Dyer News

Everyone needs a hero. For one Vietnam veteran that hero is Ron Dyer, president and founding member of the Cumberland County Vietnam Veterans chapter.

The Summer Arts Camp for children, organized by the Weakley County Arts and Humanities Council, will be held at Dresden Elementary School, 759 Linden St., off Tenn.

A summer food program that feeds children in Gibson County could expand next year if a Dyer church has its way.

DYER - Three years later, the memories seem like a bad dream to Ronnie and Selene Barron - a normal spring Sunday filled with church services, lunch with their grandsons, laughter and happiness.

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Today, May 29 Made in the Shade summer craft for kids: 10 to 10:30 a.m., Smyrna Town Centre Pool.

Today, May 27 Newcomers of Murfreesboro Coffee Club meetings: 9:30 a.m., fourth Wednesday each month, JoZoara Coffee Shop.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Sunday evening for Crockett County, after receiving a report that a tornado had touched down in the Friendship area.

There's just something special about Gibson County's small towns. They all have unique qualities that appeal to residents and reach out to visitors through festivals, museums and historic sites.

DYER - Gibson County High School senior Jennifer Storey didn't have enough change to buy a soda at lunch, so she ran to the Hall Street Student Bank to apply for a loan.

The La Vergne Rescue Unit Inc. will host a country ham breakfast from 6 to 10 this morning at the squad building, 141 Gambill Lane.

State Sen. Lowe Finney, D-Jackson was elected Thursday to succeed Sen. Roy Herron as chair of the State Senate Democratic Caucus at the end of the current legislative session, according to a news release.

We all know about "salting" food for preservation or consumption - particularly pork shoulders and hams.

Four Kenton residents are among 14 West Tennesseans charged by a federal grand jury in three separate indictments for allegedly violating various federal drug statutes.

NASHVILLE - Republican Rep. Curtis Halford of Dyer has been hospitalized with unspecified stomach problems.

Past, present and future were on display for Gibson County Tourism Association's first celebration of the region's treasures.

The Gibson County Special School District still aims to have a wing of its new high school open by the start of the next school year despite construction delays from a rainy fall and winter.

State Reps. Craig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley, and Judy Barker, D-Union City, last week announced their support of the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Proposed Projects List for Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Crockett and Obion counties.

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The Tennessee Career Centers and the Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board are introducing the Summer Works internship program.