The Bend’s long-running defense and celebration: the “Dump the Dumps” campaign, 350+ acres under Land Trust for Tennessee easements, the annual Ring the Bell Dinner, and the “Friend of the Bend” newsletter.
Scottsboro Community Club
One of about six surviving Davidson County community clubs — known for Friday Night Singing and the fall barbecue. Clubhouse at 5102 Old Hydes Ferry Pike remains a landmark.
Scottsboro First Baptist Church
Wednesday night fellowship supper
Scottsboro Church of Christ
Southern Services landfill endgame
What’s happening March 2021 The Metro Solid Waste Region Board rejects Waste Management’s proposed 17-acre expansion. (Tennessee Lookout, 1/12/2022) Aug 31, 2022 WM closes the landfill to third-party haulers; intake continues only for WM-arranged loads. (WKRN, 2022) ~March 2023 Chancery Court upholds the expansion denial. (Nashville Scene, 1/2023; Tennessee Lookout) Sept 1, 2023 The Tennessee […]
Bells Bend large-parcel holdings
Why we watch Bells Bend has beaten outsized projects before — the Spicewood landfill proposal, Bells Landing (2006), May Town Center (2009). The district’s “no” was always selective: residents co-wrote a Detailed Design Plan with Metro Planning in 2007–08 that says what yes should look like. When the county’s largest supply of big parcels meets […]
1869 / 1902 — Scott’s Store opens at the crossroads in 1869; t
Scott’s Store opens at the crossroads in 1869; the community takes the name Scottsboro in 1902 (historical marker #136).