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Obituaries for April 30, 2017
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
Luther Richard Faulk, 88, of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. He was born on June 21, 1928 in Portageville, MO to the late Nathan William Faulk and the late Bessie Mae Carrington Faulk. Luther was well loved by all the people he worked with and supervised during his 30 years at Heco. He had a logging job and had other grown men under his supervision at the age of 14. Luther was a very hard-working man and had two jobs most of his life...
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WRAP reaches out to city and county officials
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com Recently, Dyer County WRAP [Women/Men’s Resource and Rape Assistance Program] representative Lynnsey Parks, area manager Penny Hensley, and Haywood advisor Barbara Hobson, met with city and county officials to discuss key characteristics of the organization, including its overall goal, mission statement, and outreach efforts...
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Newbern to host 5th Annual Community Prayer Coffee
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
On Thursday, May 4, the city of Newbern will be hosting its 5th Annual Community Prayer Coffee at Newbern First United Methodist Church. The coffee will begin at 6:30 a.m., followed by a ‘Meet at the Pole’ prayer to be held at the downtown Newbern Park at 1 p.m. Members of the community are encouraged to attend...
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Benefit singing, supper for Hamil
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
On Saturday, May 6, Miston Baptist Church will host a gospel singing and supper benefit for local resident Kim Hamil. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure at the age of 31, a cardiologist has referred Hamil for additional advanced treatment at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville...
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Dyer County to recognize National Day of Prayer Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com Residents of Dyer County are invited to come together and celebrate the 66th annual observance of the National Day of Prayer with two local events to be held on Thursday, May 4. The national theme is ‘For Your Great Name’s Sake! Hear us … Forgive us … Heal us!’ with the scriptural reference ‘O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God’ – Daniel 9:19...
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WAT wraps up event with ceremony held at Dyersburg Mall
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Recently, an eager crowd gathered together at the Dyersburg Mall as Walk Across Tennessee participants were rewarded and applauded for their hard work and efforts during this year’s ‘get fit’ exercise challenge, where teams are challenged with collectively walking 500 miles over the course of 6 weeks.
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Cagle presented key to city for years of service
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
On Thursday, April 27, former co-workers, family members, and friends of Dorothy Cagle gathered together for a surprise birthday celebration in her honor. The celebration occurred at 2 p.m. inside the city Municipal Building Courtroom.
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