Police: Shooting on 77 was self-inflicted
"There was no need to get the citizens of Newbern in a panic over a random shooting that didn't happen" The man hospitalized from a gunshot wound while walking on Highway 77 in Newbern on Tuesday night confessed to shooting himself, said police. via State Gazette
Dubrule cited months after FedEx complaint
A Newbern man who wandered into a restricted area at a local business has been cited with criminal trespassing.
Man who shot himself arrested for stealing gun
Newbern investigators arrested a man on Tuesday who police said confessed to stealing a World War II-era rifle and bayonet from a neighbor's house.
Historic local icon of family dining continuing business with committed new owner
Local businessmen Don Reagan and Walt Moore are all about tradition. Whether providing down-home country cuisine in a family-style setting or a flashback to a '50s-style drive-in, these business partners ...
Board votes to postpone bare-bones new budget
The Newbern Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday spent two hours hearing figures for the 2008-2009 budget before deciding to hold off on approving the numbers until a property tax figure is available.
Technology Center at Newbern names new assistant director
Certified Public Accountant Donna Selby has returned home to Dyer County to take the position of assistant director of the Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern.
Semi driver dead after hit by car as rig burned
A tractor-trailer driver was killed after he was hit by a car while crossing Highway 51 to get away from his burning rig south of Newbern on Saturday morning.