- Sorghum Valley Christmas Village 2023 (12/7/23)The Christmas spirit visited Sorghum Valley again this year. Here are some photos from opening night.
- Creativity, science, and math result in colorful cardboard kayaks at Northview Middle School (12/6/23)
- Christ Classical Academy: Middle School scientists and the results of their tests (12/4/23)Here are all of the experiments and their outcomes, along with the scientists themselves.
- Christmas Market 2023 (12/3/23)
- 32nd Annual Newbern Christmas Parade (12/1/23)Newbern's Christmas Parade included a wide and colorful variety of floats and other entrants--there were Santa, elves, larger-than-life fuzzy characters, the Grinch, Toy Story's Woody, motor cycle riders, ATVs, cheer teams, marching bands, beauty queens, and more. These are photos from that event.
- Newbern Elementary letters to Santa photos (11/29/23)These are a few of the children from Newbern Elementary who posted their wish lists to Santa's mailbox in Downtown Newbern.
- 72nd Annual Downtown Christmas Parade (11/27/23)
- Photos from 2023's The Grand Ole Bogota Opry Style (11/21/23)The Bogota show drew packed houses for three nights. These are photos from the first half of the show.
- Photos: Dyersburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta 50th Anniversary Gala was held at Lannom Center on November 18 (11/21/23)The sorority's event was a formal affair, an evening of sisterhood and fellowship.
- Veterans honored with parade and speaches (11/13/23)U.S., state, and local leaders gathered to honor veterans.
- Office on Aging Hosts Veterans Day Luncheon (11/9/23)
- Rides 4 Rugrats auto and bike show, auction, and swap pics (11/6/23)Saturday saw some amazing cars and many charitable attendees. All proceeds went to the Angel Tree and Trade School programs. Presents and training for the kids.
- ABWA Girl's Night Out (11/3/23)
- Downtown Dyersburg and DSCC Halloween 2023 (11/1/23)Despite cold temperatures, the streets of downtown Dyersburg were flooded Tuesday evening, as hundreds of ghouls, goblins, and masked crusaders made their way from business to business trick-or-treating. The event kicked off at 5:30 p.m. and wrapped up at 7:30 p.m. Festivities were planned at nearly every business around the Historic Square, with offerings of hot chocolate and cookies made for those venturing toward the north side of downtown.
- Trimble's scary-fun Halloween (11/1/23)Trimble's Halloween was sweeeeeeet. These photos show what fun it was.
- Downtown Newbern was overrun with the ghostly and ghastly—and the beautiful too (11/1/23)Newbern did up Halloween in grand style. Check this gallery for the eerie splendor.
- Fyrne Lake Trail Run for Paws to Care—Saturday 10/28 event photos (10/30/23)Baird was the presenting sponsor for the Fyrne Lake Trail Run, proceeds benefitted Paws to Care, "a group of volunteers who come together because of their love for animals".
- Legislative Coffee welcomes House Speaker Cameron Sexton (10/20/23)
- Bicentennial Events 2023 (10/16/23)
- More Bicentennial photos from the Farmers Market (10/16/23)Dyer County citizens, vendors, and visitors enjoyed the Bicentennial Celebration time at the Farmers Market on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
- Happy 200th Birthday Dyer County (10/16/23)Monday morning, October 16, 2023, a gathering at Pocket Park in Downtown Dyersburg capped off the celebrations of Dyer County's Bicentennial Celebration.
- Frightening fun at Addi's Eerie Adventure (10/15/23)Dyersburg's Activity Center was overrun with goblins and ghouls Saturday 10/14.
- 38th Annual Community Cancer Fund BBQ for Cancer (10/13/23)
- Governor Bill Lee's visit to TCAT Newbern—a story in pictures (10/11/23)
- Dyer County Relay for Life Bicentennial Boo Bash (10/8/23)
- Dream Factory 5K at Okeena Park (10/8/23)
- Gallery: 52nd annual Reelfoot Arts and Crafts festival (10/2/23)The festival offered a wide array of goods and goodies
- Chamber of Commerce hosts Member Appreciation (9/29/23)
- 2023 Dyersburg City Schools Hall of Honor's Inductees gather for celebration (9/25/23)Inductees and their families met at Dyersburg Middle School for introductions, speeches, and for community fellowship.
- 7th Annual Farm to Table (9/23/23)
- Dogwood BJJ - St. Jude Event at White Squirrel Winery (9/23/23)
- Dyer County Health Council Resource Fair (9/23/23)
- Main Street Farmers Market Announce T-Mobile Grant (9/23/23)
- 2023 Depot Days in Newbern (9/18/23)A brilliant day for a brilliant celebration
- St. Jude Riders stopped in Dyersburg—then delivered $1.2 Million to St Jude Children's Research Hospital (9/15/23)Riding for a cause, the bikers enjoyed their time in Dyersburg—and some catfish too.
