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How many ways can you find to get your sports fix?
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/20)
The closer it is getting to a full month without sports, I wonder how our readers and sports fans are getting their fill of live sports. As I talked about a few columns ago, the NFL has been able to provide us with at least some news to talk about outside the headlines and stories about COVID-19 and the concerns surrounding it...
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Brighter nights this week at local spring sports fields
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/20)
While baseball, softball and other spring sports fields at local high schools have been quiet since the third week of March, the diamonds and pitches at Dyer County and Dyersburg High School will be a little brighter at night this week.
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Trojans' Holden has emerged as leader for DHS soccer
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/20)
Success can lead to growth for athletes who are part of winning programs and cause them to develop either into stronger leaders or players like Dyersburg soccer’s Walker Holden, who took on a leadership role during the preseason and brief time the Trojans were on the field before play was halted last month.
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Obituaries for April 9
(Obituary ~ 04/09/20)
Russell Monroe Baker, age 61, died Friday, April 3, 2020 at his residence in Dyersburg, TN after losing the fight with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Baker; two daughters: Krystal Baker and Amelia Baker; and three sons: Zachary Baker and Austin Baker of Dyersburg, TN and Derrick Baker of Kingsport, TN; two step-sons: Daniel Parson and Jeffery Dunevant; one step-daughter: Kimberly Parson all of Dyersburg, TN; two sisters: Cythnia Baker of Dyersburg and Priscilla Burton of NC. ...
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Full Throttle producing hand sanitizer
(Local News ~ 04/09/20)
A Trimble distillery is churning alcohol to help ease mass shortages across the nation caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
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ATV damages green at the Farms
(Local News ~ 04/09/20)
On Tuesday night between 11 p.m. and midnight, a light-colored ATV did serious damage to the green on the No.2 hole at the Farms Golf Club. If anyone has any information or has seen a white ATV-like vehicle please contact the Farms at 286-2155, or call the Dyersburg Police Department. According to officials at the Farms, the ATV has been spotted multiple times over the past few weeks riding on Pennell Lane.
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At the Shelter
(Features ~ 04/09/20)
There are currently 65 deserving animals waiting to be adopted at the Shelter. If you are interested in a pet, call the Shelter to verify whether that pet is immediately available or if it has been taken to a rescue or if it is on a hold. The Shelter staff will work with you to set an appointment time when you can come in and see how you relate to the new pet. You can look at two or three pets and choose one (or all) that impresses you...
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Northwest Correctional inmates quarantined
(Local News ~ 04/09/20)
A non-state employee at the Northwest Correctional Complex has tested positive for COVID-19 and may have exposed multiple inmates in the facility to the virus.
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