Halls News

In Dyer County Circuit Court on Sept. 29: * Dusty B. Haynes, 28, 312 S. Hazel in Halls, was given an effective eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to burglary and theft of property less than $500. He was accused of entering the Murphy USA building on Dec.

ASA provides WTO priorities to U.S. Trade Representative Kirk Nov. 10, 2009 ST. LOUIS -- The American Soybean Association today communicated to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk its priorities for restarting World Trade Organization negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda on a foundation that offers an improved opportunity for a ...

The sharp eyes of a good Samaritan helped a Halls woman get her billfold and all its contents back after it was lost during a trip to Reelfoot Lake.

The Young Writers' Clubhouse on Saturday, Oct. 31, was a hauntingly, howling, hilarious, hair-raising Halloween Writing-palooza! Third- through eighth-grade students from Dyersburg, Halls, Ripley and Covington joined Dyersburg Middle School teacher and Teacher Consultant for the West Tennessee Writing Project Becky Hasselle, far right, and fellow ...

Murray Hudson of Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints and Globes of Halls traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with U.S. Congressman John Tanner and Sens.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on Sept. 15: * Kendrick D. Akins, 18, 206 Pate St., pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated burglary, theft of property in excess of $1,000 and burglary of a motor vehicle.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on Sept. 8: * An aggravated assault charge against Leaquinn B. Brown, 24, of Halls, was dismissed.

This, added to a very wet fall season, has made the harvesting of some crops difficult for area farmers.

Dyersburg Dyer County Union Mission Director of Development Jim Ewell, New Life Camp Director Greg Beam, Mission and Camp volunteer Donna Ewell and Mr.

Robert Magee, 58, stood before a judge and was officially charged with attempted rape and sexual battery, Wednesday.

"In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." -- Matthew 25:40 Jane Wiley of Halls recently received the Angel Award from Grace Broadcasting during a live, one-hour interview with Tom Mapes at the Grace radio station in Jackson.

The canoe trip down the Forked Deer River had about 20 canoes with just as many canoeists.

Gail Chapman, left, a UT employee works a puzzle while Bill Gurley, center, technical director of the UT Chemistry Department and Doug Brown chat Friday, April 4, 2008 on the Knoxville Area Transit Halls express bus.

Total shots given: 6,858 -- Shots given at highest-volume site : 2,200 -- Time first site ran out of vaccine: 9:45 a.m. -- Shots given at last site to run out of vaccine: 1,575 -- Money raised for Empty Stocking Fund: $31,366 -- Money raised at 2008's Flu Shot Saturday: $34,775 -- Money raised at 2007's Flu Shot Saturday: $43,900 Saturday showers ...

Old Fearless, who is usually in a sour mood, was humming a tune when he entered the office.

Halls High School held received a special delivery in the amount of $50,000 at its new Ag Learning Center last week.

There are different projects involving cigarette butts in Knoxville and in Chattanooga, but they are related by more than just the subject matter - and what has to be a distasteful job of collecting them.

Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association officials are planning to confer with administrators and football coaches at Clinton High School and Jefferson County next week to sift through allegations of Clinton using an ineligible player this season.

A former Halls High School teacher who was cleared of criminal charges of statutory rape of a female student, has reached a settlement with Knox County Schools.

A Dyersburg man accused of a fatal drive-by shooting pleaded guilty Wednesday as his Dyer County Circuit Court trial was to begin.