Terry Dickson a native of Anderson, S.C. served as an infantry sergeant in Vietnam during parts of 1971 and 1972 and attended Anderson College in his hometown. He entered the newspaper industry in fall of 1972 as a darkroom technician at the Anderson Independent Mail and four years later became the photo chief.

In 1982, he began work as a sports writer and columnist, government reporter and photographer at the semi-weekly Elberton Star in Elberton, Ga. He was hired to work at the Florida Times Union in 1983 as its Waycross Bureau reporter. He then transferred to Brunswick as the bureau chief in 1987. Three years ago, he became the Georgia editor for the Times Union.

His awards include the Associated Press Community Service Award for team reporting on the LCP Chemicals Superfund site and numerous photo awards. He has been married to the Vonette, also from Anderson for 32 years. They have a daughter, Jessica Loggins, and have lived about 24 years on St. Simons Island.