- Special Needs Day at the Dyer County Fair—A Blast! (9/8/23)The Dyer County Fair hosted Special Needs Day on Wednesday from 9-11 a.m. The day was free of charge to attendees and sponsored by longtime supporting business, Security Bank. Special Needs Day welcomes students from Dyer County and Dyersburg City Schools, along with students from Lauderdale and Lake County School Systems.
- Dyer County Fair Opening Day (9/4/23)
- Wrangling on the River Rodeo at the Dyer County Fairgrounds (9/3/23)
- Day at the Lake (8/28/23)On Saturday, August 26, the Raising Kellan Podcast and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes partnered to host “A Day at the Lake”, welcoming a large crowd for a conference focused on discussing resources available for individuals with disabilities.
- Photos from TCAT Northwest's fish fry for scholarship funds (8/21/23)TCAT NW celebrates outstanding students, industry partnerships, and mergers with TCAT Ripley and Covington
- Cumberland Presbyterian hosts DHS and DCHS bands for pre-game dinner (8/21/23)The 3rd annual hosting of the Dyersburg and Dyer County's marching bands was the brainchild of Sarah Wells, who says, "We've enjoyed having the bands." Leslie Lay added, "Kids from both teams are members here, so we wanted to bring the entire bands here." These are pictures from the August 18, 2023 event.
- Dot's trivia contest: proceeds to fight Alzheimer's (8/7/23)Pictures from the evening of August 3, 2023, at The Farms
- Dyersburg City Schools Inservice (7/26/23)
- End of Summer Celebration at Future City Recreation Center (7/24/23)Free food, fun, and services for kids, at Future City Recreation Center
- Dyersburg High and Dyer County High band camps, making music, learning moves (7/21/23)These bands are working hard to inspire teams and supporters. More pictures of DHS will be online next week.
- Dream Factory surprises nine-year-old Jovi McCall with trip to Disney (7/20/23)On Tuesday, July 18, Dream Factory of Dyer County lit up the day for nine-year-old Jovi McCall, daughter of Marc and Holly McCall, and sister to Lily McCall. During a reveal ceremony held at Chick-fil-A, Jovi was surprised by members of the organization with a family trip to Disney World.
- How Green Was My Brownie (7/18/23)
- Bogota Freedom Parade (7/4/23)The Bogota Freedom Parade kicked off at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning as crowds poured into the Bogota Community Center. A line of ATVs decked out in red, white, and blue had already begun to assemble for the parade, which welcomed dozens of entries including a stagecoach, tractors, bikes, and various local officials, first responders, and the TWRA.
- DPS Community Helper Day (7/3/23)
- 2023 Finley Freedom Fest Parade (7/3/23)A colorful fest in Finley
- Fourth of July Freedom Celebration celebrates Independence Day with fireworks, food, and live music (7/2/23)
- ERMCO celebrates production of eight-millionth transformer (6/29/23)
- Flag ceremony honors Dyersburg WWII Vet and retires flags (6/26/23)Jackson, Tennessee Mayor Scott Conger declared June 24, 2023, Flag Retirement Day. The event drew dignitaries, retired veterans, active members of the military. Dyersburg resident, Seaman 1st Class and WWII veteran Jack Claiborne, spoke of his experience during the D-Day invasion.
- All together now with Dyer County's libraries (6/23/23)Dyer County's libraries offer something for everyone.
- Juneteenth Community Awards and Mental Health Vigil (6/21/23)Celebrating Juneteenth, June 19, the Dyer County NAACP hosted a mental health vigil and its 2nd Annual Community Awards Ceremony at the downtown pocket park.
- Juneteenth Celebration 2023 at Bruce Community (6/19/23)
- DCHS/FFA: "Adventures in Agriculture" fun and lessons for future farmers (6/16/23)The children learned about farming and learned about cattle, pigs, goats, crops, and farm machinery—and they had fun too.
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Farmers Market Opening Day 2023 (6/15/23)The Main Street Farmers Market came to life on Saturday as a crowd of community members and vendors flooded the pavilion, eager to grab a cold coffee and browse the goods from roughly 30 vendors on site. The event welcomed an array of local producers, arts and crafts vendors, and more. Farmers Market Director Brianna Roser said she was thrilled about the turnout of the Market’s opening day and commented on the amount of local talent we have in Dyer County.
