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On the Record
(Court News ~ 09/05/18)
Jaxon Gregory-simple poss of schedule II meth, probation til all paid, drug screens, 11/29 days susp to 30 days, 750 fine/costs Joseph Inman-theft up to 1000, cont 8/9/18 Russell King-driving while license revoked, 50 fine/costs, 6 mths susp to 48 hours...
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Lady Choctaws sweep Obion County Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/18)
The Dyer County volleyball team got its week off to a strong start on Monday afternoon in Troy as the Lady Choctaws swept the Obion County Central Lady Rebels in three sets in non-district action. Dyer County opened the match with a 25-10 win in the opening set then took the second frame 25-12. The Lady Choctaws ended the match in dominant fashion, taking a 25-7 win in the third set to complete the sweeps...
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Trojans top Choctaws, Tigers in three-way match in Newbern
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/18)
Three weeks after finishing atop the standings in a five-way match at The Farms, the Dyersburg and Dyer County boys golf teams swapped places as the Trojans avenged their four-stroke loss to the Choctaws with, fittingly, a four-stroke win on Monday at Oakview in a three-way match.
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Obituaries for September 5, 2018
(Obituary ~ 09/05/18)
Billie James Peel died September 1, 2018. He was born on May 15, 1931 in Clinton, Arkansas to Willie Maddox Peel and George Sam Peel. His siblings, Ona Lovelady, Laura Rasberry, and Bobby Peel along with his parents predeceased him. Much of Bill’s adult life was spent in a little community called Bragg City in the bootheel of Missouri, but his heart was always in his hometown of Clinton. He was Baptist by faith and attended church regularly until he was physically unable to do so...
- Dyer County Historical Society featured at fair (Local News ~ 09/05/18)
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Dyersburg Board OKs fire dept. requests, ordinances
(Local News ~ 09/05/18)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com On Tuesday, the City of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened in the Municipal Building courtroom at 7 p.m. Following the approval of minutes, the board heard items of new business, including a review of minutes from Friday morning’s Public Safety Committee meeting...
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Junior Dyer County Fairest of the Fair
(Local News ~ 09/05/18)
Avery Prestridge (third from left) was crowned as the 2018 Junior Miss Dyer County Fair Monday evening. Her court consisted of First Maid Lauren Yates (far right), Second Maid Edye-Bette Holden (second from left), and Third Maid Mary Jean Stafford (far left).
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Get on board for Annual Depot Days Rail Run
(Local News ~ 09/05/18)
It’s time to start training for the Reverend George Butler Depot Days Rail Run/Walk. The annual 5K, youth races, and 2-mile walk take place on Sept. 15, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Newbern First Methodist Church. The run, which has been held for over 20 years, was started by the late Rev. Butler not long after Newbern began to celebrate its historic depot with a late summer festival...
- DFD responds to fire on East Court (Local News ~ 09/05/18)