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Obituaries for Feb. 6
(Obituary ~ 02/06/21)
Mary Frances Acor, 80, of Huntingdon, TN, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2020 at Life Care Hospice in Huntingdon. Mary was born on February 12, 1940, in Eaton, Tennessee, to the late L.Z. and Lillie Mae Whitehead Bailey. She was a retired manager with the Plaza Restaurant and was a loving mother and grandmother. Mary was a member of Leach Seventh Day Adventist Church in Leach, TN and was also a member of the Sewing Sisters Sewing Group...
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First Dyer County NAACP virtual town hall meeting to begin Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/06/21)
The Dyer County NAACP Branch 5586 will begin hosting their first virtual town hall meeting on Saturday, February 6. The organization will host a virtual meeting every Saturday in February from 3-4 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and will discuss an array of topics. Those interested in joining in the meetings will use Zoom link http:// us02web.zoom.us/j/9056382052?pwd=OHlwN29lWktlREJPRkRSWUszZmVmZz09 and password 918824 to successfully log in...
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Transitions to hold 8th Annual Butterfly Run March 6
(Local News ~ 02/06/21)
The 8th Annual Transitions Butterfly Run will kick off on Saturday, March 6, at First Christian Church, 1200 Community Park Road. Featured in this year’s fundraising event will be 10K and 5K races, as well as the annual 2-mile color walk and Bubbles...
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Speaker Sexton talks state budget, COVID-19
(Local News ~ 02/06/21)
This past week, Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Cameron Sexton spoke with the State Gazette on various topics pertaining to the State of Tennessee, as well as remarked on the current standing of Interstate 69, the Port of Cates Landing, and the West Tennessee Megasite.
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Dyer County Board of Education reviews policies, elects Gibson board secretary
(Local News ~ 02/06/21)
The Dyer County Board of Education convened Tuesday evening, February 2, at 6 p.m. at the Milton Magee Auditorium for their February meeting. Board members reviewed policies under first and second readings and held an election for a new board secretary...
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Career Coaching with Ken Coleman: Outsmarting the robots
(Business ~ 02/06/21)
Did you know that when you submit a job application online, it’s probably read and filtered by a robot before a human ever sees it? No, this isn’t Star Wars. It’s just the 21st century job market. And that “robot” is something called an applicant tracking system (ATS). There’s no way around it, but there are a few things you can do to help your application pass through the system and make it to a real, live human being...
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Cardinals hold off DC boys for district win; girls cruise
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/21)
Though the Cardinals led by double figures at the end of the second and third quarters, Dyer County (7-11, 3-4) battled back in the final frame to cut it as close as six before Brighton sealed a 67-59 win over the Choctaws on Friday night in Newbern on Senior Night.
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Dyersburg sweeps SGHS in crucial district contests
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/21)
On Friday night at DHS, fans, cheerleaders and the dance team were welcomed back for the first time this year to witness a pair of basketball games. The Trojan and Lady Trojan squads made sure their return was worth the wait.
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