UT Extension News: Natural Doesn’t Mean Safe

It seems I get more questions and hear more comments each year from individuals who want to do things on the farm or in the garden “naturally.” Mostly, they come from well-meaning individuals who are concerned about toxic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and...

Smith County Weather Report: May 27, 2022

By Steve Norris – The  big news of the week is the fact that we are expecting a beautiful Memorial Day weekend,  I am expecting sunny skies from Saturday through Monday with high temperatures 82 to 88 degrees.    The time of year when...

Mr. Richard Alan Beasley

Mr. Richard Alan Beasley Mr. Richard Alan Beasley, age 60, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Mr. Beasley was born August 8, 1961 in Lebanon, TN, a son of Roy Allen Beasley and Margaret Geneva Dodson Beasley. He worked as a truck driver for Bane...

Mr. Edward Eugene Jackson

Mr. Edward Eugene Jackson, age 81 of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Mr. Jackson was born February 11, 1941 in Carthage, TN, a son of the late Howard Edward Jackson and Artie Stewart Jackson. He was a longtime construction superintendent at...

Mr. Bobby James Bennett

Mr. Bobby James Bennett, age 80 of Carthage, died Tuesday morning, May 24 at Riverview Regional in Carthage. He is survived by: wife, Earline Bennett; daughter, Sherry Preston and husband Danny of Popes Hill; 4 grandchildren, Chad Preston and wife Amanda of South...