Mrs. Lou Hicks McCaleb

Mrs. Lou Hicks McCaleb, age 89 of Lebanon passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at her home. Born August 22, 1928, in Fentress County, she is the daughter of the late Wilburn and Ida Goney Hicks. She retired from Robertshaw and was a member of Beckwith Missionary...

Stanton Carlos Hesson Rich

Stanton Carlos Hesson Rich, two month old son of Joseph and Ashley Straub Rich, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Stanton was born March 28, 2018 in Lebanon, TN, son of Joseph Thomas Edward Rich and Ashley Nicole Straub Rich. He is also survived by Sister; Irene...

Man arrested for drugs following traffic stop

(Smith County Insider Press)—On June 8, 2018, Toriano Adryall Shannon (45, Pleasant Shade) was arrested after Sergeant Kendra Grisham and K-9 Deputy Ridge Long initiated a traffic stop when the vehicle in which Shannon was a passenger veered over the fog line on the...

Shop tax free in Tennessee the last weekend of July

Tennessee’s 2018 Sales Tax Holiday is July 27-29 NASHVILLE – Tennessee retailers will not collect sales tax on more than 150 different items during the 13th annual sales tax holiday the last weekend in July. From July 27 through July 29, shoppers can save nearly 10...

Ms. Deborah Perdue

Ms. Deborah Lynn Perdue, age 58, of Lafayette, died Wednesday morning, June 27, at Concordia Health Care in Carthage. She is survived by: son: Timothy Ray Taylor of Lafayette; brother, Danny Watson of Red Boiling Springs. Ms. Perdue is at the Carthage Chapel of...

County wide power outages following thunderstorms

Several areas of Smith County are experiencing power outages following the thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon, June 27. UCEMC released that they were experiencing outages in the Rawls Creek Rd., Flat Rock Rd., Hiwassee Rd., Rome, Rock City, Ballenger Rd., South...