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Dyersburg School Board meeting Monday
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
The Dyersburg City School Board is scheduled to meet Monday, February 1 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will take place inside the project room at Dyersburg High School. Items currently on the agenda include the following: • Consent Item – FFA Trip to Jackson, MS...
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Dyer County Board of Education to meet Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
Please take notice that the Dyer County Board of Education will meet on February 2, 2021 at 6 p.m. at the Milton Magee County Complex Building, 159 Everett Avenue, Dyersburg. The meeting will be conducted with board members participating in person or electronically. The meeting agenda and the call-in number for members of the public to electronically access the meeting will be posted on the Dyer County School’s website prior to the meeting...
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Dyersburg Civitan clergy night postponed
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
The Dyersburg Civitan Club recently announced the postponement of their annual Clergy Appreciation Night. Beginning in 1963, Dyersburg Civitan Club has held Clergy Appreciation Night to honor all the local clergy for their leadership and service to the community. Civitan International encourages all Civitans around the world to observe Clergy Appreciation Week around the first week in February...
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DMS splits with Union City in middle school basketball action
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/21)
With the middle school basketball season winding down, the Dyersburg Middle School teams headed to Union City on Thursday night and returned with a split against the purple and gold hosts. In girls action, the Lady Trojans remained undefeated as DMS topped the Lady Tornados 46-17 in the opening contest while the Trojans dropped a 58-47 decision to Union City...
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Thank you, Governor Lee, for hearing us
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/21)
JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com This upcoming week should be fun to watch as it will be the first time since the first half of the season cheerleaders and dance teams will be able to be in the gymnasiums during basketball games. On Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Executive Order No. 74 will be suspended effective Monday...
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Lifting restrictions at games better late than never
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
On Thursday Gov. Bill Lee announced he would be lifting the restrictions on sporting events contained in Executive Order No.74. Those restrictions included not only the absence of fans in the stands, but also restricted the cheerleaders and dance teams from being at the games and performing...
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911 Board OKs equipment requests from fire departments, DCSO
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
On Wednesday evening, January 27, the Dyer County E911 Board convened at the Newbern Saferoom, in addition to a handful of members joining electronically, to discuss items of new business including requests from the Trimble Fire Department, Dyersburg Fire Department, and Dyer County Sheriff’s Department.
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Dyersburg board to meet electronically Monday
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
On Monday, February 1 at 7 p.m., the City of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will convene electronically. The meeting will be held pursuant to Executive Order 16, issued by Governor Bill Lee, permitting local governing bodies to conduct meetings electronically and extended by Executive Orders 34, 51, 60, 65, and 71 until February 27, 2021. Those who wish to join the meeting may do so by calling 978-990-5000 and entering access code 203600#...
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TDH expands access to COVID-19 vaccination in rural, underserved areas
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccination with a particular focus on rural and underserved areas. TDH is partnering with pharmacies and community health clinics to add more than 100 new vaccination sites across the state. ...
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Governor lifts restrictions starting Monday
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/21)
With the decline in cases of COVID-19 across the state of Tennessee, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced Executive Order No. 74 will be suspended effective Monday, Feb. 1. On Thursday afternoon, Governor Lee released the following statement in coordination with his video announcement:...
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Dyer County NAACP to hold virtual town hall meetings in February
(Local News ~ 01/29/21)
The Dyer County NAACP Branch 5586 will host virtual town hall meetings each Saturday throughout the month of February, which also commemorates Black History Month, from 3-4 p.m. Each town hall meeting is open to the public and can be accessed via Zoom. The meetings will cover an array of topics including voter registration, the COVID-19 vaccine, education, and more...
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