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Dyer County opens 2018 season with two road wins
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
The Dyer County High School volleyball team picked up a pair of wins on the first two days of the week to open the 2018 season with a 2-0 mark. On Monday, the Lady Choctaws opened their regular season with a trip to Milan and returned with a three-game sweep in the match...
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Lady Trojans open 2018 season with shutout at Crockett
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
The Dyersburg girls soccer team got its 2018 season off to a strong start on Monday afternoon in Alamo, taking a 5-0 win over the Crockett County girls in the Lady Trojans’ debut. Dyersburg head coach Musa Manneh said getting off to a good start is very important for the Lady Trojans this season...
- Trojan football hosts annual Hamburger Supper as 2018 season approaches on Friday (High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
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Lady Trojans bounce back with sweep
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
Coming off a disappointing loss at Camden on Monday, the Lady Trojan volleyball team came back stronger on Tuesday for their home and District 14AA opener, sweeping Jackson North Side in three sets to even their season record at 1-1.
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Obituaries for August 15, 2018
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
Helen Jane Eady, 65 of Detroit, Michigan passed away on July 30, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was the daughter of the William Long. She leaves behind her mother Thelma Long and a daughter Adrienne (Ronald) Eady. Memorial Service will be held at Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 2187 Ozment Rd., Dyersburg at 11:00 a.m., August 18, 2018...
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McIver’s Grant Library board members complete certification program
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Library trustees are powerful advocates for libraries. Through the coordination, hard work, and determination of trustees, new libraries have been built, budgets have been restored and increased, and new respect has been generated for the powerful role libraries play in communities. This has been clearly evidenced in the work of McIver’s Grant Public Library trustees...
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Autumn March for ALS promotes education, provides $1,500 in local scholarships
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
The Autumn March for ALS last October donated $9,000 to the West Tennessee ALS Chapter. The board not only wanted to help ALS patients, but also wanted to promote the education of our local seniors. Sarah Alley, a former educator who has ALS, was able along with the generosity of our community through the annual Autumn March to award three $500 scholarships...
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DCHS students participate in distracted driving simulation
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
On Friday Aug. 10, DCHS students in Mary Greer’s driver’s education class participated in distracted driving simulations provided Lt. Mark Covington of the Brownsville Police Department and officer Danny Tippit of the Newbern Police Department.
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Robbery suspect succumbs to injuries from shootout
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
The robbery suspect of Allen’s Grocery Store has died after succumbing to multiple gunshot wounds sustained during gunfire exchange with the owner of the store. Officers were notified of his death on Sunday, Aug. 12. The suspect was identified as Joshua Foster, 31 years of age. An affidavit was obtained charging Foster with especially aggravated robbery but he was not taken into custody due to his critical condition at Regional One...