Stories from Sunday, January 20, 2019

Leon Hardin, 85, of Newbern, Tennessee died Friday at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.

On Tuesday evening, a short drive to Newbern was made in anticipation of seeing several positive things taking place in a place I often refer to as God’s country. While leaving somewhat puzzled, and a bit disappointed, the feelings had nothing to do with the newly appointed mayor, or the new additions appointed to the board...

The Dyer County NAACP will host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial march tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 21. Starting at 10:30 a.m. those gathered at the Future City and Bruce Community Centers will march to the Dyer County Courthouse where a brief program will occur at 11 a.m. The speaker during the program will be elder Kevin Shaw of New Hope Pentecostal of Dyersburg. The event is open to the public...

Life can change in the blink of an eye, and for the Parker family that is exactly what happened.

The Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Dr. Keith Carver will serve as the guest speaker for the Chamber’s Annual Chairman’s Awards Banquet, featuring the 2018 Award Presentations on Saturday, Feb. 2. Incoming Chairman of the Board, Tommy Allmon of White and Associates Insurance Agency states, "We are looking forward to the upcoming Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce Annual Chairman’s Award Banquet on February 2nd. ...

After serving 37 years with the Dyersburg Police Department, Capt. Mark Moody announced his retirement, effective Friday, Jan. 18. The lifelong Dyersburg resident began his career at DPD as a patrol officer in 1982 and rose through the ranks holding various administrative duties.