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DCHS students recognized as part of MTSU’s True Blue 100
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Dyer County High School freshmen Cooper Criswell and Kierstyn Ray have been recognized among 100 students to be part of the True Blue 100.
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Student Spotlight
(Features ~ 03/27/24)
The DHS Student Spotlight for the week of March 29 is on Tirth Pandya, 11th grade “Junior Tirth Pandya is a great asset to DHS. He always comes to school with a huge smile on his face and makes sure to greet each adult with a very cheerful ‘Good Morning’. His smile does not fade as the day progresses; each time he walks through the library he still greets everyone cheerfully.” - Cindy Elkins...
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Annual Women’s Conference to be hosted on April 25
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette On Thursday, April 25, from 8:30-3 p.m., the Annual Women’s Conference will be held at the Lannom Center, located at 2000 Commerce Avenue in Dyersburg. The event welcomes female professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, and veterans in the area. Author Merry Brown will be the event guest speaker...
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UTM grad Shuan Harris turns internship into position with Nike
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette When Shuan Harris graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in December 2023, he had work experience under his belt through an internship with Nike from the previous summer, which led to him gaining a position with the Nike corporate office after graduation...
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Winners Announced for the 2024 Tennessee Junior Duck Stamp Contest
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce that 17-year-old Jessie Hindman from Chattanooga, Tennessee won Best of Show in the 2024 Tennessee Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. Hindman’s entry was her acrylic paint portrayal of a Redhead. The contest was held March 20 at the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge in Union City, Tennessee...
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Dyersburg State Hosts Community Yard Sale to Benefit DSCC Alumni Scholarship Fund
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) is excited to announce a community yard sale to raise funds for the Dyersburg State Alumni Association's scholarship fund. The event will take place on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to noon at the E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium on the main campus in Dyersburg...
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Discovery Park selects David Hill as the 2024 Volunteer of the Year
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette David Hill is Discovery Park of America's 2024 Volunteer of the Year. It was announced during a volunteer appreciation dinner at Blake’s Southern Milling in Martin. Hill began volunteering at Discovery Park in 2020. He grew up in Minnesota and eventually made his home in Central Illinois. ...
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Tennesseans are holding too much distressed debt
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette Think tank’s brief finds the state has many characteristics that increase the likelihood of high levels of debt and delinquencies, highlights policy options for improvement. NASHVILLE – Tennesseans hold more than $50,000 in debt on average and have higher rates of distressed debt relative to the nation as a whole, finds a new policy brief released today from nonpartisan think tank ThinkTennessee. ...
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Wilkerson walk-off seals district win for Lady Choctaws
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/24)
With the District 13AAA opening win at stake and the Lady Choctaws trailing by one in the bottom of the seventh, Dyer County senior Maddie Claire Wilkerson came through in a big-moment situation as she homered to centerfield to send her team home with a walk-off 3-2 win over visiting Crockett County on Tuesday in Newbern.
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Obituaries for March 28
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
Lola Wynn Ms. Lola Wynn, 59, died Monday, March 25, 2024 in AHC of Dyersburg. Visitation will be Saturday March 30, 2024 at Memorial Park Cemetery from 10am to 11amGraveside service will be March 30, at 11am at Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg. Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements...
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Trojans take district opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/24)
With both teams opening their District 13AAA schedule off on Tuesday afternoon in Newbern, both Dyersburg and Dyer County got their money’s worth as the district opener between the two teams came down to the final out before the Trojans claimed a 2-1 victory over the hosting Choctaws.
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An egg-ceptional event
(Column ~ 03/27/24)
I once watched a clip from America’s Funniest Videos of a precious little girl at an Easter Egg Hunt. With a basket in one hand, the toddler would bend forward to pick up her treasure with the other. But every time that she leaned over, her basket would tilt and the last egg that she picked up would spill out behind her. Undeterred and unaware, she just continued to pick up the same two eggs over and over...
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Righteous Among Nations exhibit open on campus
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette MARTIN, Tenn. – Before and during World War II, there were many people who risked their own lives and freedom to save Jews from being exterminated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. These people are honored by the Yad Vashem (pronounced “YAHD vah-SHEM”)...
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UT Martin ranks high in US news online rankings
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Special to the State Gazette MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin had the highest ranking for online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs among the colleges and universities in Tennessee, according to rankings released Feb. 7 by U.S. News & World Report...
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