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Traffic stop results in arrests for illegal weapon possession
(Local News ~ 08/04/23)
On August 3, 2023, around 8:30 p.m., Dyersburg police responded to the area of St. Joseph Street in reference to suspicious activity.
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Search warrant results in multiple firearm seizures and arrests
(Local News ~ 08/04/23)
Dyersburg police executed a search warrant on August 1, 2023, around 8:30 p.m., at a residence on Perry Circle. DPD found 9 firearms including AR-15 style pistols, one an un-serialized gun, body armor vest carrier, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and drum magazines capable of holding 60 rounds of ammunition each. One firearm was reported as being stolen out of Lauderdale County.
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Dyer County faces Jackson Christian in preseason’s second scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/23)
JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stastegazette.com The 2023 high school football preseason continued for Dyer County as the Choctaws took part in a rare Thursday night scrimmage in Newbern as the orange and white hosted Jackson Christian School in the teams’ second preseason game of the fall...
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Trojans-Choctaws Week 1 clash christened Bicentennial Bowl
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/23)
With the renewed rivalry between Dyer County and Dyersburg high school sports teams entering its third season, local fans will now have a name – for this season at least – for the Week 1 meeting when Dyersburg hosts Dyer County in football. Dyer County & Dyersburg City Schools are excited to announce “The Bicentennial Bowl” happening at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Historic J.C. Sawyers Stadium...
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Profile: Coby Kimbrell
(Local News ~ 08/04/23)
Coby Kimbrell is living the American Dream, if anybody has ever lived it. Any time of the day that you visit his restaurant, Coby Jo’s Diner 1695 Forrest Street in Dyersburg, you see a parking lot full, the inside of the place packed, folks coming out, full of food, happy with the hospitality and service.
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Building Construction Technology class assists with Habitat for Humanity
(Local News ~ 08/04/23)
The Building Construction Technology class at TCAT Northwest may be a new program, but Instructor Chad Sipes and his students have hit the ground running. Through the Habitat for Humanity project, the students have had the opportunity to not only attain hands-on practice, but also assist the community...
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The Secret Door
(Column ~ 08/04/23)
by Rob Martin --- I remember the glory days of my childhood - that brief window of time when we were old enough to roam the neighborhood without supervision and yet still young enough to have wildly fertile imaginations. In the third grade, I was permitted to roam around four blocks in my neighborhood in north Louisiana. Life was simpler, we knew most of our neighbors and kids were safe. So, roam we did, on foot or later on our bikes, and we found lots of important things to do...
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‘I hate gossip’ and other lies we tell ourselves
(Column ~ 08/04/23)
by William Northcutt --- Most of my friends say, and I’ve said it, “I hate Facebook.” Then we post five times a day, or we like every post we see, looking at our feeds every hour. Young people will say, “Facebook is for old people.” There’s some truth to that, but I still see a lot of younger people posting multiple times a day. A lot of it has to do with finding out gossip.
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Two years after into a rivalry renewed, we get a name
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/23)
As we enter the third year of the renewed rivalry between the sports teams from Dyer County and Dyersburg, we have a name for this year’s season-opening battle between the Choctaws and Trojans on the football field. With this being the bicentennial celebration of the founding of our county, this year’s Week 1 football game at J.C. Sawyers Stadium has been named “The Bicentennial Bowl” as part of this fall’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of Dyer County...
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Three Oaks hosts WTAC jamboree Monday
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/23)
The Dyer County Schools two middle school football programs will get their final reps of the preseason on Monday and won’t have to travel far to do it as Three Oaks Middle School will host the annual West Tennessee Athletic Conference Jamboree. The three-game slate kicks off at 6 p.m...
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Obituaries for August 5
(Obituary ~ 08/04/23)
On August 2, 2023, we said our final goodbyes to Vicky Lynn McDivitt, daughter of the late Jimmy Darrell and Martha Delores McDivitt (Dunn). She was our steadfast matriarch and the source of countless laughs, wild stories, and misadventures. She kept us on the tips of our toes and made sure there was never a dull moment. With her departure from this world, she takes with her a piece of all our hearts, leaving a hole that can never be filled...
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