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Northview runs past Halls in Monday night middle school football action
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/19)
The Northview Choctaws opened a busier-than-usual week on Monday night in Halls, taming the Tigers for a 36-16 win in a makeup of last Thursday night’s rainout game. The Choctaws got on the board in the first quarter on a Colton Hays 47-yard run followed by a two-point conversion from Luke Robertson to go up 8-0. Northview added another score in the opening frame with a Ja’bari Livingston 45-yard run. Though the two-pointer failed, Northview held a 14-0 lead after one quarter...
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Lady Choctaws top South Side in road match
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/19)
The Dyer County volleyball team got its week off to a successful start on Monday in Jackson when the Lady Choctaws took a four-set win over the hosting South Side Lady Hawks to open a busy week of court action. The Lady Choctaws took the first set 25-16 but South Side rallied to take the second 25-18. Dyer County ended the evening strong, winning the third set 25-16 before closing out the match win with a 25-12 victory in the fourth frame...
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Choctaws finish fourth, DHS sixth at Hardin County
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/19)
A long trip down to Savannah saw both Dyer County and Dyersburg golf teams have a good showing to start their week on Monday as the Choctaws took fourth in the Hardin County Invitational while Dyersburg tied for sixth in the 18-hole event. The Choctaw golfers combined to shoot a 345, just five strokes behind third-place Lawrence County...
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Lady Choctaws fall in season opener to Crockett
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/19)
Thanks to a pair of weather-related postponements last week, the Lady Choctaw soccer team finally took the field on Monday for their season opener but could not overcome a pair of deficits to the Lady Cavaliers as Crockett County beat Dyer County 2-1 in Newbern.
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On the Record
(Court News ~ 08/28/19)
James Gregory Carson, 28 and Latina Odette Dobbins, 28 Eddie Ray Jernigan, 39 and Melissa Carol Perkins Hill, 45 Bradley Taylor Gilbert, 26 and Danielle Lynn Hopkins, 22 Aaron Grant Montgomery, 26 and Samantha Mariah Marie Webb, 25 Jimmy Ray Cooper, Jr, 45 and Brandi Leanne Wyrick Stork, 38...
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Obituaries for Aug. 28, 2019
(Obituary ~ 08/28/19)
Joe Chilcutt, 69, of Dyersburg, Tennessee died on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at his residence in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Thursday, June 29, 1950 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Felix Porter Chilcutt and the late Mary Lillie White Chilcutt. Mr. Chilcutt was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber and enjoyed hunting and fishing...
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DSCC Theatre Dept. to hold auditions for ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’
(Local News ~ 08/28/19)
The Dyersburg State Community College theatre department will hold auditions for its upcoming fall production of ‘Over the River and Through the Woods,’ by Joe DiPietro, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 5, at 5:30 p.m. Auditions will be held inside the First Citizens National Bank Auditorium in the Campus Activities Building on the Dyersburg campus. The show will be presented Nov. 7-9...
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Flower bed in downtown Trimble restored by Trimble Lions Club
(Local News ~ 08/28/19)
More than 30 years ago, Trimble resident and Lion Robert Ell Hurt, having just completed Master Gardener training, was seeking a public gardening project to fulfill his Master Gardening commitment. He determined that a large kidney-shaped berm at the entrance to downtown Trimble would be ideal. ...
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DAR sponsors ‘No Straw September’ campaign, partners with Litter Grant, Dyer County Recycles
(Local News ~ 08/28/19)
Americans use an estimated 500 million plastic straws every day. Straws have become an unnecessary yet standard component of our lifestyle, but they are wreaking havoc on our environment. Reducing plastic pollution is more than just skipping the water bottle...
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DSCC plans 50th anniversary gala
(Local News ~ 08/28/19)
Dyersburg State Community College will host its 50th Anniversary Gala Friday, Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m. inside the E.H. Lannom Jr. Gymnasium on the Dyersburg campus. DSCC alumnus Steven Whitson will perform musical entertainment alongside a night of reminiscing over the past 50 years. Guests will also enjoy a catered dinner, dancing and a silent auction to benefit the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund...
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