyear and member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Union City, Tennessee...
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DSCC begins first day of classes
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
On Monday, classes commenced for the fall semester for many state colleges in Tennessee, all TBR schools, to which Dyersburg State belongs, and UT schools. DSCC parking lots were crowded as first-time students looked for buildings and classrooms. Lowell A Hoffmann (Bud), vice president for Finance and VP Finance Administrative Services, was out checking on the large, lower, student parking lot, and there were still plenty of available parking spaces at 11:30 a.m. Monday morning...
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Mississippi River bridge repair work to last another year
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
Anyone traveling west from Dyersburg on I-155 this summer has probably noticed the Mississippi River bridge is under repair, with modifications being made on both the Tennessee and Missouri sides. The Caruthersville Bridge is a single-tower cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 155 and U.S. Route 412 across the Mississippi River between Caruthersville, Missouri and Dyersburg...
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Former Volunteer inspires capacity crowd at Chamber luncheon
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
A capacity crowd gathered on Monday at the Lannom Center to attend the Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce annual Membership Matters Luncheon. While the guest list included Sen. Ed Jackson and Congressman Stephen Fincher, the guest speaker for the event was a man near and dear to the hearts of any and all University of Tennessee football fans...
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Newbern fire burns garage to ground
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
On Sunday, a fire was reported at 871 Adkins Cemetery Road just outside of Newbern. A non-attached garage next to the home of Luke Frank burnt to the ground, but no one was hurt, and the Newbern Fire Department and the East Dyer County Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the fire...
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