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Life Choices – Dyersburg will host an evening of laughter, desserts, and fun, as the organization will host its fourth annual Chuckles and Chocolates fundraising event on Thursday, Feb. 21. The event will occur at the Lannom Center, located at 2000 Commerce Ave. in Dyersburg, at 7 p.m. with a silent auction beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Jackson, TN – On Monday, January 14, 2019, U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson sentenced Brian Black, 42, of Dyersburg, Tennessee to 57 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for embezzlement. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentencing today.

Mary Grace Jennings, a Dyersburg High School junior, recently received a $2,500 donation from Modern Woodmen of America of Dyersburg to assist in the expense of obtaining her service dog, Shasta. A check presentation occurred at the Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Recently, U.S. News & World Report released the 2018 rankings for the best high schools nationally, as well as all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to their results for Tennessee, Dyersburg High School ranked as the 25th best high school in the state. Data from the results show that DHS has a graduation rate of 86 percent and received a bronze medal for a college readiness score of 18.1.

This week’s Dyersburg High School student spotlight representative is Jared Jenkins. Jared is a senior and the son of Johnny Jenkins and Joelle Cox. He was nominated for student spotlight by DHS Senior Advisor Anna Claire Bradshaw. ‘Jared is a senior that I just continue to be blown away by,’ said Bradshaw. ...

DCHS Spotlight Student for the week is 12th grade student, Autumn Miller. ‘As the senior counselor, I have worked with Autumn on many occasions and she is always so well-mannered, respectful, and determined to be successful in all areas. It is my honor to nominate Autumn as one of the students of the month.’ - Mrs. Jennifer Ray...

While Tuesday night’s Newbern Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting welcomed two new aldermen and a new mayor, it also addressed numerous residential complaints against the Newbern Police Department.

The Newbern Board of Mayor and Alderman welcomed a new mayor and two new board members during Tuesday night’s board meeting, as Pam Mabry was elected to serve out the remaining term of former mayor Justin Wright by unanimous board approval, with Nicky Evans Thomas and Mark Lamb voted in to fill the remaining two seats.

The Dyer County NAACP will host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial march on Monday, Jan. 21. Starting at 10:30 a.m. those gathered at the Future City and Bruce Community Centers will march to the Dyer Courthouse where a brief program will occur at 11 a.m. The speaker during the program will be elder Kevin Shaw of New Hope Pentecostal of Dyersburg. The event is open to the public.

On Tuesday, January 15, shortly after 2 p.m., the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a 2 vehicle accident. The vehicles involved included a tractor-trailer, driven by Anes Okic, 27, of Mount Clemons, Michigan and a red pickup truck, driven by James Walker, 71, of Henning, Tennessee. The tractor-trailer was owned by Blue Sky Transport of Sterling Heights, Mich. Walker was also pulling a trailer loaded with feed.

Prior to the monthly meeting of the Dyer County Legislative Body, Budget committee members met to discuss agenda items including multiple resolutions, Big Levee repairs and the sale of property reacquired by the county during the December 5, 2017 tax sale.

The Dyer County Legislative Body [CLB] convened at the Dyer County Courthouse on Monday night, January 14, with a full agenda, including the appointment of numerous committee members and a resolution appropriating funds for the Dyer County Levee and Drainage District.

The 8th annual Duck Blast kicked off Thursday night, Jan. 10, at the Lannom Center, as hundreds of local landowners and participants gathered for the traditional dinner and auction.

For the past several years, Co-Directors Melissa Brubaker and Mylissa Clark have spearheaded operations at Matthew 25:40, a non-profit organization which has touched the lives of countless thousands of individuals facing overwhelming circumstances.

Retired schoolteacher and local crafter Linda Parker has a certain zest for life, which shows in her passion for crafting.

Recently, Dyersburg City Schools announced the recipients of the system’s teachers of the year. One educator was chosen from each of the city schools, and this school year, recipients include Melinda Hutcherson of Dyersburg Primary, Aimee Putman of Dyersburg Intermediate, Rhonda Beasley of Dyersburg Middle, and TJ VanDyke of Dyersburg High School.

Since the mid-1990s, local resident Carnell Allen has hosted friends, neighbors, community leaders, elected officials and family members for an annual white bean appreciation luncheon on the second Wednesday in January. The meal has always been held at noon inside the barn, known as ‘The Cabin’, located behind Allen’s home and open to all in the community. With the annual event surpassing two decades of existence, Carnell, along with his daughter Sandra, hosted their final appreciation lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

The Dyer County Legislative Body will convene Monday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. inside of the Circuit courtroom (second-floor) of the Dyer County Courthouse. At 6 p.m., prior to the CLB meeting, the Budget committee will be meeting in the Jury Room (also on second-floor of courthouse) to discuss budget amendments, fund appropriations, and discussion regarding property reacquired by the county to be sold in the tax sale...

On Tuesday, January 8, Joseph Ellis Ford, 47, of Obion County, appeared before Judge Lee Moore in Dyer County Circuit Court and pled guilty to 17 counts of obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud.

On Thursday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m., the Dyersburg Municipal-Regional Planning Commission convened for their first meeting in 2019.

Dyer County High School ROTC students, led by Lt. Col. Tony Lacy, made a special trip to the Dyer County Courthouse to conduct a flag-retirement ceremony. During the course of the ceremony students retired 8 flags representing the state of Tennessee, America, the United States Air Force, the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and POW/MIA. ROTC students involved in the ceremony included: Cadet Lt. Col. Phillips, Cadet Capt. Snyder, Cadet Maj. Roberts, Cadet Staff Sgt. Riggs, and Cadet Sgt. Glisson.

Dyersburg State Community College honored Lori Tubbs-Douglas of Humboldt, Joey Harrison of Newbern, and Dr. Lisa Piercey of Milan with the Outstanding Alumni Award Jan. 4 inside the Student Center on the Dyersburg campus. Danny Walden, president of the DSCC Alumni Association, along with Mandy Fisher, director of continuing education and alumni affairs at DSCC, presented the awards in front of over 200 faculty and staff during the college’s annual spring update...

A town deeply rooted in agriculture, Dyersburg made great efforts in 1924 to attract and encourage industrial development. Show by Historical Society President Danny Walden was a booklet designed for the specific purpose of promoting the county.