- Dyersburg Basketball Academy hosts annual camp (High School Sports ~ 06/28/17)
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DC Tomahawks win USSSA state championship in blowout
(High School Sports ~ 06/28/17)
It only took one inning for things to shift on Monday night in Cordova at the Gameday Baseball fields in the United States Specialty Sports Association 14U West Tennessee State title game as a nine-run sixth inning by the Tomahawks turned a back-and-forth game into a decisive 14-5 win for the Dyer County team, taking the title with the nine-run win over Collierville...
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Obituaries for June 28, 2017
(Obituary ~ 06/28/17)
William Edward “Bill” Adkins, 68, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Monday, June 19, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 23, 1948 in Dyersburg and was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by parents Otto Adkins and Velma Adkins...
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Commodity distribution dates announced
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
From 8 a.m. until noon, the Northwest TN Economic Development Council will distribute USDA Commodity Foods (TEFAP) in Newbern on Wednesday, July 13 at the Dyer County Rescue Squad. Please bring the blue ID card with you. Commodity Foods will be distributed in Dyersburg on Wednesday, July 19 and Thursday, July 20 at the Dyer County Central School gymnasium, located at 1400 Hornbrook St. in Dyersburg...
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Life Choices to host Daddy Daughter Ball
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
On July 28 Life Choices will host the Daddy Daughter Ball that our community has grown to love. This event has been hosted by Chick-Fil-A in the past and was not held this year due to the relocation of its operators. The Life Choices team believes that this event is too important to our community to just not happen, so they are picking up the ball!...
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DPD reminds that fireworks prohibited in city limits; Sheriff’s Dept. encourages safety in county
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
With Independence Day quickly approaching, the Dyersburg Police Department is issuing a reminder to local residents about city ordinance (7-402)(2) regarding the manufacture, sale, and discharge of fireworks within the city limits of Dyersburg. According to the aforementioned city ordinance, it warns, “(2) … it shall be unlawful for any person to store, to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks; provided that the chief of the fire department shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by the city, fair associations, amusement parks, and other organizations.”. ...
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Summer has arrived!
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
Kids are seen basking in the glory of summertime, as they take turns diving and flipping from Oakview Swimming Pool’s high dive. With June coming to an end and July rapidly approaching, incoming heat waves have generated daily crowds at the community pool.
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Deputies respond to wreck on 78
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
Early Monday evening, deputies of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to a call regarding a one-vehicle MVA occurring on Hwy. 78, just north of the Bogota community, which resulted in the minor injury of 38-year-old David Goad.
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On the Record
(Court News ~ 06/28/17)
Conrad D Andre Jones, 25, and Bianca Shatay Anderson, 24 Richard Albert Berry, 43, and Kelly Ann Murphy Campbell, 39 Dustin Wayne Burkeen, 25, and Megan Marie McCormack, 20 Markezi Lashone Elkins, 30, and Candis Mashon Hattiex, 35 Caleb Garrett Holland, 22, and Kaitlyn Marie Clark, 23...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 06/28/17)
The animal population at the Shelter lowered again this week. A lot of new puppies came in and they will be shown in groups! Most of the new puppies are mixed breeds. Mixed-breed dogs are great pets, and are usually very hardy. Some cats and kittens are being shown again this week because the feline population at the Shelter is still high...
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Trimble board OKs 2017-18 budget
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com Tuesday, June 27, the Trimble Board of Mayor and Alderman convened to discuss the approval of the 2017-18 budget. Highlighted in the budget proposal was a decreased amount of revenue in the General Government Fund. The fund experienced a drop in revenue totaling $117,645. The decrease is accredited to Safe Routes to School state grant funds made available during the 2016-17 fiscal year...
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DSCC celebrates successful annual fund campaign
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
Dyersburg State Community College hosted its Annual Fund Campaign celebration dinner for the 2016-17 academic year on the evening of June 15 inside the Student Center on the Dyersburg campus. The committee raised $2,360,290.27 over the past year from 683 generous donors...
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County commissioners show support for Summer Feeding Program
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
Wednesday at noon, volunteer workers for the Summer Feeding Program were hard at it again, this time with the help of several county commissioners, who took time to come out to the Maxey Drive location and help prepare plates for many of the community’s children.
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DPD receives Municipal League award for excellence
(Local News ~ 06/28/17)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Overseeing a population of about 18,500, the Dyersburg Police Department has been recognized as both a regional and national model for how small community police forces should operate and provide services, ranging from criminal investigation to providing education and enforcement regarding domestic abuse, sexual violence, and other issues...
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