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On Friday, April 9, Tennessee Education Commissioner Dr. Penny Schwinn and members of her department visited Dyersburg Primary School. While on campus, Dr. Schwinn spoke with Dyersburg City Schools and DPS staff and administrators, local leaders, and field representatives, and she also visited four classrooms to observe early literacy lessons.

Christ Classical Academy in Dyersburg wrapped up a six-week fundraiser called Feed the Need on March 26 with the fundraiser’s main event, the Packing Party.

On March 21, 2021, members of the 901 Xtreme Motorcycle Club of Dyersburg organized and held a fundraising ride for 5-year-old Lane Holloman, who was injured in an automobile accident.

On March 22, 2021, the City of Dyersburg Stormwater Department sponsored the statewide Tennessee Tree Day by planting 400 trees in South Dyersburg. Assisting the City in the planting efforts were community volunteers and members of Dyer County Recycles.

On March 28, 2021, Dyersburg City Schools inducted five new members to the system’s Hall of Honor. The inductees of the 2021 class were Edgar Shults (DHS class of 1955), Willie Cole (DHS class of 1968), Charles Dawson (DHS class of 1964), Brandon Gibson (DHS class of 1993), and Dr. Zacery Brown (DHS class of 1997).

New Macedonia Church of God In Christ, in partnership with the Mid-South Food Bank, provided food items to over 175 families on June 4, 2020. Church members and volunteers worked through heavy rain to supply the needs of community members.