Quality of Life in Dickson County, TN

Named one of America's Best Places to Live by Livability.com

Dickson County offers plenty of elbow room, a range of housing options and a relaxed lifestyle just a short drive west of downtown Nashville. The county of 47,000 has made education a priority, with beefed up graduation requirements in its already high-quality school system. The 158-bed Horizon Medical Center is building a new, 66-acre medical campus that will be fully completed in 2012. Dickson County is home to 3,700-acre Montgomery Bell State Park, with its 12 miles of hiking trails and three lakes that are a haven for canoers and anglers. The park is host each fall to the Americana Folk Festival.

Dickson County residents's health-care needs are attended to primarily by physicians and medical personnel at Horizon Medical Center, as well as at the multi-specialty practice, Dickson Medical FULL ARTICLE
A relatively new school of thought in Dickson County says that all high school students should be on the same academic path – whether they plan to attend college or jump right into the workforce. FULL ARTICLE
Dickson County is a regional hub for the western portion of Middle Tennessee‚ with residents from surrounding Cheatham‚ Hickman‚ Humphreys‚ Montgomery and Houston counties making trips here to shop‚ FULL ARTICLE

Recent Articles

A highly skilled workforce, proximity to the Nashville International Airport and a pro-business community with a great work ethic make Dickson County FULL ARTICLE
This county of 47,000 residents has made education a priority, with strong opportunities for higher education as well as beefed-up graduation FULL ARTICLE
Take a drive through Dickson County, and you’ll likely encounter horses grazing in peaceful meadows, family farms that double as tourism FULL ARTICLE
Dickson County is home to a variety of interesting and entertaining cultural offerings. Here are four of the standout attractions: The Renaissance FULL ARTICLE

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