Cumberland Furnace News

The Dickson County School Board will be the judge this month for Bobby Baggett, a former teacher who was dismissed after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime in April.

Three men were listed in critical condition Saturday following a car crash in the Palmyra area, during which they were thrown from a vehicle that overturned several times.

The Cumberland Furnace Community Center will again have an enormous fireworks show on Saturday, July Fourth.

An estimated 1,000 White Bluff residents are without power until midnight after strong winds and lightning crippled the county's power infrastructure during a storm today.

The newest restaurant in Vanleer - now there are three - combines seafood, steak and rib buffets with live music, all inside an expansive building with a dance floor.

Entering the renovated Clement Railroad Hotel Museum - now in pristine condition with "Hotel Halbrook" still painted on the brick facade - your first instinct will likely differ from those arriving in the early 1900s.

According to a report at the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the Yamaha Raptor 350 was taken from a shed at the man's residence in the 1300 block of Ben Sening Road some time between Wednesday and Friday.

As you can see from the picture, Highway 48 at the s-curves in Cumberland Furnace is making progress in taking the curves from the roadway.

It is time to spring clean. As I ride around in Montgomery and Houston County, I see American flags that are faded or torn.

A new court date has been set for the case between the Cumberland Furnace Community Center and the trustees about ownership.

A second cell phone site was installed in Dickson County in recent weeks, this time in Cumberland Furnace, according to an AT&T press release.

A former Stuart Burns Elementary School art teacher was found guilty late Monday evening of assault by offensive touching in connection with accusations brought against him by a student in 2006.

"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.

Teale Elizabeth Wall and Dustin Shawn Cook announce their engagement with the wedding to take place April 25, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Cunningham.

A 42-year-old Cumberland Furnace woman reported the gas tank of her vehicle was damaged overnight Friday.

Although property values have dropped in some parts of the country, city and county residents shouldn't assume that is the case here.

Christine Vogelsang, 38, who gave a 780 Power St. address, is charged with aggravated child abuse.

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 ...

Scott Bearden of Cumberland Furnace and Terrill Orton of Dickson were two locals recently awarded the University Service Award during the Greek Awards for 2009 at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

African-American history is intertwined with the origin and history of Dickson County.