The Week in Dyer County: Nov. 9-15
Authorities took a student into custody after a threat involving Dyer County High School, while partner agencies swept the campus and found no security issues.
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Harlem Legends Bring Basketball Clinic to Dyersburg
Presented by the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation and Dyersburg Parks and Recreation, Saturday's clinic at the activity center costs $50 to register.
Student in custody after threat involving Dyer County High School, sheriff says
Officers found no security issues and will remain on campus Friday as a precaution, the sheriff's office said.
Dyersburg sales tax collections rise 3.76% in October
Shoppers helped push city collections to $1,441,818.73, up $52,299.30 from the same month last year.
Le Bonheur secures funding for new mobile care unit to serve Dyer County and rural West Tennessee
Four donor groups funded the $750,000 custom unit to visit local schools and provide free pediatric care across nine counties.
Dyer County Courthouse, offices to close Nov. 11 for Veterans Day
County officials announced the closure Tuesday ahead of the Wednesday holiday.
Veterans Day parade and program set for Wednesday in downtown Dyersburg
Dyer County's Nov. 11 events include a 10:30 a.m. parade and an 11 a.m. ceremony, with plans to move to the farmers market if it rains.
Dyersburg Trojans defeat Whites Creek 24-20
The win advances the Trojans to Round 3 to play Fairview next Friday, the city said.
Dyersburg to close city offices Nov. 11 for Veterans Day, adjust trash routes
Wednesday and Thursday residential trash routes will run one day late, while Monday and Tuesday pickups will stay on schedule.
Investigations
The COVID Windfall: How One Dyersburg Office Suite Drew $660,000 in PPP Loans — Legally
While most Dyer County workers kept clocking in, seven LLCs registered to a single Dyersburg address each drew federal PPP loans. Everything about it appears to have been legal. That's the story.
Public Safety
- Inmate serving life for murder escapes Northwest Correctional Complex
- Dyersburg police open applications for annual Shop with a Hero program
- Man, 81, last seen near Dyersburg found alive after three days in Lake County woods
- Dyer County Sheriff's Office arrests suspect in 2025 murder of Deandre Pickering
Government & Elections
- Dyer County updates meeting schedule, cancels Tuesday session
- Mayor John Holden presents Drug-Free Week proclamation to Transitions
- Thursday is the final day for early voting in Dyer County
- Dyer County early voting turnout reaches 3,788 ballots
Sports
- Dyersburg Trojans defeat Ripley 45-13
- Dyersburg Activity Center sets Friday registration deadline for youth volleyball
Business & Economy
- Dyersburg unemployment rate was 3.0% in September as rates fell statewide
- Dyersburg sales tax collections rise 1.78% in September
Community
- The Week in Dyer County: Nov. 9-15
- Harlem Legends Bring Basketball Clinic to Dyersburg
- Student in custody after threat involving Dyer County High School, sheriff says
- Dyersburg sales tax collections rise 3.76% in October
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