Food for Thought: Smartphone Safety

by Mary Parker Draper, Extension Agent – Smith County What’s one thing you don’t leave home without? For most people, it’s their cellphone. Even when at home their cellphones are nearby. Cellphones have changed the way we communicate with others……the average person...

Mrs. Cindy Stanton Bates

Mrs. Cindy Stanton Bates Mrs. Cindy Stanton Bates, age 63 of Cookeville, died Wednesday, August 12, at Signature Health Care in Algood. She is survived by: husband, Greg Bates; children, Shane Figgins and wife Shannon of Kincaid, Kansas, Josh of Nebraska, Shannon King...

Burglary suspect at large on foot in Carthage

As of 12:25 pm, a suspected burglar is at large in Carthage following an incident on Wednesday morning, August 12. The suspect is a white male that is approximately 6 feet tall, with blonde hair and a thin build. He was last seen wearing a long sleeve blue shirt and...

An Ounce of Prevention: August 2020

Check out the August 2020 edition of “An Ounce of Prevention”, the monthly newsletter from the Smith County Drug Prevention Coalition! Read this month’s newsletter to learn more about International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 and the Drug...