Food For Thought: Preserving Tomatoes

By Mary Parker Draper, Extension Agent – Smith County Did you know tomatoes may not be considered to be highly acidic? New tomato varieties, over-mature fruits, and tomatoes from dead or frost-killed vines may have a pH greater than 4.6. To ensure a safe acid...

Ms. Ruth “Sissy Ballard” Ray

Ms. Ruth “Sissy Ballard” Ray Ms. Ruth “Sissy Ballard” Ray, age 64 of Cookeville, TN, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021. Ms. Ray was born October 15, 1956 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late Charles “Cotton” Ballard and Ruth Ella Warren Ballard. She was also...

Ms. Lori Hartnett

Ms. Lori Hartnett Ms. Lori Hartnett, age 81 of Gordonsville, died Friday afternoon, July 16 at Smith County Health and Rehab. She is survived by: children, Judy Jackson and Bill of Gordonsville, Daniel Smith of Palmer, Alaska; 4 grandchildren, Daniel Brooks, David...