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Dyersburg sweeps Lady Rebs in 14AA tilt
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/18)
The Lady Trojan volleyball team picked up its second district win in as many nights on Tuesday night, holding off a scrappy Obion County Central team in straight sets in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.
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On the Record
(Court News ~ 09/12/18)
Brandon Matthew Franks, 29, and Larren Ashle Davis, 26 Kresta Jo Cook, 21, and Amy Alexandria Whitt, 21 Anthony Lynn Taylor, Jr., 31, and Ashton Jameelah Cannon, 23 Aaron Walker Borden, 23, and Nichole Ashley Walmsley, 22 James Lyons, Jr., 50, and Tiffany Lynnelle Strayhorn, 47...
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Trimble board OKs sale of natural gas system to Gibson Co. Utility District
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
RACHEL TOWNSEND rtownsend@stategazette.com The Trimble Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened briefly Monday evening to announce Gibson Utility District as the company who would be awarded the bid for the town’s natural gas system. Gibson County Utility’s bid of $167,000 for the system was met by only one other bid, which was proposed in the amount of $100,000 by the City of Newbern. ...
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Obituaries for September 12, 2018
(Obituary ~ 09/12/18)
Philip Avery Lippard, 80 of Newbern, Tennessee died on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at his residence in Newbern, Tennessee. Born Saturday, May 28, 1938 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He was the owner of Lippard Construction Company. Graveside services for Mr. Lippard will be 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Elbridge Cemetery. Friends are asked to gather at the cemetery...
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A salute to first responders
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
On some anniversaries we celebrate. On others, we reflect. The 17th anniversary of the attack on America and New York’s World Trade Center is one of the times for reflection. There is truly nothing to celebrate in the extraordinary tragedy of 9/11...
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16th Annual Ida Mae Theus-Mays Scholarship celebration set for Sept. 22
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
The 16th Annual Memorial Scholarship and Honor Celebration to benefit the Dyersburg State Community College Ida Mae Theus-Mays Memorial Scholarship Fund has been set for Saturday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m., at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jackson, Tenn. This annual event celebrates the memory of Ida Mae Theus-Mays, a devout believer and supporter of education and the founder of Faith Deliverance Apostolic Church. ...
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DCHS’ Trasolini named semifinalist in National Merit Scholarship program
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
Today, Sept. 12, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 academically talented high school seniors chosen to be semifinalists in the 64th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
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DHS student named as National Merit semifinalist
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Dyersburg High School was notified that a member of their senior class, Trey Johnson, was named as a semifinalist. Johnson is the 24th DHS student to qualify as a National Merit semifinalist.
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CLB hosts election of chair, vice-chair, OKs officials to be added to fidelity coverage
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
The Dyer County Legislative Body convened Monday night, Sept. 10, to host elections for the office of County Legislative Body [CLB] chairman and Budget committee chair, as well as the election of a replacement to fill the seat of former Budget committee member Benny Spain.
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Local authorities discover body hanging from bridge
(Local News ~ 09/12/18)
On Tuesday afternoon at approximately 5:45, law enforcement officials from the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a person hanging from the underside of a bridge located on Slaughter Pen Road in Dyer County.