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Practicing empathy vs sympathy
(Business ~ 04/23/22)
Empathy and sympathy are both ways we respond to the suffering of people around us. But there’s a crucial difference: Sympathy is acknowledging someone else’s pain, but empathy is choosing to feel the pain with them. Sympathy says, “I care about you,” while empathy says, “I’m hurting with you.”...
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First Citizens National Bank elects new board directors
(Business ~ 04/23/22)
First Citizens National Bank and First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. is pleased to welcome Allena Bell, Laura Beth Butler, and Melissa Smitheal to the Board of Directors. Chairman and CEO Jeff Agee stated, “We are extremely excited to welcome these new board members. They all have deep-rooted ties to First Citizens National Bank, and I am confident they will add much value to our board.”...
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Genealogy group to meet Tuesday
(Local News ~ 04/23/22)
The April meeting of the Dyer County Genealogy Group will be held on Tuesday the 26th at 5 p.m. at the Professional Development Center, located at 305 College St. in downtown Dyersburg. Marilyn Holmes, county activist, will present a video tour of the Dyer County Archives and explain the materials held there and how they may be accessed by the public...
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Dyer County committee discusses proposed pay change
(Local News ~ 04/23/22)
The Dyer County Local Government Committee convened on April 20, at 9:30 a.m. in the former Richard Hill conference room of the Dyer County Courthouse in order to discuss a proposed employee pay-cycle change.
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Congressman Kustoff makes stop in Dyersburg
(Local News ~ 04/23/22)
Congressman David Kustoff visited Dyersburg earlier in the week to talk and visit with several local officials and community members as part of his re-election bid for the Tennessee 8th Congressional District seat. Several individuals met with the Congressman in the meeting room located behind the Dyer County Election Commission and Trustee’s offices.
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DHS holds honors banquet, MacArthur named Class of 2022 Valedictorian
(Local News ~ 04/23/22)
On Thursday evening, April 21, Dyersburg High School held its annual Honors Banquet to recognize the academic accomplishments of the junior and graduating senior classes. The banquet introduced the junior and senior students who achieved honors such as honor roll, golden honor roll, and ACT 30+ Club. Graduating seniors who were named Trojan Scholars were also recognized, and Blakely MacArthur was named the DHS Class of 2022 Valedictorian.
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Obituaries for April 23
(Obituary ~ 04/23/22)
Angela Carolyn Gean, 60, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her residence in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Tuesday, January 2, 1962, in Dyer County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joe Gean and the late Carolyn Fultz Gean. Ms. Gean was an employee of SRG Global in Newbern, Tennessee...
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