- Representatives from the EPA visit the Meadows farm and witness plane and helicopter crop spraying (6/13/23)
- Ag pilot Kaleb Rich of West Tennessee Air Service and one of his planes (6/7/23)Gone are the old days of crop dusters. Now, the planes are "ag planes" that spray liquid fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.
- Memorial Day ceremony at the Dyer County pocket park (5/29/23)
- DAR flag planting at Veteran's Square commemorates Memorial Day (5/26/23)
- DSCC Mock Casualty Drill (5/24/23)DSCC held a mock casualty drill, coordinating EMT and nursing students with emergency services from Dyer and surrounding counties
- Finley receives STEM designation (5/23/23)
- DHS commencement photos (5/22/23)Photos of the 2023 DHS graduation ceremony. Not all students are pictured, but you can see another gallery of Richie Williams's photos on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/state.gazette
- NAMI Glo Walk 2023 (5/21/23)
- 2023 DCHS Graduation Ceremony (5/20/23)On Friday, May 19, the Dyer County High School Class of 2023 made their final journey to the football stadium as high school seniors. Opening the ceremony, Lily Cravens, senior class secretary, welcomed all in attendance, followed by the Posting of Colors by JROTC.
- St. Jude Corvette Run (5/19/23)
- St. Jude Corvette Drive comes through Dyersburg (5/19/23)
- DHS Senior Walk 2023 (5/17/23)
- DCHS Seniors walk through Three Oaks Middle School (5/17/23)Dyer County High School seniors took a "victory lap" through Three Oaks Middle School today while current students and teachers lined up to applaud the Class of 23's achievements. The seniors also took a walk through Northview Middle School.
- DCHS seniors accept roughly $9M in scholarships (5/16/23)
- McIver's Grant Public Library MOM event (5/12/23)The McIver's Grant Public Library held an early Mother's Day event: "Moms on the Move" (M.O.M). The event was held to inform mothers, grandmothers, and other caregivers for children about resources, including childcare and healthcare. Businesses and other institutions donated time, money, useful items.
- DHS Class of 2023 Senior Awards and Scholarships (5/10/23)
- Prayer on the Square, National Day of Prayer (5/4/23)Residents met at the Dyersburg Downtown Square to observe the National Day of Prayer, which is held on the first Thursday in May across the U.S.
- DCHS recognizes academic achievements during Investment in Excellence ceremony (5/3/23)
- Stem students at Northview Middle School compete in the annual kayak competition (5/2/23)Students applied math, physics, and artistry to create their vessels.
- Opening day of the DCHS plant sale (5/1/23)Pictures from the Dyer County High School Agricultural Science department and the students in spring classes
- Healthy Kids Day+Spring Into The Arts (4/29/23)
- DCHS STEM II makes special project for special needs pup (4/28/23)
- USA Top 100 Sports videographer visits DHS A/V class (4/28/23)On Friday, Dyersburg High School theater arts teacher Trever Yarbrough invited USA Top 100 Sports videographer Erin Jerrod Reid to speak to his "A/V Production" class.
- Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse—Open House (4/26/23)With the "Wizard of Oz" theme variation, "There's No Place Like a Safe Home," the Dyer / Lake County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse held an Open House. Area Mayors signed a proclamation in support of the Center's mission. The center served snacks cleverly named after things from the classic movie. Digital and print stories to follow.
- PADD Community Resource Fair (4/24/23)
- Andy Baker retirement reception (4/24/23)
- Chairman’s Awards recognizes achievements of businesses, leaders (4/23/23)
- Special Needs Event at Dyersburg Sportsplex (4/22/23)
- 2023 Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast (4/22/23)
- Humane Society Adopt-A-Thon at Petsense 2023 (4/22/23)
- HOSA Hero Walk (4/22/23)
- 2023 JROTC 5K Run benefitting the Dyer County Rescue Squad (4/22/23)
- Dyer County Historical Society museum open house (3/17/23)
- DCHS Lip Sync Battle 2023 (3/13/23)
- 15th annual Davis P. Rice Memorial Hunt and banquet (2/8/23)
- DCHS FFA and Alumni Trivia Night (2/8/23)
- MLK Luncheon (1/16/23)
- MLK Luncheon (1/16/23)
- NAACP sponsors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. program at the Pocket Park (1/16/23)
- Dyersburg residents light up the holidays (12/27/22)
- 2022 Dyersburg Christmas Parade (12/22/22)
- 2022 Newbern Christmas Parade (12/22/22)
- Christmas on the Square and Main Street Farmers Market (12/22/22)