Woman With Criminal Record Teaches For 5 Years

WSMV-TV 4 News - Thu Nov 05

A Dickson County kindergarten teacher with three DUIs and a theft conviction remains in the classroom, even after an additional shoplifting charge.

Teacher hired with 3 DUI convictions

Dickson Herald - Thu Nov 05

A special education teacher at Oakmont Elementary School has a suspended license stemming from at least three DUI convictions in the Nashville area before being hired in 2003 by the Dickson County School System, according to Nashville Metro Police records.

Dog shot in the face in Charlotte

The Tennessean - Thu Nov 05

Dickson County Sheriff Tom Wall is asking people who find stray animals on their property to call authorities before wounding or killing the animals.

Commission moves to further discuss change in schools financial management

The Robertson County Times - Wed Nov 04

After discussing the '81 Act financial management system Tuesday, and hearing from an advisory service, the Dickson County Commission moved a step closer to possible adoption of the act by voting to continue talks at its regular meeting later this month The county has operated under the 1957 act, which includes all county departments except the ...

Skits & Bits: It was a white opossum with blue eyes

The Tennessean - Tue Nov 03

"Skits and Bits" - Little Bits of News and History - Some you may remember, some you may have forgotten and some you may have never heard of before; but all of which took place somewhere, sometime, throughout the years.

Troops return to a welcoming county

The Tennessean - Tue Nov 03

The doors to the buses opened, having just completed a Smyrna-to-Dickson trip with the Rolling Thunder and Patriot Guard motorcycle escorts, and the soldiers of the 276th Military Police Company stepped off.

Teacher suicide likely linked to Internet child porn investigation

Fairview Observer - Sun Nov 01

Popular Dickson County High School teacher John Lett was found dead Friday afternoon of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dickson Police Chief Rick Chandler At about the time his body was found in a Dickson field, Lett, a chemistry teacher, was being served a search warrant at his home by the Dickson County Sheriff's Office, ...

Rossview reaches postseason

The Leaf Chronicle - Sat Oct 31

Rossview High's football season was extended for another week when the Hawks received a wild card playoff berth into the TSSAA 6A state football playoffs.

Election admin achieves state certification

The Tennessean - Sat Oct 31

Linda Medley, Dickson County Administrator of Elections, passed the a state Certification Exam for election office directors this week in Nashville.

Re-applying for license, road rage land man back behind bars

Crossville Chronicle - Fri Oct 30

An incident of road rage involving an ex-girlfriend and obtaining a driver's license while on probation for vehicular homicide were enough for a Criminal Court judge to send a local man to jail to serve the remainder of his original sentence.