If you are like me, you can’t Spell OKLAHOMA without singing it in your head… “O-K, L-A, H-O, M-A”, and you can’t hear the word Oklahoma without belting out “OOOOklahoma where the wind comes sweepin down the plains….” but can’t get any further with the song than that! The cast of Roger and Hammerstien’s Musical OKLAHOMA, being performed at the Renaissance Center in Dickson, doesn’t...

It won’t make front page news, but today some children got a free lunch. Several ladies came together with pots of homemade soup, some PB & J sandwiches, as well as cookies- baked from scratch, to feed children they did not know. They did it just because they wanted to make a difference in someone’s life, to do something nice for a stranger. Dale Spicer, Director of the HELP Center in Dickson,...

Santa is alive and well at the Renaissance Center! Miracle On 34th Street, presented by the Renaissance Players, challenges us all to believe that Santa is real and making wishes come true. “I believe… I believe… It’s silly, but I believe.” is the chant of 6 year old Susan ( played engagingly by Claudia Bennett) as she struggles with an awakening imagination clashing with the...

So what’s with the traffic signals in downtown Dickson? Why are they blinking instead of going through their red, yellow and green light sequence? And then they added STOP signs along with the lights? Admit it, you have been wondering what’s up too. According to the Office of Public Work’s director, Rydell Wesson, the lights are in blinking mode because the “signal-heads are dilapidated...

The Rules of the Game: *No outs are counted *No runs are counted *Everyone gets a turn to hit *Everyone plays the field *Games Last at least an hour *No Practices What kind of game is this where no outs are counted? It is Miracle Ball of course! As stated by their President Aggie Laughery: “Miracle Ball of Dickson County is for kids and adults starting at the age of 4 and up with special needs, ...

Who DOESN’T like opening a gift or receiving presents? The anticipation, the crinkle of the paper and the pure joy and excitement over the contents are a part of most of our lives, and yet, around the world millions of children are in need of great folks like you to make receiving a Christmas present a reality. Imagine turning the sadness of a child who has suffered great hardship into happiness...

Sunday Nov. 7th, dawned beautiful for the runners of the first annual Montgomery Bell Breeze & Leaves 20K Run or 10K Walk/Run Though the Park sponsored by the Dickson Rotary Club . The weather was not too hot and not too cold…..which was helpful because the runners’ course was no picnic! Cheered on by family and friends, participants of this event ranged in age from 14 year old twins to the...

I stayed glued to radio station WDKN 1260 AM awaiting the updates on the return of the Tennessee National Guard 267th Military Police Company to the Dickson Armory today, Sunday November 1, 2009. Although they were supposed to leave Smyrna at around noon, at 1:30 the radio announcer reported that the Dickson-based TN National Guard Military Police Company had just boarded the buses in Smyrna and...

Who would have ever thought that raising taxes would result in cheers from a sanding-room-only crowd? But that is exactly what happened at the end of the County Commissioner Special Session held this evening, October 12, 2009, at the courthouse annex in  Charlotte TN. After many months of debate and sometimes heated arguments over the 2.8 million dollar county budget deficit, the vote – 9 yes...

Find Fall Family Fun at Keller’s Corny Country Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze 8 miles west of Dickson in Tennessee City. When you come, plan on staying for an afternoon of activities and adventure because this isn’t just a simple stroll through a pumpkin patch. Recently this amusement was voted ‘Best Agritourism’ operation in Dickson County by the UT Extension Agency, after only one year...