Dickson Community

Side-line experts, we often complain when local politics and programs seem to run amuck. We may mutter at a news story or speak aloud our opposition to a news article, but if someone were to knock on our door and ASK our opinion about how to solve a problem or improve a situation- from the [...]

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Although still fairly new to the Dickson area, J.J. Slowinski already feels at home here, so much so that she is opening her own business, Yoga for All, in the Preston Thompson Carpet Shoppe Complex this May. She and her husband, Dan, and two boys, Jake and Pete, moved from Memphis this past October. She [...]

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Rover’s Playpen brought the proposal for a dog park in White Bluff before the City Council in June, but it was tabled for more investigation of the proposal and the proposed site. The group wanted to use the area in the back right corner of Veteran’s Park ( less than 1/2 acre), behind the ball [...]

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The winner of the Worst Pothole in White Bluff was announced on July 4th on the Blufwatch web site……. “Drumroll Please… Let me again thank everyone of the multitude of entries in this contest, dicksoncommunity.com,for their coverage of the event, FaceBook for the webspace to promote, Sissy and The Dude for sponsering the contest, and [...]

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One fun way to let off steam and make a point about the condition of city streets is to launch a contest to find the biggest pothole.  Some residents of White Bluff TN have done just that. The idea for the contest came from Sissy and David ( aka The Dude) as “just a bit [...]

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“Budget cuts” seem to be the new dirty words around school. The topic was enough to cause a stir at the recent ( June 22nd) County Commissioners Budget meeting. No body likes being the bad guy. No body likes being the one to suggest it might be a good idea to cut our education dollars. [...]

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Is the library going to close? Is the building being sold? are just a few of the questions circulating through Dickson faster than the latest Twilight book. Someone even showed up at the library offering boxes for packing! The subject was introduced by Benny Spencer a few weeks ago at a County Commissioners’ budget meeting. [...]

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Friday Night Downtown Lights brings live music, classic movies, late night dining, shopping & sidewalk sales to historic Main street in Dickson. Business owners recently came together with a plan to rejuvenate Main street bringing more interest and more fun to downtown Dickson. The result, wholesome family fun every Friday this summer. Ken Moore of [...]

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Thank you for allowing me a few minutes of your time and for your commitment as a public servant. My name is Linda Hayes and I am the Mayor of the Town of White Bluff. I am here to represent our citizens and discuss the recent decision against placing an ambulance in White Bluff. During [...]

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“You go to Walmart after you eat at the Mexican place…and that is your date night!” -Melanie Crosby Hogin “If you go into Applebee’s and you have your own plaque at the bar.” -Melanie Crosby Hogin “If you ever went skating out by the Dirty Buddies restuarant on the corner of Rock Church and 70 [...]

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