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Obituaries for Sept. 5
(Obituary ~ 09/05/20)
Mason "Buddy" Blessing, 84, of Newbern, Tennessee died on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his residence in Newbern, Tennessee. Born Tuesday, October 22, 1935 in Cooter, Missouri, he was the son of the late James Homer Blessing and the late Lillie Lee Beckett Blessing. ...
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Gibson EMC awarded broadband grants
(Business ~ 09/05/20)
Trenton, Tenn. - Gibson Electric Membership Corporation has been awarded $4,490,000 in three grants through the Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund, developed using a portion of resources allocated to Tennessee through the Coronavirus Relief fund. Two of the grants will provide 80 percent funding to Gibson EMC for the construction of a broadband infrastructure network in the Woodland Mills zone and parts of the Hornbeak zone. ...
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Hamm promoted to Senior VP of Fraud at First Citizens
(Business ~ 09/05/20)
Judy Long, President and Chief Operating Officer of First Citizens National, recently announced the promotion of Chris Hamm as Senior Vice President of Fraud and BSA Officer. Hamm earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Political Science from University of Tennessee at Martin in 1996 and Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Dyersburg State Community College in 1994. ...
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Third jail escapee apprehended
(Local News ~ 09/05/20)
On Friday, September 4 at 9:15 p.m., the Dyer County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the third and final Dyer County Jail escapee, Michael Deshon Bolden, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Rock Island, Illinois.
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DC takes tri-match, Trojan Madden takes top individual
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/20)
It was a good day in different ways for both local boys golf teams as each came away with top spots during their tri-match with South Gibson on Thursday afternoon at Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course. The Dyer County Choctaws took the top spot in the team competition, outpacing the Trojans by two points with a 176...
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Henry County offense too much for Choctaws, 53-20
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/20)
MIKE SMITH msmith@stategazette.com After opening the 2020 campaign with two impressive wins, Dyer County opened region play on Friday at Choctaw Stadium by hosting always-dangerous Henry County. The Patriots proved just how much the bitter taste of falling to the Choctaws in the 2019 state playoffs was on Friday, jumping out to an early 20-0 lead before ultimately winning the contest in convincing fashion, 53-20...
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Dyersburg dominates Rebels in region opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/20)
For the second week in a row, the Trojans (2-0, 1-0) jumped out quick to seize the momentum from their opponent and rode that wave to a 54-6 win over the Obion County Central Rebels (1-2, 0-1) in the teams’ Region 7-4A opener at J.C. Sawyers Stadium on Friday night.
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