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Obituaries for October 25, 2015
(Obituary ~ 10/25/15)
Dr. Robert Lee Harrington, 80, of Dyersburg, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born Oct. 21, 1935 in Humboldt, TN, he was the son of the late Robert Brandon and Evelyn Draper Harrington, he was a retired OB/GYN. ...
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Busiest week in fall culminates with Friday night football
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/15)
The last couple weeks have been pretty busy for this sports editor in his first fall back covering high school sports in Northwest Tennessee. However, it is a form of busy where it is hard to really not enjoy yourself as you're getting to see a lot of the high school sports teams put their seasons on the line in postseason action while our local football teams battle it out with their region opponents for a spot in the postseason which begins on the first night in November...
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Lexington spoils senior night; routs Dyer County in Choctaws' season finale
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/15)
The Choctaws saw their season come to a close on a rainy Friday night as the Tigers scored three times in each half while holding Dyer County to a pair of second-half scores to fall 42-14 to Lexington on Friday night at Choctaw Stadium in Newbern in the first-ever regular season meeting between the two schools...
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Gilmore Gets His Kicks: Trojan senior kicker hits 3 field goals in 30-27 win
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/15)
For high school football squads battling for a dwindling number of playoff positions, it is crunch time. The contenders are separating themselves from the pretenders. Put up or shut up, shape up or ship out, fish or cut bait are the slogans that carry extra meaning at this crucial point in the season...
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Life Choices brings Life Maze for students to Lannom Center
(Local News ~ 10/25/15)
The Dyersburg Lannom Center was full of middle-school students Friday as they were introduced to the "Life Maze" presented by Life Choices of Dyersburg. Started three years ago, Life Maze gives students a chance to see what can happen when they make a bad choice. Whether its drugs, sex, criminal activity, or other bad behavior, students got to experience first hand what could happen...
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Newbern adopts state policy concerning secondhand smoke
(Local News ~ 10/25/15)
At the recent board meeting of the Newbern mayor and aldermen, a motion was approved to adopt the state of Tennessee's policy on secondhand smoking. For all those who may be out of the loop on how this policy will affect you, now is the time to get caught up on events...
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Flu vaccine now available at county health dept.
(Local News ~ 10/25/15)
Seasonal influenza vaccine is now available at the Dyer County Health Department. Please call the health department at (731) 285-7311 to verify the availability of the flu vaccine. An appointment will need to be made to receive a flu vaccine during clinic hours...
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Church safety seminar to be conducted at First Christian Church
(Local News ~ 10/25/15)
The City of Dyersburg Emergency Operations Center is conducting a two-hour seminar on best practices for church safety and how to develop a written emergency operations plan. The rise in deadly shootings and other crimes has disproportionately visited churches, driving the leaders of many houses of God to increase their preparedness for the unthinkable, whether it be violence, severe weather, and/or protection of children in the classroom...
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Law Enforcement Committee reaffirms commitment to Correctional Work Center
(Local News ~ 10/25/15)
The Dyer County Law Enforcement Committee met Friday, Oct. 23 to review and approve the final plans and regulations for the Dyer County Correctional Work Center and Work Release Programs. Inmate work programs have been in effect for many years, and in 2001 the Dyer County Legislative body passed the Workhouse resolution for the Dyer County Jail. In 2015 the Dyer County Sheriff's Office created the Dyer County Correctional Work Center in the old county jail building just east of the current jail...
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