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On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Bill Lee was in Dyer County concluding a tour visiting all 95 counties in celebration of Tennessee’s 225 years of statehood. Gov. Lee spoke with several local and state elected officials and community members at the Lenox Golf and Event Co. to inform those gathered on what he has learned during his statewide tour.

Dyersburg native and Dyersburg/Dyer County Director of Downtown Development Steve Guttery recently announced his retirement from the position. Guttery has served in the role since 2006 and has worked daily to revitalize the Historic District and make it a destination for community members and those from outside the area.

In one of their final acts as high school students, the graduating Classes of 2022 from Dyersburg High School and Dyer County High School visited many schools within their respective systems for the traditional Senior Walk.

Memphis, Tenn. - United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., and United States Marshal Tyreece Miller on Friday announced Operation “River Run,” a joint federal, state, and local law enforcement initiative that resulted in the arrest of 43 violent fugitives in West Tennessee. ...

Genealogy or family history can sometimes seem like just a list of birth and death dates. One way to make ancestors “come alive” is to study the places they lived. Darrell Rutledge presented a program to the Dyer County Historical Society recently on the land ownership in the Summer Hill subdivision, one of the older neighborhoods in Dyersburg. ...

The Dyersburg High School International Thespian Society recently held its annual banquet on May 7. The banquet is held to celebrate the year, to honor the seniors, and to recognize those drama students who have worked on play productions this year...

On Friday morning, May 20, the Dyersburg Police Department announced both Newbern men wanted in connection of a May 18 homicide had been captured. Brothers Caleb Edwards, 20, of Newbern, wanted for first-degree murder, and William Marcus Edwards, 21, wanted for accessory to first-degree murder, were being sought by police following a Wednesday night shooting, resulting in the death of a Dyersburg man, 43-year-old Jimmy Burns.

On Saturday, May 21, the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society will host their 2nd annual Cups for Pups fundraising event at the Main Street Dyersburg Farmers Market, located at the Forked Deer River Park at 335 Clark Ave. in downtown Dyersburg. The event is scheduled to occur from 8 a.m. until noon.

On Tuesday afternoon, May 17, only a few days prior to graduation, parents of Dyersburg High School’s class of 2022, along with DHS faculty and staff, gathered inside the Terry Glover Gymnasium at DHS to recognize the graduating seniors’ academic and athletic accomplishments...

On Tuesday, May 17, the Dyer County High School class of 2022 was recognized at the annual Honors Day program with many parents, DCHS faculty and staff, and Dyer County Schools administration present. The ceremony occurred inside the DCHS gymnasium to celebrate the academic excellence of the graduating seniors.

The Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened Tuesday evening to discuss two items of new business – revisiting the previously approved mowing bid and to discuss the state of the Oakwood Recreation Park swimming pool.

On May 13, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Roderick Allen ‘Rod’ Sharp, 45, was laid to rest following a ceremony held at Second Baptist Church in Union City. Trooper Sharp served the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 20 years and served out of the Memphis District, which until recently encompassed Dyer County...

On May 13, Dyersburg High School educators, administrators and parents gathered inside the Terry Glover Gymnasium to recognize the academic accomplishments of several freshman and sophomore students.

On May 10, the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) announced 27 schools have received the Tennessee STEM/STEAM School Designation for 2022. Northview Middle School was announced as one of the 27 schools awarded...

Registration for students not currently enrolled in Dyersburg City Schools will be held at Dyersburg Primary School on the following dates and times (the last appointment time is 30 minutes prior to the end time): • May 31; 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. • June 1; 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m...

On May 12, the Dyer County Budget Committee met in the Richard Hill Conference Room of the Dyer County Courthouse. Discussion included the proposed 2022-23 budgets for the Dyer County Board of Education and updates on ARPA/TDEC Infrastructure Funding.

Dyersburg Police Chief Steve Isbell was recently appointed to the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission by Governor Bill Lee.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced a $288,000 recreation trails grant for Dyersburg for improvements at Forked Deer River Park. The grant is part of $448,000 awarded to communities from the Recreation Trails Program (RTP). The state is also awarding $6,370,000 in grants throughout the state from the Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program...

The rumbling sound of Chevrolet Corvettes could be heard in Dyersburg Thursday evening and Friday morning as the St. Jude Corvette Drive was in town. Well over 50 of the prized models from the bowtie brigade arrived at The Lannom Center on Thursday evening where participants were treated to a meal and stayed overnight in Dyersburg prior to departing for Memphis Friday morning.

The Dyer County Board of Education met for a called board meeting on May 10 at 6 p.m. at the Milton Magee Auditorium to discuss the approval of various agenda items, including the approval of the 2022-2023 Dyer County School Budget, among other items on the agenda.

On May 17, Dyer County High School will recognize the graduating class of 2022 at the annual Honors Day ceremony to be held at 1 p.m. on campus. Additionally, the graduation ceremony for the class of 2022 will be held on May 20 at Dyer County High School at 7 p.m...

The Dyersburg State Community College Division of Workforce Development will offer its annual College for Kids summer program at the Dyersburg campus June 14-16 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The program is available for children in kindergarten through eighth grades during the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year...

The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will not meet Monday evening, May 16.

On Tuesday afternoon, District Attorney General Danny Goodman, Jr. announced in Dyersburg City Court the assault case against Dyersburg Middle School educator Carey Sanders had been dismissed.