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I’ve been a posting fool today y’all. Actually, I started writing last night, but I shouldn’t pull the veil back too far, you might see all my secrets. Anyway, as I am a fairly violent typist, my fingers are killing me. What I mean by violent, is that I type very hard on the...
People born in Puerto Rico are American citizens. Wonder what this has to do with (I say laced with heavy snark and disappointment that we still live in a world where this happens.) NASHVILLE, TN (AP) – A Tennessee father says the Puerto Rican birth certificates for his two daughters were nearly confiscated at...
Estimates keep coming in for counties in west Tennessee after last month’s flood/tornado/straight line wind damage. Three county offices are remaining open, and the FEMA office in Dyersburg is transitioning to a new location. The Jackson Sun has the story. To contact FEMA call 1-800-621-3362. People seeking aid must apply within 60 days of...
The Dyersburg State Gazette reports that Feed the Need Food Pantry needs volunteers for their distribution effort tomorrow morning. From the article Volunteers are greatly needed for this event due to the increased size of the program. Close to 1500 people are expected to come for their family to pick up food and the...
Humboldt and other communities have set up recovery centers in several areas to help out those folks that lost everything in this month’s floods and tornadoes. Disaster Recovery Centers offer help to people affected by this month’s severe storms and flooding. Other centers in West Tennessee are at the Dyersburg Mall, Gibson County Fairgrounds,...
The Dyersburg State Gazette reports that the Forked Deer River is below flood stage and officials are having trouble finding places to house people. Some of the assistance FEMA provides includes rental assistance programs, uninsured medical losses, transient accommodations, vehicle damages, phone repair grants and personal property replacement. He said they are having issues...
The majority of the floodwaters having receded from Dyersburg, the city is restoring services to areas previously under water and allowing homeowners back into the neighborhoods. In addition, the city is waiving city permit fees for renovation projects. There are some conditions for returning to affected areas: Guidelines established during the recovery and cleanup...
There headed to Nashville from South Florida so it may be a day or so. If you follow their Twitter account, there was also some information on Dyersburg. The truck, they only have one, is also trying to partner with laundromats in other affected areas in West Tennessee. They are telling the story on...
Please Note: This is not a comprehensive list, but a compilation of posts and external resources that we’ve found over the past week. If you know of a resource we missed please Contact us with the county or counties served in the subject line. – Dyer County – Dyersburg is one of the counties...
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