Dickson Community

DICKSON, Tenn.- In Dickson County, investigators are trying to determine if suicide was the reasoning behind a deadly train accident overnight.

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Dickson police are looking for a silver car in connection with a shooting that took place near Evans Heights around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in which a woman was slightly injured.

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In the final part of my interview with Linda Hayes & Jeff Martin we continue our conversation on the Higher Education Facility. We also found out why White Bluff is a thriving community. S: What benefits would there be for White Bluff if the facility is here. L: If the facility is in White Bluff, [...]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four units of the Tennessee Army National Guard totaling about 440 soldiers will deploy in the next two months for a tour in Iraq. … The 267th Military Police Headquarters in Dickson and the unit's detachment in Waverly are scheduled to leave for training on Nov. 11. The two units are [...]

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[flickr:3015/2855128516/7cf4a46c3b|left|100|1000] [flickr:3124/2855132144/4c8e4c9c22|left|100|1000] [flickr:3158/2855131758/50c5b8657b|left|100|1000] [flickr:3231/2854293811/b0f23d1590|left|100|1000] The Charlotte Festival has came and went. To look back, we have uploaded some photos of the parade and festival. You can view all of the images at the Dickson Community Flickr Group with the tags “Charlotte Festival” Also, you can join the group and submit your Dickson related images, including [...]

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Last Tuesday night Burns City Mayor Jeff Bishop announced that Burns was awarded a $425,000 Local Parks and Recreation grant by the State. Back in 2006, Burns received a park grant in which they purchased the land near the Stuart-Burns Elementary School. Earlier this year, the city council then applied for a second grant which [...]

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After a 2+ hour debate at a special called county commission meeting, the commission voted 8-4 passing an 80 million dollar budget. This included a 3 cent property tax hike. There was a motion by Commissioner Gary Suggs to make a 3-1/4 cut across the board for all county departments, which was unsuccessful.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The former head of a Dickson-based retirement benefits management company has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $19 million from nearly 1,000 participants in retirement and other employee benefit accounts he managed. According to U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough, former 1Point Solutions CEO Barry Stokes entered the plea to more than [...]

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Arranging a funeral in advance can be a worth-while experience in light of the impact your own death will have on those you love most. Five questions you should ask yourself: If my death occurred tomorrow . . . . . . who would arrange my funeral? . . . where would the money needed [...]

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[img_assist|nid=1360|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=250|height=188][img_assist|nid=1357|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=250|height=188] [img_assist|nid=1362|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=250|height=188][img_assist|nid=1361|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=250|height=188] [img_assist|nid=1364|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=250|height=188][img_assist|nid=1363|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=250|height=188] Special Thanks I would like to thank Greg (Flickr username: travdir) for letting me use his pictures. Greg has been taking pictures around Dickson County and uploading them to Flickr for all to see. They are also geo-tagged, which means you can see where they were taken on a map. It's his [...]

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