Dickson County Mayor Bob Rial recently held a conference call with the 12-member county commission about the coronavirus and denied that the discussion violated Tennessee’s open-meetings law.

Former Dickson County High School girls basketball coach Melton Self, whose name is on the gym, was recently inducted into the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame.

Here is a summary of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus press conference on Friday, April 3.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee held a press conference in Knoxville on Friday after meeting with local leaders about the area’s plans to combat COVID-19. Here is a summary.

This is a summary of President Donald Trump’s press conference on Thursday, April 2:

The safer at home order told Tennesseans to stay home unless it is necessary, and it closed non-essential businesses. We need all Tennesseans if they can to stay home.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a statement he will sign Executive Order 23 requiring that Tennesseans stay home unless they are carrying out essential activities as data shows an increase in citizen movement across the state.

The 2020 spring turkey hunting season is set to open in Tennessee beginning Saturday, April 4 and scheduled to end Sunday, May 17.

Burns Church of Christ Pastor Matthew Hiatt greeted worshippers for Sunday service on March 22 but not like he normally would.

Here is a summary of President Donald Trump’s April 1 COVID-19 coronavirus press conference:

Here is the daily Tennessee Health Department report:

Some Dickson businesses have created a tab at three restaurants so that local policemen, firefighters and medical staff (doctors, nurses and EMTs) don’t have to pay for meals there. 

The Dickson County School District has placed resources on its website (www.dcstn.org) for students to use during the schools closure.

Dickson County Mayor Bob Rial and City of Dickson Mayor Don Weiss renewed state-of-emergency declarations last Friday related to COVID-19, and the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the county grew to 12 as of Monday afternoon.

Here is a summary of President Donald Trump’s March 31 coronavirus press conference:

Gov. Bill Lee announced the state will start reporting critical COVID-19 data including the number of deaths by county.

Gallatin, TN – Experienced radio and marketing professional Chris Kulick has joined Main Street Media of Tennessee, as the New Business Development Sales Manager. Award winning and career radio broadcaster Devon O’Day has joined the New Business Development Sales Divisionas New Media Host.  

A 17-unit apartment complex in Dickson has been sold for $1.4 million.

Dickson County High School junior Jannan Wine has been named the county’s youth volunteer of the year.

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 national health emergency, the 62nd annual Old Timers Day festival in Dickson County is being postponed.

The Dickson Senior Center will be closed for the rest of March for coronavirus precautions, center director Joan Rial said.

Dickson business owners said they were taking an enormous hit because of coronavirus concerns — and that was before things got a lot worse over the weekend.

Gov Bill Lee announced today that he has recommended to the state's school districts to extend the closure of the state's schools through April 24.

Gov Bill Lee announced today that he has extended the closure of the state's schools through April 24.