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Obituaries for February 26, 2016
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
Beatrice Reeves Falkenburg, 91, of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her residence. She was a homemaker and was a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Pastor Brandon Norton officiating. Burial will be in Elbridge Cemetery...
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Local high schoolers to compete in CrossFit Games
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
A pair of local high school student athletes will look to measure themselves against other athletes in the region while trying to advance to national competition when they compete in the CrossFit Games Open -- Friday Night Lights event in Jackson tonight.
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Dyersburg, DC face elimination in region quarters
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
Local basketball fans will have more than their share of big games this weekend as both Dyer County and Dyersburg teams will be on the court on Friday and Saturday with their seasons on the line as they play in regional quarterfinal action.
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Food pantry vols enjoying Walk Across Tennessee
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Teams participating in the Walk Across Tennessee event have been working devotedly toward achieving both their health goals and their team goals. Now in its second week, participating teams of the annual event are working even harder to push themselves a little bit closer to that 500-mile mark.
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3rd Annual CASA Dancing with the Stars set March 5
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
The Third Annual CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Dancing with the Stars will take place at the Lannom Center on Saturday, March 5. The program will begin with a light super reception from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the dance competition will begin promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available for a purchase of $10 from First Citizens National Bank and from Simmons Bank. There are several ways to participate in the dance competition including individual, couples, or group/team dance...
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Sanders chosen DPS Teacher of the Year
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Each academic school year, the Dyersburg School System selects outstanding educators to be chosen as Teacher of the Year. The educators are voted on by their peers and display qualities of education that provide the opportunities for their students and co-workers to flourish. Kelly Wheatley Sanders is Dyersburg Primary School's Teacher of the Year.
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Emergency officials urge preparedness for severe weather
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Throughout the years, the Dyer County area has come face-to-face with Mother Nature's cruel ferocity. Devastating the area through massive cyclones of wind, deadly thunder and lightning storms, and major flooding, there are few who have yet to be impacted by her wrath.
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