- DMS drops opener to Bolivar (High School Sports ~ 03/27/18)
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Dyer County opens season at Arlington
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/18)
The Dyer County track teams headed south on Friday and Saturday to take part in the annual Tiger Relays in Arlington and returned with some strong performances to open the season. Lady Choctaw senior Madi Ray had the highest finish of the competition for Dyer County, taking second place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:28.5...
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Lady Trojans win Jimmy John’s Invitational, boys take second place
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/18)
Both the Dyersburg track teams got their 2018 season off to a strong start on Friday at J.C. Sawyers Stadium as both the Lady Trojans and Trojans finished at or near the top in a field with 14 teams represented at the Jimmy John’s Invitational Track Meet...
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Five-run sixth, Reasons’ 10K day push DC past UC
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/18)
With two of the team’s senior starters not in the lineup and away on a school trip, it took a little time for the Lady Choctaws to get going but a five-run sixth inning gave sophomore ace Payton Reasons more than enough run support in the 6-0 win over Union City in Newbern on Monday.
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Lady Trojans score early in rout of Munford
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/18)
Dyersburg got a bunch of its runs early and often on Monday, opening a busy week of games slated for the next four days with a 9-2 win over visiting Munford at Doug French Field. “We’re in the gauntlet of week three,” Dyersburg head coach Matthew Shearon said. “Playing four games in four days we’re really going to find out what we’re about and if we can answer the bell on a daily basis.”...
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Choctaws score five in sixth to win slugfest
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/18)
After opening the season with a nine-game roadtrip, the Choctaw baseball team gave fans who’d been longing for some offense plenty during Monday night’s home and District 13AAA opener against visiting Hardin County, but needed each of the baker’s dozen they put up as it took a five-run sixth inning to finally push past the Tigers 13-11 in Newbern.
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Obituaries for March 27, 2018
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
John Burkett, age 60 of Ridgley, TN died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Tennova HealthCare-Dyersburg. Arrangement entrusted to McCreight Funeral Home - www.mccreightfuneralhome.com --- Christopher "Chris" Curtis, 37 of Memphis, Tennessee formerly of Newbern, Tennessee died Sunday at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services for Mr. Curtis will be announced by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home...
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Dyer County Recycles meeting tonight at PDC
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
It’s time to make a change. Join Dyer County Recycles Tuesday at 7 p.m. inside of the Professional Development Center, located at 305 College St. and help in efforts to implement a sustainable recycling program in Dyer County.
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Corps of Engineers preparing for second Mississippi River crest
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The National Weather Service informed the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that they expect the lower Mississippi River to again rise above Phase I activation levels in the northern portion of the district by the end of March, which could cause flooding in some areas...
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FirstCNB partners with McIver’s Grant for Smart Women event
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
Thursday, March 22, from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. FirstCNB hosted a Smart Women program at McIver’s Grant Public Library, where guest speaker Susan Wood of Pacific Life Insurance Co. highlighted important need-to-know facts surrounding Social Security benefits in a presentation entitled, ‘Understanding Social Security Benefits’.
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Northview hosts ‘STEM’ Wars event
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
On Friday, March 23, Northview Middle School welcomed hundreds of parents and students to its ‘STEM’ Wars event, where projects highlighting the growing engineering and science skills of middle school students were put on display during an hour-and-a-half presentation.
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PADD advocates smoke-free laws to cover e-cigs, discusses PAT Day on the Hill, organized retail theft
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
On Friday, March 23, members of the Prevention Alliance of Dyersburg/Dyer County convened at the Professional Development Center, located at 305 College St. to discuss items on the agenda, including TN Together, PAT Day on the Hill, AAA Promise kits and the Rural Health Innovations Community Workshop. Welcomed at this month’s meeting was Lori Carrigan, director of the opioid program at Lauderdale County Community Hospital.
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Dyersburg hospital sold to West Tennessee Healthcare
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare (“WTH”) announced Tuesday it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire three hospitals from Nashville-based Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS). The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions...