Food for Thought – Barn Quilt Trail

Smith County has its own Quilt Trail. A Quilt Trail is made up of barn quilts. Barn quilts are not actually quilts. They are paintings of quilt blocks. Initially, barn quilts were painted directly onto the barn. Then the quilt blocks were painted on wood and hung on...

Mrs. Robbie Huff Apple

Mrs. Robbie Huff Apple Mrs. Robbie Huff Apple, age 87 of Gordonsville, died Thursday morning, July 25 at High Point Riverview Regional in Carthage.  She is survived by: husband, Garland Apple; daughter, Kim Apple Winfree and husband Wayne of South Carthage; son,...

Mrs. Joyce Cantrell “Heavy Duty” Kilgore

Mrs. Joyce Cantrell “Heavy Duty” Kilgore Mrs. Joyce Cantrell “Heavy Duty” Kilgore, age 81, of Alexandria, TN, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Mrs. Kilgore was born July 16, 1943 in Lancaster, TN, a daughter of the late Fred Dennis Cantrell and Mary Alice Jones...