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On the Record
(Court News ~ 04/18/18)
Randy Thomas Pratt, 58, and Virginia Marie Braddy Bell, 56 Johnathan Lee Connell, 26, and Khadija Ameenah Annoor, 24 David Allen Smith, 63, and Marline Joyce Obryan, 57 Chrisopher Keith Lyte, 27, and Carrie Lynn Parson, 29 Ross Lee Hudgins, 36, and Felicia Marie Leininger, 31...
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Obituaries for April 18, 2018
(Obituary ~ 04/18/18)
Eleanor Mae Cook, 92, of Bartlett, TN, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018 at her residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018 in the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. John Coleman officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the funeral home...
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Eagles dominate Williams Baptist in DH sweep
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/18)
Dyersburg State’s baseball team ran its current winning streak to five games with a pair of wins at home on Tuesday afternoon over visiting Williams Baptist in Dyersburg. The Eagles won the opening game with a 10-0 shutout then closed out the doubleheader sweep with a 13-3 victory in Game 2...
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Choctaws blank Briarcrest behind Barlow one-hitter
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/18)
A week in which the Choctaws have a chance to avenge some of their losses earlier in the season continued to go Dyer County’s way as a trio of runs during the sixth and seventh innings along with a stellar performance on the mound from Cam Barlow to give the orange and white a 3-0 win at Briarcrest on Tuesday night...
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Rose walkoff gives Trojans come-from-behind district win over Westview
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/18)
Despite a Charger rally in the top of the seventh to give the visiting Westview team the lead, a patient approach by Dyersburg hitters at the plate set up a two-run walkoff single from Hunter Rose to give the Trojans a 4-3 win over the Chargers on Monday night at Tom Mathis Field.
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Lady Trojans blast Westview, avenge lone District 13AA loss
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/18)
After a disappointing loss on Monday night at Jackson, Dyersburg head coach Matthew Shearon said that game needed to serve as a wakeup call for the Lady Trojans. With a dominating performance on Tuesday night in Martin, Dyersburg’s softball team awoke with a 16-2 thumping of the Lady Chargers...
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Master Gardeners celebrate spring with Annual Plant Sale Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
Okeena Park will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, April 21 as the Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale hits the ground running. The sale this year is in memory of James Stephens, an active member of the organization for the past 10 years, who passed away in December. ...
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County budget committee OKs 2018-19 budget for highway and planning depts.
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
The Dyer County Budget committee convened Tuesday morning at the Dyer County Courthouse for initial discussion and tentative approval of numerous 2018-2019 budgets, including departments of Highway, Solid Waste/Sanitation, Planning, Veterans Services, Soil Conservation, General Sessions, Commodity Foods, Retired Senior Volunteer Program [RSVP], County Attorney and County Coroner/Medical Examiner.. ...
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City committee approves resiliency grant bids
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com On Friday, April 13 at 11 a.m., the City of Dyersburg Gas, Water, and Sewer Committee convened in the upstairs conference room at City Hall. The committee first viewed the results of various bids pertaining the City’s Natural Disaster Resiliency Grant...
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City Board OKs final plans for LPRF grant application
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com The City of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened at 7 p.m. Monday inside the Municipal Building Courtroom. While there were multiple items on the agenda, many local residents from the Bruce community attended the meeting to hear the final projects selected by the board to submit to the state for the 2018 LPRF (Local Parks and Recreation Fund) Grant application...
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King Cotton makes $50,000 donation to help local children
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
From getting involved in the community, remodeling the King Cotton Chrysler Dodge Ram Jeep dealership in Covington and, of course, selling cars, there’s a lot going on at King Cotton Chrysler Motor Company these days. Dino Grisanti, King Cotton president, is proud of all of this, but it’s pretty clear giving back to the community that has supported King Cotton all these years is at the top of the list. ...
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DSCC awarded $476,000 Delta Health Care Services grant
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
On April 13, Dyersburg State Community College announced it has been awarded the Delta Health Care Services Grant for $476,280. The announcement was held inside the Student Center on the DSCC Dyersburg campus in front of over 50 legislators, community leaders and representatives from local businesses, industries and organizations. ...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 04/18/18)
The Shelter is balancing its population at approximately 50. This is remarkable since last year at this time the balance was around 60. Thanks to the rescue groups and adopters! A special thanks to the State Gazette for running the pictures of all our new residents last week. (There were over 25.) Since the Shelter census actually decreased, you can see how well adoptions and rescues are going...
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Governor candidate Lee speaks to DCHS FFA students, community members
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
On Tuesday, Tennessee Republican governor candidate Bill Lee visited with Dyer County High School FFA students as well as numerous local residents at the organization’s livestock facility, located on the DCHS campus.