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Obituaries for October 11, 2015
(Obituary ~ 10/11/15)
Dolphus Reasons, Jr., affectionately known as Da by his grandchildren, Tessa Rosenberg Kotch and Kyle Rosenberg, passed away in Germantown, TN on October 8, 2015. Dolphus, a former resident of Dyersburg, TN, moved to Germantown 8 years ago to live with his daughter, Vicki Reasons Rosenberg and her husband, Louis. ...
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Dyersburg focuses on fundamentals, recovering during bye week
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/15)
While many of their classmates have been enjoying time away from Dyersburg High School, the Trojan football team spent the first half of their fall break preparing for the final push toward the postseason. "It gives us an opportunity to get some healing," Dyersburg head coach Bart Stowe said. "People who's with some nagging injuries that we've had for a while gives them an opportunity to get well. And get some extra treatment on it."...
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Choctaws role the remainder of the season could be from Detective Comics #647
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/15)
One of my favorite secondary characters in the DC Comics Universe is the Spoiler. What I liked about this character, more than anything, is how the character was able to evolve over the course of nearly two decades. For those who don't know - and since this is a sports section, that's probably going to be quite a few of you - the Spoiler was a teenage girl named Stephanie Brown. ...
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Skid snapped: Choctaws dominate Ripley
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/15)
The Dyer County Choctaws had been close to victory on more than one occasion over the last month and a half and the Tribe put it together on Friday in a big way, defeating the Ripley Tigers 45-2 on a wet night at Choctaw Stadium. "It's good to get a win when you've gone through six consecutive losses where you've played pretty good defensively and well enough to win," Dyer County head coach Barry Kendall said. "It feels good to get a win, especially at home."...
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Dyersburg firemen visit Ronald McDonald House
(Local News ~ 10/11/15)
Firefighters are known for their bravery, but underneath that tough and courageous exterior are some very big hearts. Last week, three members of Dyersburg Fire Department made a special visit to Ronald McDonald House in Memphis to visit 8-year-old Cameron Fulling from Florida. Cameron is receiving treatments at St. Jude Research Hospital for acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
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Officers respond to car wreck on Highway 210
(Local News ~ 10/11/15)
Ambulances and law enforcement officials flocked to the scene of a car accident that occurred early Friday afternoon just down the street from Holice Powell Elementary School, on Highway 210 South, Dyersburg. The driver was identified as 54-year-old Dorothy Anne Davis. State Trooper Montgomery along with Dyer County law officials arrived promptly at the scene to guide traffic and onlookers safely through the area...
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Nearly 10 years after man murdered, family still searching for answers
(Local News ~ 10/11/15)
The loss of a family member being murdered is something the surviving relatives never get over. The pain of the loss is something that never goes away, especially when the crime goes unsolved and those committing the crime are not identified, much less prosecuted...
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Charges pending against local trio for fleeing Ark. police
(Local News ~ 10/11/15)
The Blytheville, Arkansas Police Department and Arkansas State Police are continuing their investigations into the officer-involved shooting the morning of Thursday, Oct. 8. The suspects have been identified as David Pollock, 33, and Michael Bramlett, 35, both of Dyersburg and Austin Bennett, 21, of Trimble. ...
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