Dickson Community

MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers and is an international group of women designed to reach out and meet the needs of moms from every background around the globe. MOPS invites married or single moms, teen moms or older moms who want to be the best mom they can be to join other mothers in [...]

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Tennessee is no stranger to small business. In fact, 84% of all employers in Tennessee have less than twenty employees. In addition, over 500,000 Tennesseans are self-employed. However, in these difficult economic times, many small businesses have to make tough decisions. Marketing is often one of the first issues to tackle. In response, UT Extension [...]

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It was through a friend of a friend that I first heard of Windy Dotson. In the social networks we seemed to have many friends in common. Then, I was told about the Rock for Autism concert to be held at the Dickson County Housing Authority gymnasium on September 5th to support the group from [...]

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Two years ago Andi Reed and her partner worked together with their partner Tim Kullman to take their dream to the next level. Andi moved from California to work with Tim to give the youth in Dickson a safe and comfortable place to socialize and have fun. This is the story of Logie’s Game Lounge.. [...]

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We want to extend you a special invitation to the Fourth Annual Blue and Gray Civil War Ball held at Old Spencer Mill in Dickson County, Tennessee on September 26th. This is an evening that you will always remember. Good food! Good friends! Good music! Dressing in costumes is optional. But admit it, dressing up [...]

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Election Day September 24th 2009 Who is “Bird” Armstrong? I am 45 years old. I have been married for 18 years to Charlotte Luther Armstrong. We live on a small farm off of hwy 48 south. We have no children. I have been employed with TDOT since 1995, and have been a Realtor and Auctioneer [...]

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Did you know that the slump in the economy effects animals as well as humans? Due to loss of jobs and tighter budgets, against their heart’s desire, some people have had to give up taking care of their pets. That means a huge influx of dogs and cats in the local animal shelter. Unfortunately, the [...]

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I don’t know about you, but I can’t say Y.M.C.A. without singing the Village People’s YMCA song in my head! Tell me that happens to you too! You may have heard the rumors that we MIGHT be getting a Y in Dickson. Well, this time the rumors are correct! The Young Men’s Christian Association may [...]

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The Main Street Festival is quickly approaching on October 10th. Last year the event included a Grillin N Greens contest of the best barbque and turnip greens. That event was a huge success and now has its own date. The cook-off will take place the following weekend, October 17th. You may buy a craft booth [...]

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The Board of Directors of The Community Foundation for Dickson County are having their 8th Annual Dickson County Invitational Golf Tournament. All proceeds go to the Community Foundation for Dickson County Grant Fund to help support local non-profit organizations. The event will be held at Greystone Golf Clube starting with lunch at 11:30 on Firday, [...]

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