Smith County News Headlines
Truck Driver Found With Over Two Pounds of Marijuana
(Smith County Insider Press) – On March 18, 2018, Trooper Adam Cothron stopped a tractor trailer truck for a safety inspection. According to the police report, while speaking to the driver of the vehicle (Tridane Shirley; 25; Las Vegas, NV), Trooper Cothron smelled a...
read moreIt’s Yard Sale time in Smith County! Submit your Yard Sale listing for FREE
It's Yard Sale time in Smith County! Spring has sprung and Yard Sale season is here. You can submit your yard sale listing to Smith County Insider for FREE! That's right, absolutely FREE! There is no limit to how long the listing has to be and you can even submit one...
read moreMatthew J. Inyart announces candidacy for District 4 County Commission (Rome/Rock City)
I, Matthew J. Inyart, would like to formally announce my name for consideration for Smith County Commissioner in District 4 (Rome/Rock City). I was elected by the Smith County Commissioners in May 2017 to fill the empty District 4 seat on the Commission. Since then,...
read moreSCI Spotlight: Smith County 911 Dispatchers
The Smith County Emergency Medical Services & Smith County 911 celebrated Emergency Telecommunicators week by spotlighting the men and women that work behind the scenes as dispatchers in Smith County. While they’re not the first thought when it comes to emergency...
read moreBusiness Spotlight: Titan Tattoo II
On March 9th, Titan Tattoo opened its second location in Carthage. Artist and owner, Karen Cain, has been a Smith County resident for several years and loves her community, “I’ve lived here for 16 years, I’m not leaving Smith County, I love it.” With over 10 years of...
read moreJerri Lin Vaden-Malone Seeks Re-Election for Register of Deeds
I am most humble in announcing my candidacy for re-election to the office of Smith County Register of Deeds. The office of Smith County Register of Deeds belongs to you, the citizens of Smith County. I first took this office September 1, 2006 and on day 1 I hit the...
read moreList of confirmed candidates for the Smith County Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet
The Smith County Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet is set to take place on June 4, 2018 at the Smith County Ag Center. Click HERE for more information about the event. To register for the event, all candidates must contact Smith County Insider before June 1, 2018....
read moreSmith County Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet set for June 4
The Smith County Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet will be held on Monday night, June 4, 2018. The event will begin with a Meet and Greet at 6:00pm, followed by a Forum led and moderated by JR Smith at 7:00pm. The event will take place at the Smith County Ag Center...
read moreSCI Spotlight: Amanda Maggart Finds Love at Race Track
Article courtesy of IWMA Nation News Amanda Maggart grew up in Carthage, TN just east of Nashville. She graduated from Cumber- land University in 2009 and began her degree in Dental Hygiene, graduating from Remington College in 2012. Soon after she started working a...
read moreSCI Spotlight: Morgan Wood, Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Champion
Smith County Insider recently had the chance to sit down with Gordonsville native, Morgan Wood, and discuss her second NWBA Intercollegiate National Championship win. See interview below. A birth defect left Wood partially paralyzed, but she knew she had athletic...
read moreGordonsville High School Brick Paver Fundraiser
The Gordonsville High School Football team will be selling engraved brick pavers in order to help fund the construction of a new 6,000 square foot field house. The field house will include a new weight room, training area, locker room, medical area and coach office....
read moreSmith County Competes in 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
Smith County 4-H News – By Katie Martin – Smith County Extension Agent The Smith County 4-H Livestock Judging Teams competed in the Central Region Livestock Judging Contest on April 3rd, 2018 at the Tennessee Livestock Center in Murfreesboro. Nine 4-H’ers from our...
read moreCarthage Community Blood Drive – May 7
There will be a Blood Drive at the Smith County Community Center. This will be held in the activities room on May 7th, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. The Smith County Community Center is located at 939 Upper Ferry Road, Carthage, TN 37030. Please visit redcrossblood.org and...
read more3rd Annual 2 Man Golf Scramble Hosted by Carthage Masonic Lodge
The Carthage Benevolent Lodge #14 will be hosting its 3rd annual 2 Man Golf Scramble on May 12, 2018. Proceeds from the scramble will go towards assisting the Carthage Lodge with several charities, including the “Widows and Orphans Fund”, Local Angel Tree Donations,...
read moreSmith County High School FFA Plant Sale
The Smith County High School FFA is hosting a plant sale at the SCHS greenhouse. The sale hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm, and Saturday, April 21, being open from 7:00am-12:00pm. For more information contact Wesley Foster at wfoster1@smithcoedu.net...
read moreOver 150 Families Helped by Smith County Mobile Food Pantry
The Smith County monthly Mobile Food Pantry distribution was April 11, at the Smith County Ag Center. Over 60 volunteers from various churches and community service members attended to help create and distribute boxes of food to over 150 cars. Each car has the...
read moreMock Auto Accident shown to SCHS and GHS Students
Smith County's Emergency Service showed juniors and seniors from both SCHS and GHS a mock auto accident and what the scene of an accident may look like after a crash. The event was to show students what could happen when a driver is texting and driving, or driving...
read moreSCHS Soccer loses to Stone Memorial
The Owls played a non-district match last week against Stone Memorial, a AA school from Cumberland County. The Owls played hard and had the match tied until about the 65th minute when Stone Memorial took an Owl set piece and turned it into a counter attack and scored....
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