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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 05/18/17)
Morgana #S2017 is a 3 year old black and white female cat. She needs a safe cozy spot to call home. Stop by and see this beautiful cat today. Rosie #2017236 is a sweet girl about 1 year old who needs our help in finding a forever home. Rosie is loving and affectionate...
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DHS students attend leadership conference
(Local News ~ 05/18/17)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com Dyersburg High School sophomores Sara White and Sam Andrews recently attended the Key Leadership Program that was held from Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7 at Lakeshore Camp in Eva, Tenn. The program, which is sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club, focuses on team building and leadership skills. ...
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Obituaries for May 18, 2017
(Obituary ~ 05/18/17)
Dr. Bernie Lee Brunson, 58, of Madisonville, KY, passed away May 15, 2017 at ContinueCARE in Madisonville. Dr. Brunson was a General Surgeon for Baptist Health in Madisonville for 5 years and was a general surgeon in Paducah for 9 years. He was previously an on-call MD for Dyersburg SWAT Team...
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Newbern OKs facility for Carl Perkins Exchange Club
(Local News ~ 05/18/17)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com Tuesday night, the Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened for its regularly scheduled meeting. A change in venue, this month’s board meeting was held in the newly completed downtown Newbern safe room, soon to house the Dyer County Communications Center, a co-dispatch location for Dyer County and Newbern 911 operators...
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County school board announces integration plan for Chrome books
(Local News ~ 05/18/17)
At noon Tuesday, the Dyer County Board of Education convened for its regular session with items on the agenda including discussion of Chrome books and the approval of numerous resolutions and the consideration of the Dyer County Schools 2017-18 handbook...
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City school system honors retirees, teachers of the year
(Local News ~ 05/18/17)
The Dyersburg City School System recognized local educators on Tuesday with a celebration dinner at the Professional Development Center. The annual event honored those educators who will be retiring from Dyersburg City Schools at the end of the school year, as well as those who were selected as Teachers of the Year.
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DCHS students receive $7.5 million in college scholarships during Honors Day
(Local News ~ 05/18/17)
On Monday, May 15, the gymnasium of Dyer County High School quickly filled up as teachers, parents, friends, faculty, and supporters gathered together in celebration of the students who were recognized for collectively earning $7.5 million in scholarship funds.
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The brass ring is still there, what will you do?
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/17)
Everyone has a day like Wednesday. And, our local high school teams are no exception as their Wednesday is one that didn’t go as planned for them. With three region titles on the line in three different cities in West Tennessee, none of those plaques were won by teams wearing orange and white or black and gold...
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Lady Trojans held to one hit in loss to McNairy in 7AA title game; travel to Covington for sectionals
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/17)
The Lady Trojans ran into a double whammy in the Region 7AA Championship Game as their bats were limited to just one hit while their defense faltered, committing six errors during Dyersburg’s 7-0 loss to McNairy Central on Wednesday evening in Selmer...
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Lady Choctaws can’t overcome early Brighton lead; DC will travel to Collierville for sectionals
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/17)
JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com A pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning put the Lady Choctaws behind early and though Dyer County battled back to cut it to two a couple innings later, the Lady Cardinals got four runs late to take the Region 7AAA title 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon in Brighton...
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Eagles take early lead, hold on to beat East Georgia State
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/17)
The second-ranked Dyersburg State Eagles jumped out to a big lead early, scoring eight runs in the first two frames, then held off a late-inning rally by the East Georgia State Bobcats to take a 9-6 win in the first round of the NJCAA Division I East Central District Tournament at Dyersburg State...
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Choctaws fall in extra innings to Munford in region title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/17)
After a four-run fourth inning the Choctaws looked to be on the way to hosting Friday’s Class AAA Sectional game but following a 30-minute lightning delay with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, the Cougars clawed their way back and Dyer County fell to the Cougars 6-5 in eight innings in the Region 7AAA Championship Game in Newbern on Wednesday night.
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