Dickson County News

Dickson County schools have been following the lead of a national education trend by graduating the chalkboard-and-desk setup of classrooms into the age of high technology.

Two weeks after a special education teacher in Dickson was discovered to have at least three DUI convictions in Nashville, the school board altered their employee policy manual to require faculty members to alert school officials if they are ever arrested for a crime.

The Dickson County Health Department will offer the H1N1 vaccine Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon. Hundreds of doses of the injectable vaccine are available and about 50 doses of the FluMist vaccine are available, according to a health department official.

The Catfish Kitchen restaurant and its whale-sized catfish out front have been landmarks in Dickson County for over two decades.

The Dickson County unemployment rate dipped under double digits for the first time in months and was lower than the state average.

Hailey Lindsey, a member of the Dickson County 4-H Dog Project, showed her dogs Titus and Jack during the Wilson County 4-H Dog Show on Oct.

Looking back over the past few months, it has become increasingly obvious to many that the Dickson County Commission has been making some rather poor decisions.

Two Dickson County commissioners have been fined after violating state ethics codes.

DICKSON CO., Tenn. A charter bus is on fire Friday afternoon along Interstate 40 in Dickson County.

Police officers in the City of Dickson know about the green file. Sheriff's officers in Dickson County know about the book.

Former State House majority leader Kim McMillan is vying to become the state's first female governor, and she stopped by Dickson in recent weeks to promote her gubernatorial campaign.

The Dickson County Commission is looking at whether or not to change legal counsel.

Local governments in Tennessee are spending millions of dollars annually to lobby other government bodies in Nashville and Washington, according to an upcoming report from a group that tracks public spending in the state.

The Dickson County Health Department still has H1N1 vaccine injections and spray mist available for specific groups.

A Dickson County kindergarten teacher with three DUIs and a theft conviction remains in the classroom, even after an additional shoplifting charge.

Dickson County Sheriff Tom Wall is asking people who find stray animals on their property to call authorities before wounding or killing the animals.

The new state's school report cards place Dickson County's K-8 schools among the best in the state, and some took the number one slot.

The doors to the buses opened, having just completed a Smyrna-to-Dickson trip with the Rolling Thunder and Patriot Guard motorcycle escorts, and the soldiers of the 276th Military Police Company stepped off.

Rossview High's football season was extended for another week when the Hawks received a wild card playoff berth into the TSSAA 6A state football playoffs.

Popular Dickson County High School teacher John Lett was found dead Friday afternoon of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dickson Police Chief Rick Chandler At about the time his body was found in a Dickson field, Lett, a chemistry teacher, was being served a search warrant at his home by the Dickson County Sheriff's Office, ...