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To build or not to build — the wall
(Local News ~ 01/06/19)
By now, most Americans are fully aware of the current government shutdown, and the fact over 800,000 workers are feeling the impact of it. The latest shutdown was the third in the last year, with one coming in January over the stalemate between Republicans and Democrats over the future of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, while another happened in February and lasted a mere nine hours when the country was technically out of money...
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DSCC holding January orientation for new students
(Local News ~ 01/06/19)
Dyersburg State Community College will hold orientations in January before the upcoming spring semester. All new students are required to attend an orientation event. They may complete this requirement either in person or by using the online orientation option located inside their MyDSCC portal. Students should be reminded that spring semester classes begin Jan. 14...
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Deadline approaching to purchase tickets for Martin Luther King Jr. Community Luncheon
(Local News ~ 01/06/19)
The deadline to purchase tickets to the day to purchase tickets to the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Luncheon has been set for Jan. 15. The event will be held Friday, Jan. 18, inside the Student Center on the Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg campus. ...
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Sunday Profile: Bob Kirk
(Local News ~ 01/06/19)
A self-described ‘political junkie’, Bob Kirk has served the majority of his 81 years in life as a local elected official. The lifelong Dyer County resident has played a part of the economic and social growth within the City of Dyersburg that has occurred over his 51-year tenure as a city alderman. ...
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Willis named as Dyersburg’s Firefighter of the Year
(Local News ~ 01/06/19)
Recently, Dyersburg Fire Chief Brett Sipes and the Dyersburg Fire Department announced the recipient of the department’s Firefighter of the Year award for 2018. Chris Willis, who has currently served 7 years with DFD, was awarded the honor.
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Dyer County Schools rolls out mobile STEAM lab for grades K-5
(Local News ~ 01/06/19)
Dyer County Schools is stepping up its STEM program with the incorporation of a new mobile lab unit. The STEAMROLLER [Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math] will be making its debut to elementary schools in the Dyer County School system beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The bus’s first stop in the county system will be at Trimble Elementary School.
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