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Shari Tidwell, FNP, Nurse Practitioner located in Dyersburg, is to serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2022 Dyersburg Christmas Parade. Tidwell has resided in Dyer County since 1991 and raised her two daughters, Bailey Tidwell who now lives in Nashville and Claire Atkinson who now lives in Arlington. Originally from Troy, Tennessee, Tidwell is a northwest native and has family still residing there...

Following Small Business Saturday, the 71st annual Dyersburg Christmas Parade occurred in Downtown Dyersburg on Monday, November 28, at 7 p.m. Welcoming in the Christmas season, hundreds of local residents and visitors lined the streets. Those celebrating in Downtown Dyersburg were treated to a night of Christmas cheer as the parade featured over 90 entries.

On November 18, Dyer County employees and community leaders convened at 11 a.m. in the conference room at the Trustee and Election Commission offices for the annual Thanksgiving luncheon.

On Monday, October 10, Rose Lummus was officially placed on the list for a double lung transplant. On Saturday, November 12 at 1:30 a.m., she received the call from Vanderbilt to let her know that lungs were available. Thirty minutes later, she and her husband, Don, were on the road to Nashville. Ten hours later, surgery began and 8 hours later, Rose Lummus had two new lungs...

On Monday evening, the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened at 7 p.m. to review several items of new business, including bids, review of attorney invoices, and conducted a public hearing for two beer permits. All board members were present with the exception of Alderwoman Mary Claire Hopper...

On November 17-19, the local area was treated to the annual Hee Haw shows, held at the Bogota Community Center. Presented by the Never Ready for Prime Time Players, the shows raised a total of over $14,000, all going toward upkeep and improvements for the community center...

Beginning Thursday, December 8 and continuing through Saturday, December 10, the Sorghum Valley Christmas Village, located at the Dyer County Fairgrounds, will be open from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Though the Choctaws played to a stalemate with Ripley for a half on Tuesday night in Newbern, the Dyer County boys basketball team used a strong second half to take a 76-57 win over the visiting Tigers to head into the Thanksgiving holiday at 3-0.

In efforts to provide quality foods to the community, Tyson Foods of Newbern, in partnership with the City of Newbern and Mid-south Food Bank, distributed a plethora of meats and produce items during a Mobile Pantry food distribution event held Monday, November 21 at First Baptist Church of Newbern.

For the second straight day at the MLK Classic in Memphis, it took a team an extra frame to send the Trojans home with a loss as Haywood handed the Dyersburg boys their second straight setback with a 71-67 overtime with over the black and gold at Lemoyne-Owen College...

Shari Tidwell, FNP, Nurse Practitioner located in Dyersburg, is to serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2022 Dyersburg Christmas Parade. Tidwell has resided in Dyer County since 1991 and raised her two daughters, Bailey Tidwell who now lives in Nashville and Claire Atkinson who now lives in Arlington. Originally from Troy, Tennessee, Tidwell is a northwest native and has family still residing there...