By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Dyersburg, Tenn.–Dyer County Mayor Chris Young said he received two calls today from the State Department of Health–one at 8 a.m. and the other at 12:30 p.m., informing him that Dyer Co. had two cases of the Coronavirus.
He said the juvenile has been placed in isolation at home. The adult contracted the Coronavirus while out of the county and came back to Dyer County, he said. “The adult was quarantined, treated and is now clear,” Young said he was told.
Young said he was not informed by the state health officials where in Dyer Co. the individuals are located or even if they are male or female. “With the HIPPA laws, that is confidential information,” Young said. (HIPPA is the acronym for the federal medical privacy laws).
Young said all Dyer County government offices are open, but closed to the public. The public is asked to conduct its business by phone. If necessary to fill out paperwork, the paperwork can be left with the courthouse security guard.
Dyersburg city offices are also closed to the public and are conducting business at drive-through windows.
Dyer County government operations contact list in response to COVID-19:
Courthouse: Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. All offices will be closed to the public. Please conduct your business by phone.
If necessary to file paperwork, offices will request you to leave any paperwork with the security guard. The particular office will pick up, process and return to the guard for your pickup. These procedures will be followed until further notice.
Office numbers are as follows:
County Mayor: 731-286-7800
Property Assessor: 731-286-7804
Register of Deeds: 731-286-7806
Clerk & Master: 731-286-7816
General Session: 731-286-7808
Circuit Clerk: 731-286-7809
Election Commission: 731-286-4268
Trustee: 731-286-7802
County Clerk: 731-286-7814
Office on Aging: 731-286-7832
RSVP: 731-286-7829
Sheriff: 731-285-2802
Juvenile Office: 731-286-7827
Fire Chief: 731-286-7831
Commodity Foods: 731-286-7823
Building & Zoning 731-286-7821
Accounts Director: requests all invoices be emailed (accounts@co.dyer.tn.us), scanned or faxed (fax: 286-7810) for processing.
County clerk: open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lobby will be locked. They request that you use the drive thru or renew your tags at tncountyclerk.com. These procedures will be followed until further notice.
Election commission: Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Doors closed to the public. You still have until noon, April 2, 2020, to file your qualifying petitions for the August 6, 2020, election. You may register to vote at govotetn.com. Inquiries can be answered by phone (731-286-4268) or email: dyer.commission@tn.gov.
Juvenile Office: Closed to the public. Probation officers will not be seeing juveniles in person for probation appointments, but will contact them by phone for necessary business. In the event it becomes necessary to contact their probation officers, juveniles & parents can call 731-286-7827 or 731-503-0118.
In the event of an emergency, please call 911 or local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. Parents are asked not to bring their child to the office if they or their child has been sick or exposed to anyone who has been ill.
Trustee: Is requesting everyone contact them by phone (731-286-7802), email: trustee@co.dyer.tn.us, or website: tntrustee.com
Commodity Foods: Commodities will be delivered to your vehicle.
Sheriff: Any business that can be handled by phone, please do so. Calls for service will be screened by staff to limit public contact. Those entering the facility may be required to conduct business by lobby phone if possible. Anyone entering the facility will require screening of temperature/travel/COVID-19 contact.
On-site inmate visitation is cancelled until further notice.
To maintain contact with family members during this time, a free, weekly video visitation is offered to each inmate.