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The trouble with the six-class system
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/19)
With the regular season in high school football having come to a close on Friday night, the road to Cookeville and the TSSAA State Championship games begins. Teams from six public school classifications and three more private school leagues will begin their journeys through the playoff brackets next week and this includes both Dyer County and Dyersburg...
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Dyersburg blanked by Crockett Co., 41-0
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/19)
MIKE SMITH msmith@stategazette.com Hosting Crockett County on Friday night in its regular season finale, the deck was stacked against the Trojan squad due to key injuries, the loss of several key players midway through the season, not to mention Dyersburg was in the midst of a six-game losing streak...
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Choctaw senior passes 46-year-old touchdown mark
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/19)
JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com The 1973 season is one the football fans over in Newbern that are still around today – and there are plenty – remember. That was the season the Choctaws, then playing in Class A, won the program’s only state championship as they defeated Sequatchie County 31-26 on Dec. 7 that year...
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Choctaws roll; shut out Kenwood, 54-0
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/19)
The Choctaws scored early and often during their regular season finale as the Dyer County football team blasted Kenwood 54-0 Friday night in Newbern to head into the postseason for the third straight season for the first time since the mid-'70s.
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Gordmans' BEARS that CARE support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
(Business ~ 11/02/19)
Cuddly bears named after Bella, a special little girl at St. Jude, are waiting at your local Gordmans as the gift of hope this holiday season. Bella has childhood cancer and is getting the expert care she needs from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
- Outerlimit Powersports named Off-road Dealer of the Year for fourth year (Business ~ 11/02/19)
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Dyer-Lake Casa Fork & Cork event set Tuesday
(Local News ~ 11/02/19)
The first Fork & Cork Food and Wine Festival, hosted by Dyer-Lake CASA, is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, November 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Fyrne Lake’s Lanai Cottage. The event is a fundraiser for the organization, which advocates for abused and neglected children for a safe and permanent home...
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As Election Day approaches, there is still time to vote
(Local News ~ 11/02/19)
Several months ago on July 24 when Bill Sanderson resigned from the position of state representative for District 77, there were more than a few men and women putting out feelers attempting to find out whether or not they had enough support to run to fill the vacancy...
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Dot Foods donates $20,000 worth of food to 4 area pantries
(Local News ~ 11/02/19)
Dot Foods, the largest food industry redistributor in North America, just made a total contribution of $20,000 worth of food to four area food pantries. The donations are part of Dot’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor philanthropic program benefitting local efforts to fight hunger. According to Feeding America, in Tennessee, one in seven people and one in five children struggles with hunger...
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Stepping into final week of WAT, Dyer County Extension Office teammates log 900+ miles
(Local News ~ 11/02/19)
Not only does the Dyer County Extension Office sponsor Walk Across Tennessee, they show their support annually by being an active team. Now entering the final week of the program, Team DCEO has logged an impressive 945.56 miles...
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Profile: Nancy Medling retires after 30 years in education
(Local News ~ 11/02/19)
Local educator Nancy Medling has devoted the last 30 years of her life to helping young students in Dyersburg and Dyer County to succeed. She says her passion for enriching the lives of students by helping them achieve academic success, while also navigating them through their educational journey has left her with a career that has been beyond rewarding...
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Heavy D Smokers - Smoking the competition
(Local News ~ 11/02/19)
What first started as a hobby and a way to provide an outlet for Dan Fowlkes’ passion for cooking, has ultimately turned into an award-winning competition team consisting of Fowlkes and his family members. For the previous 6 years, Heavy D Smokers, a competition barbeque team based in Dyersburg, has earned awards for their smoked meats from many cook-offs and competitions from around the area.
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Obituaries for Nov. 2, 2019
(Obituary ~ 11/02/19)
James Lawrence Lawton, 84, passed from this life to his heavenly home on October 30, 2019. James was born in Augusta, Georgia on October 16, 1935 to Ruth (Teston) Lawton Smith and Joseph Lawton. He married Syble Walker, the love of his life, on January 26, 1957. After 52 years of marriage, she preceeded him in death in 2009...
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