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Obituaries for March 27, 2019
(Obituary ~ 03/27/19)
Hal L. Rector, 70, of Dyersburg, Tennessee died on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Wednesday, November 24, 1948 in Pikeville, Tennessee, he was the son of the late William Logan Rector and the late Helen Kyle Rector. Hal attended Dyersburg City Schools and graduated from Dyersburg High School in 1966. He received a BS and MA in Education from the University of Tennessee at Martin...
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Big second inning dooms the Lady Trojans against Milan
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/19)
For the second straight night, a big inning by a visiting team doomed the Lady Trojans, this time in District 13AA action as a six-run second inning helped Milan to a 10-6 win over Dyersburg on Tuesday night at Doug French Field.
- Southwestern Sales Co., Huntingdon, TN (Agriculture Report ~ 03/27/19)
- Tennessee Cash Grain (Agriculture Report ~ 03/27/19)
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DFD responds to early morning house fire
(Local News ~ 03/27/19)
On Wednesday, March 27 at 2:27 a.m., Dyersburg Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1301 Cumberland Street.
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911 Board OKs purchase of CSG Mobile units, AT&T Call Handling service
(Local News ~ 03/27/19)
The Dyer County E911 Board convened Tuesday, March 26, at 5 p.m. to continue discussions first held during the February 26 meeting regarding the AT&T Call Handling service and the purchase of CSG Mobile Command Centers.
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Local Government OKs downtown pocket park
(Local News ~ 03/27/19)
Discussion regarding a pocket park for downtown Dyersburg raised the curiosity of local Master Gardeners and downtown business owners.
- Trojans shut out Crockett County 4-0 (High School Sports ~ 03/27/19)
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Milan completes sweep with big third inning over Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/19)
The Trojans’ struggles continued against Milan on Tuesday as the Bulldogs scored five times in the third inning on the way to handing Dyersburg its second District 13AA loss in as many days, taking the decision at Milan 10-2. As they had done in the first inning on Monday, the Bulldogs got on the board in the opening inning in the second game, getting Williamson on board by an error as he scored later in the inning stealing home to put Milan on top 1-0 after one inning...
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South Side dominates Lady Choctaws in softball action
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/19)
Very little went right for Dyer County’s softball team on Tuesday as they traveled to Jackson and returned from South Side High School with a 10-0 loss to the Lady Hawks in non-district action. The Lady Hawks got on the board in the bottom of the second, getting an RBI double by Beaver to take a 1-0 lead after two innings...
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Power board approves DES building renovation bid
(Local News ~ 03/27/19)
On Tuesday, March 26, the Dyersburg Electric System Power Board convened for their regularly scheduled meeting, held inside the DES conference room at noon. With no old business to discuss, the meeting turned to new items of business, including a building renovation bid, presented to the board by DES President and CEO Stephen Lane.
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Covington man with drug, weapon charges fails to appear in court, bond revoked
(Local News ~ 03/27/19)
On Tuesday, March 26, Caprice Peete, 20, of 711 Best St., and Daidreon Poindexter, 18, of 1150 Simonton St., Apt. 808, both of Covington were scheduled to appear in Dyersburg City Court at 4 p.m. before Judge Dean Dedmon on weapon and drug charges.
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Jake Willis
(Community News ~ 03/27/19)
DCHS spotlight student for the week of March 25 is 12th grade student, Jake Willis. ‘Jake has the characteristics of true leadership. He always gives 110%. He takes ownership in his own learning and often goes above and beyond. He has a true thirst for history and is a remarkable student and person. He is honest and is a very hard worker. He is always willing to help out others students if they need help.’ - Mrs. Kim Stewart...
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Skylar Halliburton
(Community News ~ 03/27/19)
This week’s Dyersburg High School student spotlight representative is Skylar Halliburton. Skylar is a senior and the daughter of Janise Halliburton and Joseph Dobbins. She was nominated for student spotlight by DHS welding instructor Robert ‘Chewy’ Jackson...
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 03/27/19)
The number of animals ready for adoption at the Shelter is still 69. The Shelter is near full capacity. The Shelter cannot receive any more cats until some of the current residents are rescued. The Shelter is also in desperate need of volunteers to walk dogs and give these babies a break from their cages...