Mr. Jere GreenMs. Ellexis Bullard On February 12th, 2021, Deputy Nathan Williams conducted a traffic stop on Highway 25 after observing a white Nissan Maxima with a window tint below the legal limit as well as blacked out taillights. The driver, Mr. Jere Green did not...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 2, 2021) — What took mere minutes to crush buildings and shatter lives has taken many months to mend. This week marks one year since a series of late-night and early morning tornadoes swept through Tennessee, leaving behind a path of death and...

Smith County is now home to a brand new business called Right at Home Handyman, a local hometown business looking to help improve the community and surrounding areas  by helping community members complete projects of various size and demand.  Dakota Preston...

By Chris Hicks, County Director – UT Extension Smith County I had a number of calls in 2020 regarding fire ants, and those calls have continued into 2021. Some of these calls have turned out to be false alarms, while others have indeed been fire ant mounds. If you...

March 1, 2021 – TheTennessee Housing Development Agency has opened an online portal that will allow renters and landlords to apply for up to 12 months of cumulative rent and/or utility payments through its new COVID-19 Rent Relief Program.  The COVID-19 Rent...

Smith County Insider’s “Educator Spotlight” series is our way of celebrating the incredible educators in Smith County who go above and beyond for their students, both inside and outside of the classroom! Today’s “Educator Spotlight” features Mrs. Tia Medley. She...

Smith County Youth Football signups are on March 13th and March 20th at the Carthage City Park from 12pm- 4pm. Please bring a copy of the player's birth certificate and a copy of a recent physical along with the sign up fee. The birth certificate and the physical must...

Be the lifeline patients need! A Community Blood Drive will be held inside the Fellowship Hall at New Middleton Baptist Church from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. New Middleton Baptist Church is located at 493 New Middleton Highway in...

By Mary Parker Draper, Extension Agent – Smith County According to Harvard Health, the more people cook at home, the healthier their diet, the fewer calories they consume, and the less likely they are to be obese and develop type 2 diabetes. In fact, research has...

Carthage Benevolent Lodge #14 is hosting their 5th Annual Vidalia Onion Sale! The deadline to order is April 12, 2021. The cost is $10 for a 10 pound bag. The onions are scheduled to be delivered around the first of May. They will be picked in Vidalia, Georgia, and...

Tara Leigh Green This morning, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began to review the circumstances of the death of 47-year-old Smith County resident Wendell Wilkey Bennett after he was found deceased in his home on Thompson Hollow Road. The investigation...

NASHVILLE --- That time of year has rolled around again. The new 2021-22 Tennessee hunting and fishing licenses are now on sale, with over one million licenses expected to be purchased in the coming year. All current yearly Tennessee hunting and fishing licenses...

(1st Row): Lillee Reece, Megan Greenhaw, Haylee Reece, Alivia Schwan, Madison Wolf, Skye Manor, Kaelyn Ward. (2nd Row): Jeneika Williams, Gracie Young, Brylee Hunt, Kelli Gregory, Cassi Vaden, Violet Gillian, Carleigh Cowan. (Coaches): Chandra Gillian and Allison Wolf...