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Scouting, a lifelong passion for local resident
Edgar Shults has been in scouting for 61 years. He joined the Cub Scouts in 1944 and has made it a lifelong endeavor.
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Turnout good for Dyer County early voting
Wednesday was the first day of early voting in Dyer County. Voters were able to cast their ballots at the Dyer County Election Commission in downtown Dyersburg.
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Cook and Davidson named DSCC outstanding alumni
DSCC Alumni Association President Maleia Lee, center, congratulates Outstanding Alumni Dyersburg Credit Union manager Sharon Davidson and Belew and Ray pharmacist Kevin Cook at the DSCC annual Fall Conference ...
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Commercial Appeal Drops Home Delivery in Lake Co.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal, which has been carrier delivered in Lake County since World War II and probably well before that, will end home delivery here effective today.
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Historical Society to focus on telling the story of Dyer County
Members of the Dyer County Historical Society received a hands-on and mouth-watering lesson from member Bart Williams and his antique cider press.
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Hurricane Ike puts county highway crew to work
Hurricane Ike's pass through West Tennessee on Sunday is expected to keep the Dyer County Highway Department busy for another day or two.
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Local youngsters forego birthday presents to stock Matthew food pantry
Jacob Cole Tribble and Lindsay Paige Babbitt, children of Courtney and Brad Babbitt of Finley, pose with Matthew 25:40 Executive Director Amy Schmitt and just a portion of the non-perishable items they recently ...
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Nearly 100 runners vie to be fastest in Soybean 5K
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea Channel Tunnel linking the two countries.
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DSCC honors Outstanding Alumni
Dyersburg State Community College Alumni Association President Maleia Lee presented Outstanding Alumni Awards to Glen Barr of Dyersburg and Ed Presley of Finley at the college's Fall Update on Monday, Aug.
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Woman who was part of brawl pleads guilty
A Dyersburg woman pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge Monday in Dyer County General Sessions Court.
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Murder tops list of new indictments
Three men who conspired to rob an alleged drug dealer and shot someone else instead at the Sunrise Inn were among those indicted this week.
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Several jailed after baseball bat brawl
Five people were arrested after a brawl on Lovejoy Road on Saturday night with baseball bats that left one man in a Memphis hospital.
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Several jailed after baseball bat brawl
Five people were arrested after a brawl on Lovejoy Road on Saturday night with baseball bats that left one man in a Memphis hospital.
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Oil market squeezes half-century-old family business to shut doors
The Joe G. Baker Oil Co. at 1221 East Court St. Rising pressure from the global petroleum market has forced a family business established in 1952 to close.
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Suspect charged for fatal shootings on Upper Finley
Dyersburg Police investigators on Tuesday night charged a man for the August 2007 double-murder in a house on Upper Finley Road.
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Assignments, amendments set for next academic year
In addition to passing the system's 2008-2009 budget, members of the Dyersburg City School Board approved several consent items and recognized many students at Monday night's regular meeting.
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County election commission approves satellite precincts, including Dyersburg Mall
"It's our effort to increase voter participation" The Dyer County Election Commission approved four satellite precincts for the August and November elections on Wednesday, including a new one at the Dyersburg Mall. via State Gazette
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Attempted rape, burglary, other charges sent to jury
A 35-year-old man faces a possible indictment for attempted rape. Ladarious "St. Louis" Melton, 1850 Ayers, Apartment A, is accused of attacking a woman in the hallway of her St. via State Gazette
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Secretly indicted appear in court
A week after being indicted, a Dyersburg man no longer faces a charge of violating the habitual motor vehicle offender act. via State Gazette
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