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DMS withstands lightning delay and Tornadoes, shuts out UCMS
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/21)
Taking the field following a lightning-shortened high school girls soccer game, the DMS Trojans jumped out to a 20-0 lead at the half before lightning delayed the start of the second half on Thursday night.
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20 years later: Assistants from DC, DHS have ties to 2001 classic
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/21)
With the clash between the Choctaws and the Trojans just hours away now, Friday's contest between the two teams is the second time the two schools' history where they have met in competition after over a decade of not playing each other.
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Lady Trojans remain unbeaten, shut out Lady Cardinals 4-0
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/21)
After taking a one-goal lead into the half, the Lady Trojans came out stronger in the second half, scoring three times in the first 14 minutes before lightning shortened their 4-0 victory over Brighton when the came was called midway through the second half...
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Lady Choctaws fend off Lady Bulldogs for district sweep
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/21)
Coming off a three-set sweep at Obion County Central earlier in the week, the Lady Choctaw volleyball team ended its week on a strong note, returning home to Three Oaks to sweep Milan in three sets on Thursday.
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But wait, there’s more
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/21)
JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With Week 2 now in the books and the answer to the question 11 years in the making now answered, another question has already come up. What now? Well, for football fans, Week 3 games are just six days away (if you’re reading this on the day it’s put to print.)...
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Trojans-Choctaws returns
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/21)
After a hype-filled buildup through the week, the time to play football came on Friday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium as Dyersburg and Dyer County met on the field for the first time in 11 years.
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Rescue workers invited to Memorial Star Climb at DPA
(Local News ~ 08/27/21)
Union City firefighters will once again be partnering with Discovery Park of America to host the annual stair climb on Sat., Sept. 11, 2021, as a way to pay tribute to those who were lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Because this year marks the 20th anniversary of the attack, organizers anticipate a large number of firefighters, police, EMS and military personnel from throughout the region to join them at the Union City, Tenn., museum and heritage park...
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ABWA holds 12th annual Girls Night Out
(Local News ~ 08/27/21)
On Thursday evening, August 26, Dyersburg’s Southern Accent Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) hosted its largest annual community fundraiser, Girls Night Out. Hundreds of area women attended the event for an evening of networking and shopping from a variety of area vendors.
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Local school systems to collect school supplies for Humphreys County
(Local News ~ 08/27/21)
The Family Resource Offices of Dyer County Schools and Dyersburg City Schools are partnering together with the Tennessee Department of Education in support of Waverly and Humphreys County. Through the combined support of Trojan Nation and Choctaw Nation, the Family Resource Offices from the school systems will be collecting specific school supply items to be delivered to the Humphreys County School System...
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Increase in COVID cases, masks discussed in Gov. Lee phone conference
(Local News ~ 08/27/21)
On Thursday morning, August 26, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee held a phone conference with members of the Tennessee Press Association to discuss various topics and answer questions from journalists across the state. The governor primarily discussed the COVID-19 surge in the state, vaccines, Executive Orders 83 and 84, the latter where parents can opt their children out of local school mask mandates, and the recent flooding in Middle Tennessee.
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