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Six-year-old Landon Matheny wanted to “travel the world in one day” he told his mother. His mother realized that night the only place where you can travel the world in one day is Epcot at Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Landon loves everything about Disney (e.g. ...

Christian pop artist Stars Go Dim, featuring Chris Cleveland, is scheduled to perform at First Christian Church in Dyersburg on Friday, December 4 at 7 p.m. as part of their Christmas is Here 2020 tour. A variety of ticket options, including free general admission, are available at www.Itickets.com, however seating is limited to 40 percent capacity...

Searching for a fun and memorable way to shop for Christmas? Then honor your friends, neighbors, family, businesses, and even ‘frien-emies’ by sending them a yard full of plastic pink flamingos. Life Choices Dyersburg is ending the year with a fun event called Flocks for Families. We envision yards throughout Dyersburg being filled overnight with fun, exotic, pink flamingos, December 1 -12...

This week, board members of the Rides 4 Rugrats car show presented representatives from Angel Tree with a $13,000 check to help local children this Christmas. The funds were raised from the second annual Rides 4 Rugrats show, which occurred on November 7 at the Dyersburg Mall.

The Dyer County and Dyersburg City school systems will be closed this upcoming week, November 23-27, for Thanksgiving break.

Dyersburg State Community College has announced that classes for the upcoming spring 2021 semester will begin Jan. 19, 2021. Most students will attend their first week of classes online or via Zoom teleconferencing to allow faculty time to prep students and communicate class delivery methods. Instructors will contact their students prior to the first week of class with details on how to attend virtually via Zoom. Additional information will be forthcoming by the instructor...

With the release of the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) daily COVID-19 update on Friday, the department reported Dyer County as having a total of 3,004 COVID-19 cases, which consist of confirmed and probable cases. Additionally, the TDH said that Dyer County had 311 active cases with 2,644 recoveries/inactive cases.

The Dyersburg-Dyer County Arts Council is cancelling its “Bluegrass Christmas” performance originally set for December 5, 2020.

This week’s Dyersburg High School student spotlight representative is junior student Antonio Garza. Antonio is the son of Lizandro and Samantha Garza. ‘This fall, Antonio has served as one of our new student tour guides. We can always depend on Antonio to be so friendly, helpful, and welcoming to our newest Trojans.’ – DHS Student Services...

This week’s Dyer County High School student spotlight representative is freshman student Peyton Maners. ‘Peyton is a great example of a student that exhibits the DCHS PRIDE rubric each day. He is a very respectable young man and always gives 100 percent to whatever is given to him. He comes to school each day ready to learn and strives for success.’ – Mrs. Jessica Murray...

The Dyer County Sheriff’s Department responded to an incident along Highway 51, just south of Four Points near the Dyer-Lauderdale County line, Tuesday afternoon, which resulted in one man being shot.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has been selected as one of four states to participate in a pilot program for delivery of the Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 vaccine now under development. This program is designed to address distribution challenges posed by requirements for ultra-cold storage of the vaccine...

With the release of the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) daily COVID-19 update on Wednesday, the department reported Dyer County as having a total of 2,921 COVID-19 cases, which consist of confirmed and probable cases. Additionally, the TDH said that Dyer County had 302 active cases with 2,571 recoveries/inactive cases.

On Saturday, November 21, the Dyersburg VFW Post 1972 will celebrate their 75th anniversary from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the VFW Post Building, located at 1355 St. John Ave. The public is invited to stop in and visit with local war combat veterans and VFW Post members...

Dyersburg State Community College honored Carol Pham of Halls and Gwendolyn Wardlow of Humboldt with Outstanding Alumni Awards during the College’s annual fall conference Oct. 9. The event was held virtually via Zoom teleconferencing. Danny Walden, president of the DSCC Alumni Association, and Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of DSCC, presented the awards with over 200 faculty and staff attending virtually...

Dyersburg State Community College President Karen Bowyer has announced the appointment of Baker McCool as the college’s new emergency medical services (EMS) program director. “Baker is a good example of how Dyersburg State is able to grow its own leaders,” stated Dr. Bowyer. “We are fortunate to be able to welcome him back in a leadership role after years of experience and progress in the field of emergency response.”...

Recently at the Tennessee Narcotics Officers Association Conference, the Dyersburg Police Department and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force were recognized for their investigation of cases involving drug trafficking organizations operating in the Western District of Tennessee, with many members of the organizations operating and residing in Dyer County.

The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened Monday evening, November 16, via teleconference for the regularly scheduled meeting. Board members heard three items of new business including a public hearing for a beer permit, the reading of the Nov. 4 Recreation Committee meeting, and a review of recently approved bids.

With the release of the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) daily COVID-19 update on Tuesday, the department reported Dyer County as having a total of 2,886 COVID-19 cases, which consist of confirmed and probable cases. Additionally, the TDH said that Dyer County had 312 active cases with 2,527 recoveries/inactive cases.

The Dyersburg Police Department is seeking information pertaining to an alleged robbery, reportedly occurring at the Royal Holiday trailer park Tuesday morning, November 17.

The Dyer County Health Department is offering flu vaccines at no charge to the community during a special “Fight Flu TN” vaccination event November 19. “Getting a flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself, your family and others in our community from the flu,” said Michael LaChapelle, Dyer County Health Department Director. ...

Military veterans at Tennessee community and technical colleges were recently honored by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) with one veteran from each institution being awarded the inaugural Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans. Local recipients included James Beel of Dyersburg State Community College and Barry Tompkins of Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Newbern.

With temperatures starting to dip, home heating systems are working double-time to keep you warm this winter. The Dyersburg Fire Department would like to remind everyone to make safety your top priority since heating is the second leading cause of home fires. Follow these suggestions to keep your home warm and safe through the cold seasons...