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Time to head into the gym for the winter
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/21)
JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the end of the high school football season, for the loyal youth sports fans here in our local area, it’s going to be all about basketball for the next few months (other than middle school basketball at DMS after the start of the year)...
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TOMS Choctaws outrace Mustangs; girls fall
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/21)
Three Oaks bounced back from a loss on Monday night to get off to a strong start against Ridgemont on the way to a 37-21 win over the Mustangs on Tuesday night at home. Three Oaks got a good first quarter from Pereon Isom with a jumper and a three-pointer as part of the Choctaws’ 11-point opening frame. Meanwhile, Three Oaks held the Mustangs to four points in the first six minutes to take an 11-4 lead after one quarter...
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DMS boys rally in second half to sting Hornets
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/21)
Though they trailed by two at the half, the DMS Trojans dominated the third quarter and most of the fourth as the black and gold middle school boys returned from Thanksgiving break with a 50-46 win over visiting South Gibson on Monday night at DMS.
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Lady Trojans fall as Collierville pulls away late
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/21)
Though the Lady Trojans were down to seven players available at tipoff for Tuesday night’s contest with Collierville, Dyersburg hung with the Lady Dragons through much of the game before falling to the visitors from Shelby County 71-53 in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.
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Dyer County girls top Houston, boys fall to Mustangs
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/21)
Dyer County returned from the Thanksgiving break and took to the road as the Lady Choctaws bounced back from a Saturday loss to take a 66-40 win at Houston on Tuesday night in Memphis. The Lady Choctaws got off to a strong start in the opening frame, getting nine points from Caitlyn Berry and five by Reagan Thompson as Dyer County took a 21-5 lead at the end of the first quarter...
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911 Board reviews audit draft
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
BRANDON HUTCHESON bhutcheson@stategazette.com The Dyer County E911 Board convened at the Newbern Safe Room Tuesday evening to review a draft of the fiscal 2020-2021 audit and hear multiple requests. Board members present included Robert Galloway, Doug Singleteary, Tim Ware, Lanette Toombs, George Mitchell, Bob Kirk, and Dyer County Fire Chief James Medling...
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Tennessee treasurer returns $9,500 in unclaimed property to City of Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
State Rep. Rusty Grills joined State Treasurer David H. Lillard Jr. this week to return $9,534.63 in unclaimed property to Mayor John Holden on behalf of the City of Dyersburg government. Unclaimed property is money turned over to the state by businesses and organizations that were unable to locate the rightful owner. ...
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Dyersburg Committee discusses American Rescue Plan funding, reviews sales tax collections
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
The Dyersburg Local Government Committee convened Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. at City Hall. The committee discussed the portion of funds received by the City from the American Rescue Plan and reviewed the sales tax collection increases.
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Gov. Lee in Dyersburg to speak at Grills fundraiser
(Local News ~ 12/01/21)
On Wednesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee traveled to Dyersburg to speak at a fundraiser, hosted and organized by the Dyer, Lake, and Obion counties Farm Bureau, for District 77 State Rep. Rusty Grills. The event was held at the Dyer County Fairgrounds.
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