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Lady Choctaws win third straight Best of the West crown; Trojans place second in annual race
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/17)
Cross country teams from Dyer County and Dyersburg had strong showings at the Best of the West Cross Country meet in Troy on Tuesday as the Lady Choctaws took the top honors in the race for the third straight season while Dyersburg placed second in the boys competition...
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Trojans look for win in final non-region contest at Henderson
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/17)
After earning their way into the playoffs with last week’s blowout win over Ripley, the Trojans still have some things to take care of during the final two weeks of the season, including tonight’s trip to Henderson where Dyersburg will take on Chester County.
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DC heads to West Creek for first of two must-win games
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/17)
With their non-region schedule ending last week with their loss to McCracken County in Paducah, the Choctaws are in a familiar situation as they travel to Clarksville tonight facing the first of two must-win games in order to reach the TSSAA Class 5A playoffs for the first time since 2013.
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Obituaries for October 20, 2017
(Obituary ~ 10/20/17)
In Memory of Mitchell Keith McDivitt At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 56-year-old Mitchell Keith McDivitt, the most outspoken member of the McDivitt clan made his departure from this world. Son of Delores McDivitt and the late Jimmy Darrell McDivitt, Mitch was a man admired by his family. His smile, laugh, cynicism and humor (oftentimes one in the same) will be missed by us all...
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Paul Brock Band set to perform at DSCC on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/20/17)
The Paul Brock Band will perform live at Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg campus Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. inside the First Citizens National Bank Auditorium in the Campus Activities Building. This free event is open to the public and sponsored by the DSCC International Studies Program...
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Customer complaint heard at DES Power Board meeting
(Local News ~ 10/20/17)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com The Dyersburg Electric System Power Board convened Wednesday at noon for its October meeting. After the approval of September’s minutes, the board then heard a customer complaint from Kevin Russell of 518 Bush St...
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City Rec Committee OKs dog park
(Local News ~ 10/20/17)
On Thursday morning, the City of Dyersburg Recreation Committee convened at 10 a.m. for a scheduled meeting at the Dyersburg Activity Center. After the opening prayer, the meeting turned to 2 items of business on the agenda, led with a proposal for the downtown dog park from Dyer County Adult Leadership.
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Gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee visits Dyersburg on tractor tour
(Local News ~ 10/20/17)
On Thursday at noon, Tennessee Republican governor candidate Bill Lee made a stop in Dyersburg while on his statewide tractor tour. Lee, a Williamson County farmer and businessman, arrived at the court square, via tractor, and talked to those gathered at Dave’s on the Square about his vision for rural Tennessee.
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Appeal hearing ends for former DCHS employee
(Local News ~ 10/20/17)
An appeal hearing involving former Dyer County High School teacher-coach Jon Beck ended late Wednesday afternoon after more than 20 hours of testimony over a 3-day period. A decision on whether or not Beck’s appeal has merit will be decided later this year in mid-December, by an arbitrator that presided over the proceedings held at the Dyer County Board of Education from Monday through Wednesday...
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