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Obituaries for February 3, 2016
(Obituary ~ 02/03/16)
Faye Davis, 80 of Springville, Tennessee died on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Tennova Healthcare-Volunteer Community Healthcare in Martin, Tennessee. Born Tuesday, March 12, 1935 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Tharpe and the late Mary Murtle Tatum Tharpe. Mrs. Davis was a retired employee of National Can Company in Clearing, Illinois...
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Northview Lady Choctaws advance in sectional tourney with OT win
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
The Northview Lady Choctaws took another step closer to the sectional title on Monday night, taking a 31-30 overtime win over Bellevue in the second round of the TMSAA Sectional Tournament at Riverview Middle School. Bellevue took an early lead, but Northview was right before them, getting four points from Brooklyn King along with a bucket from Haley Sipes and a free throw from Gracie McVay as Bellevue took a 10-7 lead after one frame...
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Munford upsets No. 6 Lady Choctaws in 13AAA tilt
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
Just a week after half of the top 10 teams in the Associated Press Poll for Class AAA suffered at least one loss, the No. 6 Lady Choctaws suffered an upset on the road as Dyer County's girls struggled from the line during their 71-57 loss at Munford on Tuesday night.
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Trimble City Hall is up and running
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
During Trimble's recent meeting of Mayor and Aldermen, updates were given on the progress of the town's new water well, modifications of the municipal code, the recent relocation of City Hall, a Sons of Confederate Veterans cook-off, and the application of a beer permit to be issued to Miss Vicki's Diner.
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African Children's Choir to perform at DSCC Feb. 11
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
In celebration of Black History Month at Dyersburg State Community College, the DSCC has announced that the African Children's Choir will perform a musical concert Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. inside the E.H. Lannom Jr. Gymnasium on the Dyersburg campus. This concert is free to the public...
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Antiquity shops host 'Winter Nights and New Vendor' event
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Over the years, vintage boutiques have began to slowly emerge into society; transcending traditional antique shops by adding an assortment of trendy clothing items, accessories, and odd-and-end antiquities that one may not necessarily find in the old-fashioned shops of the past.
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City Schools, NAACP to celebrate 50th anniversary of segregation's end
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Fifty years ago, September 1965, 12 frightened and disadvantaged students seeking a better education decided to challenge the educational system in Dyersburg, so they departed Bruce High School and Dyer County Central Elementary School to enter Dyersburg Junior High and Dyersburg High School. Their story has not been told, until now...
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Dyersburg Civitan Club observes clergy night
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
The Dyersburg Civitan Club recently hosted members of the local clergy and their spouses at its annual Clergy Night Dinner. The occasion recognizes the hard work and sacrifice of those who have been called to minister. Civitan International instituted Clergy Night observances in 1964, and the event is a longstanding tradition with the local club. ...
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New art display featured at McIver's Grant Public Library
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Barbara Mullins' favorite works are murals, drawings and paintings done on walls or ceilings that blend the architecture of the building with the art she creates. Some of her smaller works of art, on canvas, are now on display on the Art Wall of McIver's Grant Public Library till the end of February...
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Emma Locust Fields shares desegregation experience and effect on her life
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Little did I know that more than 50 years ago that attending an all-white school would impact my life forever. My father and mother, Paul and Eula Locust, always encouraged their six girls and one boy to work hard and to be the best we could be. So, in 1965 I entered Dyersburg High School under the Freedom of Choice Act. There were only four black students that went to Dyersburg High that year. The seniors were Johnny Moore and Syvilla Fisher. Joe Greer and myself were the juniors...
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Dyersburg State to celebrate Black History Month
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Dyersburg State Community College has announced it will host the following activities and events to celebrate Black History Month in February: Discover You! Genealogy Experiences -- Angela Martin, DSCC instructor of History, will show persons of all ages how easy it is to research family history. ...
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Local teenager battles against pancreatic disease
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Life takes many of us on a never-ending rollercoaster ride filled with moments of both happiness and sadness. It is during these turbulent times in our lives that we draw support and positivity from those around us.
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Youth duck hunt, banquet in Dyersburg this weekend
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
More than 100 youngsters from across Tennessee -- mostly Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program athletes -- will gather at the Lannom Center in Dyersburg Friday evening, Feb. 5, for a banquet precursor to the 7th Annual Davis P. Rice Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt (DPR) to take place the following morning, Feb. 6...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 02/03/16)
Sugar (64490) was picked up as a stray. She is heartworm negative and she needs to find her home. Please call the Dyersburg Shelter at 731-285-4889 for information on her. Sugar has been at the shelter for a while and is still waiting for her forever home. ...
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