2026 Smith County Fair Archery Competition

The Fair kicked off this afternoon with its first official event Friday, June 26, 2026 The archery competition is always a stand alone event for obvious reasons, arrows and people don’t mix! Congrats to all who competed! The winners for the 2026 Archery...

Mrs. Sarah Pritchett Smith

  Mrs. Sarah Pritchett Smith, age 85, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026. The following was written by Mrs. Sarah Smith: Sarah Forrest Pritchett Smith was born on April 12, 1941 on Denny’s Branch in New Middleton, TN to Janie Nellene Thomas...

Mrs. Jan Snyder

  Mrs. Jan Snyder of the Monoville Community quietly and peacefully entered into eternal rest at the age 84, two days before her 85th birthday, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage at 2:48 a.m. Wednesday morning June 24, 2026. Funeral...

Mrs. Frances Elaine Thompson

  Mrs. Frances Elaine Thompson, age 79, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Mrs. Thompson was born July 22, 1946 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late Dewey Owen Woodard and Violet Frances Silcox Woodard. Mrs. Thompson was also preceded in...

Ms. Reba Jean Reynolds

Ms. Reba Jean Reynolds, age 78 of Hartsville, TN passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Highpoint Health-Sumner, Gallatin, TN. Preceded in death by: Parents, William Kelley & Gladys Cripps Kelley; Son, James Ervin; Grandchildren, Jessica Coker and Travis Ervin...

Local Student Attends Governor’s School

MARTIN, Tenn. – June 26, 2026 – LOCAL STUDENT ATTENDS GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL – Among the 32 students statewide to participate in the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences from May 31 through June 26 was Marshall Apple (back row, second from left) of...

Mr. John Jones

  Mr. John Jones, age 57 of Carthage, died Thursday afternoon, June 25 at Alive hospice in Nashville.  He is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Jason Jones and wife Angela of Carthage. Mr. Jones is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his...