WORK SESSION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA November 3rd, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Chairman Virginia Gray, Presiding Call to Order – Chairman Roll Call – County Clerk I. Appointments & Elections: (1) Vacancy Constable #4 for District 8 & 9 (2) Board of Appeals / re-appoint Bob Curtis for 5 more years (3) Planning Commission Vacancy in District 10 II. Approval of Minutes: October 6, 2008 III. Committee...

DICKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 817 NORTH CHARLOTTE STREET DICKSON, TN 37055 BOARD MEETING AGENDA November 20, 2008 1. Call to order. 2. Moment of Silence. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Approve Agenda. 5. Approve Minutes from October 23, 2008, Regular Board Meeting. Exhibit A 6. Announcements/Recognition/Presentations. 7. Discussion Items a. Monthly Building/Maintenance Report....

Three days and a 200-page safety plan later, Highways Inc., a Cookeville-based company with an office in Brentwood, was told Thursday it could resume work on one of three missing segments of the highway that will link Dickson, Franklin, Murfreesboro and Lebanon. Four fatalities and one serious injury occurred between October 2007 and Pacheco's death Monday. Paul Degges, chief engineer for TDOT,...

DICKSON, Tenn. — Dozens of pit bulls rescued from a dog-fighting ring in Kentucky received some human attention Monday. Some of the puppies spent free time outside of their shelters in Dickson County, running and playing. One of the dogs with some of the worst wounds got his first checkup with a veterinarian, who said the outlook is good. Click here to find out more! Currently, the rescue group...

Saturday, November 8th we will be having a bake sale at Lowe's. This will take place 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please come out and help support our teens. We provide a safe place for 6th – 12th grades to hang out. We would love for you to come and check out the center. We are located at 269 Dickson Plaza next to Powerhouse Gym.    

On the liquor issue in White Bluff to permit retail package stores to sell alcoholic beverages in the city passed 656 votes to 583 votes. Also in White Bluff, legal sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises passed by a vote of 643 to 588. Dickson County Election Commissioner Robert Qualls said he believes that Dickson County set a record for voter turnout. “This election has brought...

CHARLOTTE, Tenn. — A high school student in Dickson County has been hospitalized because of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. The Creek Wood High School student is in the hospital because of blood clots related to the infection. MRSA is the most serious form of staph infection. The school's director notified the school board last week. Creek Wood High School is taking...

We are at that time of the year when our weekly practice pen has become “weather permitting”. This week because of the colder weather we have decided not to buck on Wednesday but we will run the practice pen on Sunday afternoon, November 2. I want to thank Chris Hagewood for bringing us some really exciting bulls like Real Deal,Lucifer and Panic.I also want to thank Evan Rasch for bringing...

Opened recently by Tim Lambright, Cross Bright Productions is a new entertainment resource for the White Bluff area. Meeting with Mr. Lambright you will quickly realize that he has big ideas and they are in motion. The place has many features including a 73″ HDTV, a book nook, internet access, artwork and a dance floor. Also there are plans for a stage and Mr. Lambright will be adding a wooden...

… But not just Smyrna: Goodlettsville, Nolensville, White House, White Bluff, Pleasant View and Hartsville all have either package store referendums on the November ballot or measures to sell liquor by the drink. When it comes to liquor issues on the ballot, those in favor said it is a way to bring revenue to the cities and towns; others said it costs more in the form of lives and accidents....