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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 10/19/17)
The Shelter currently has 37 dogs, and dogs continue to come in each day. The Shelter has room for about 30 dogs and can eke out a few more spaces, so maximum capacity has been reached and exceeded. Remember: as more dogs come in, space for new dogs becomes limited. ...
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Kee Stewart
(Community News ~ 10/19/17)
This week’s student spotlight representative from Dyersburg High School is Kee Stewart. Stewart is a senior and the son of Keith Stewart and Lekebre Baltimore. DHS instructor DeAnn McDowell nominated Stewart and added, ‘Kee is an all-around great young man and has gone above and beyond to help another student who does not speak any English get acclimated into our school.’...
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Alissa Bizzle
(Community News ~ 10/19/17)
DCHS student Alissa Bizzle was selected for this week’s Student Spotlight. ‘When thinking of Alissa I think of Personal Best. She gives 100 percent every day in the classroom and outside the classroom through her work with the FCCLA organization. It is a pleasure to have Alissa as a student and I appreciate her hard work in my classroom each and every day.’ – DCHS teacher and FCCLA Advisor Michelle King...
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Obituaries for October 19, 2017
(Obituary ~ 10/19/17)
Charles Evans Cook, 72 of Trimble, Tennessee died on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at his residence in Trimble, Tennessee. Born Monday, May 14, 1945, in Milan, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Paul Eugene Cook and the late Betty Carolyn Walker Cook. He was a retired truck driver for Mason Hall Grain...
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Dyersburg Garden Club recognizes DMS Poetry Contest winners
(Local News ~ 10/19/17)
Dyersburg Middle School winners in the National Garden Clubs' Youth Poetry Contest were announced in at the State Convention for the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs in Gatlinburg. Caroline Buss won 1st place in Tennessee and 1st place in Deep South Region (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee) for 6th grade. ...
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DCHS Drama Club production ‘Play On!’ debuts tonight
(Local News ~ 10/19/17)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com Lights … camera … action! Starting tonight at 7 p.m., DCHS Drama Club will be performing, ‘Play On!’, a production by Rick Abbot. Drama teacher Trevor Yarbrough says the comedy production portrays a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script...
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Damascus to host spaghetti supper fundraiser, tickets available now
(Local News ~ 10/19/17)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com On Thursday, Oct. 26, Damascus will be hosting a Spaghetti Supper fundraiser at Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located at 2280 Parr Ave. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased for $7 each at locations across town including First Citizens National Bank in downtown Dyersburg, Security Bank on Mall Boulevard, Dyer County Sheriff's Office and Simmons Bank...
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County Local Government committee OKs sale of properties
(Local News ~ 10/19/17)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com Wednesday morning, members of the Local Government committee convened at the Dyer County Courthouse to discuss the sale of property located at 100 and 104 West Court St. Consisting of approximately 7,200 sq. ft., the lot was compared with 5 others in the area by local company Professional Real Estate Group. Comparable sites included:...
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Newbern resident voices grievances at meeting about property cleanup
(Local News ~ 10/19/17)
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen, board members discussed a relatively light agenda with new business items including the appointment of new planning commissioners and library board members.
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New Life Union Mission Camp Fall Fest Oct. 28
(Local News ~ 10/19/17)
New Life Union Mission will host Camp Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at New Life Youth Camp, located at 1270 Meeks Road, Halls, Tenn. Camp Fall Fest will be an event with activities for people of all ages. Activities will include archery, cane pole fishing at the lake, disc golf, corn hole, GaGa Ball, walking camp trails, bingo, face painting, food and more...
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