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On January 14, the Newbern Police Department issued warrants for Brandon Kyle Sweat, 21, in connection with an ongoing burglary investigation.

The National Association of ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) State Program Administrators (NAESPA) recently announced Fifth Consolidated Elementary School from the Dyer County School System had been named a National ESEA Distinguished School by the state education agency in Tennessee. Fifth Consolidated School is one of up to 100 schools throughout the country being nationally recognized for exceptional student achievement in 2021. Only two schools in Tennessee were identified as a 2021 National ESEA Distinguished School.

After the first snowfall of 2022 occurred last week, Dyer County is gearing up for the next round of possible winter weather expected to arrive in the area over the weekend.

A local woman is in custody after allegedly fleeing a Dyersburg residence with a 9-year-old child following a supervised visit. Renee Miles, 30, of Dyersburg, was reportedly arrested in Arkansas with the child in her vehicle. According to the Dyersburg Police Department, Miles faces charges in Arkansas, where she is currently being held, and the DPD place on hold on Miles with a charge of custodial interference. The DPD added Miles is the child’s non-custodial mother.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the high school softball season almost two months away, Dyer County senior Reagan Thompson knows where she will play at the college level as the Lady Choctaws’ power-hitting catcher signed with Blue Mountain on Wednesday morning...

Local annual events celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been canceled. Among these events are the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon, co-hosted by Dyersburg State Community College and the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce, originally scheduled for Friday, January 14, and the Dyer County NAACP march and program typically held on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day...

Blue-collar players can be a must for a team to be successful, especially at the high school level where a lot of players’ skills are still in development.

The State of Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), HTL Advantage, together with Ford Motor Company, recently announced the Memphis Regional Mega Site, located in Stanton, Tenn., has been selected as the site for one of the largest battery and vehicle manufacturing campuses in the U.S. Ford and SK Innovation will invest $5.6 billion to build a 3,600-acre mega campus called Blue Oval City on the Mega Site, where production of next-generation all-electric F-Series trucks will begin in 2025. The project will result in the creation of 5,800 new jobs in West Tennessee, and over 21,000 direct and indirect jobs in the state.

The Dyersburg High School football team and cheerleading squad were honored at the annual Football Awards Banquet on Thursday night in the DHS Commons.

Jackson, TN – A total of 11 individuals have been indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr. announced the indictments on January 6. According to information presented in court, on July 12, 2021, eleven subjects were indicted with a second superseding indictment filed on December 14, 2021. ...

On January 14, the Newbern Police Department issued warrants for Brandon Kyle Sweat, 21, in connection with an ongoing burglary investigation.

The Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened Tuesday evening, January 18, due to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. Board members reviewed three items of new business including a public hearing for a beer permit for the Dyersburg Moose Lodge, the attorney invoices for October and November 2021, and a list of approved bids...

A local woman is in custody after allegedly fleeing a Dyersburg residence with a 9-year-old child following a supervised visit. Renee Miles, 30, of Dyersburg, was reportedly arrested in Arkansas with the child in her vehicle. According to the Dyersburg Police Department, Miles faces charges in Arkansas, where she is currently being held, and the DPD place on hold on Miles with a charge of custodial interference. The DPD added Miles is the child’s non-custodial mother.

After the first snowfall of 2022 occurred last week, Dyer County is gearing up for the next round of possible winter weather expected to arrive in the area over the weekend.

Jackson, TN – A total of 11 individuals have been indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr. announced the indictments on January 6. According to information presented in court, on July 12, 2021, eleven subjects were indicted with a second superseding indictment filed on December 14, 2021. ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., — Tennessee's gas price average rose a penny from last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.03 which is two cents more than a month ago and 84 cents more than one year ago. “Gasoline prices continue to edge upward, driven primarily by the price surge in crude oil, which closed over $84 a barrel last week,” said Stephanie Milani, Tennessee Public Affairs Director, AAA-The Auto Club Group. ...