Dyersburg State Gazette

3 weeks ago | stategazette.com | Ralph Hardin

Teachers and students alike are enjoying the early days of summer vacation, but it won't be long before school is back in session. New to the community or have a little one ready to begin their school days? If so, now is the time to register for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.

3 weeks ago | stategazette.com | Ralph Hardin

The Prevention Alliance of Dyersburg & Dyer County focuses on a lot of life's hurts, habits and hang-ups, and one of those is smoking. With an eye on that issue, last Wednesday, PADD our teenagers and "keenagers" spent the afternoon volunteering their time putting together Quit Kits for the alliance's nicotine prevention programming. The kits contain candy, "fidget" devices, and important information about how to quit smoking.

3 weeks ago | stategazette.com | Ralph Hardin

After the originally scheduled date was washed away by heavy storms, the annual Chairman's Awards Banquet of the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce finally took place on Saturday, May 3.

3 weeks ago | stategazette.com | Ralph Hardin

Donna Turner, Chief of Police for the Covington Police Department, couldn't resist a little word play in her press release regarding a recent attempted robbery. "Covington Police melt suspects efforts to rob the ice cream man," it read. "Really guys, the ice cream man!!!"

1 month ago | stategazette.com | Ralph Hardin

A Juneteenth celebration is coming to Dyer County and you're all invited. For those not in the know, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the de facto ending of slavery, referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.