Newbern News Archives

In Dyer County Circuit Court on July 27-28: * Corey Allen Coker, 18, 2064 Morgan Road, No.

This is the check a Newbern resident was sent by C.T.F. Group Inc. Accompanying the check was a letter informing him that he had won a sweepstake and lottery drawing.

Newbern police report a possible mail scam in which a local resident was told by letter that he had won $150,000 in a sweepstakes and lottery.

This is the check a Newbern resident was sent by C.T.F. Group Inc. Accompanying the check was a letter informing him that he had won a sweepstake and lottery drawing.

Two men accused of trying to kill a woman were indicted this month. Albert O'Brien "Dirty" Dewalt, 25, 909 Fair St., and Kenyatuah Antwane "YaYa" Harris, 34, 1375 Cumberland Ave., face charges of attempted first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

The city of Newbern was awarded $375,000 from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency HOME program.

The Newbern Municipal-Regional Planning Commission made several decisions this month on street acceptance and rezoning.

Newbern police are investigating two burglaries that happened in the Scenic Hills neighborhood on Saturday, July 18.

Local resident Pete Carpenter was awarded the Honorary State FFA Degree at the State FFA Convention in Gatlinburg.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on June 23-24: * Scotty J. Bolden, 39, 209 2nd Ave., was granted pre-trial diversion on a charge of violating the Motor Vehicle Habitual Offender Act.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on July 6-7: * Barry Lynn Gardner Jr., 25, address unavailable, pleaded guilty to failure to appear.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on June 29-30: * Allen Wayne Ables Jr., 26, 150 Unionville Road, pleaded guilty to a number of charges and received an 11-year sentence.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on June 23-24: * Scotty J. Bolden, 39, 209 2nd Ave., was granted pre-trial diversion on a charge of violating the Motor Vehicle Habitual Offender Act.

Mayor John Holden requested a special prayer from Dyersburg Police Department Chaplain Jim Ennis at the regular meeting of the Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Alderman on Monday, Aug.