Mar 30, 2016 | Home Page Featured, Politics
(Smith County Insider Press) South Carthage, Tenn. – A special arranged meeting was held in Nashville in effort for local leaders to find funding for a temporary Smith County School System program. The meeting was held at the State Capitol on March 16. The... Mar 30, 2016 | Home Page Featured, Politics
A Democrat will be in the race for State Representative in the 40th district this year. Gayla Hendrix of Smithville has obtained a qualifying petition from the DeKalb County Election Commission. She plans to seek the Democratic nomination in August for the seat now... Mar 30, 2016 | Home Page Featured, Politics
(Smith County Insider Press) Carthage, Tenn. – On Thursday, March 24, Republican Senator Bob Corker met with several leaders of Smith County at the Smith County Chamber of Commerce for breakfast. Senator Corker spoke to the leaders about how severe the... Mar 27, 2016 | Home Page Featured, Politics
In a vote split down party lines, lawmakers passed a bill that would give private schools and colleges in Tennessee the choice of allowing guns on campus. Republicans pushed the bill as a move that would keep students safer, while Democrats furiously disagreed calling... Mar 23, 2016 | Home Page Featured, Politics
(Smith County Insider Press) South Carthage, Tenn. – Last Tuesday night, March 15, the Smith County School Board held their regular monthly meeting. The first item of new business on the agenda was the contract renewal of the school system’s director.... Mar 22, 2016 | Home Page Featured, Politics
(Smith County Insider Press) Carthage, Tenn. – Petitions are available at the Smith County Election Office, located at 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 105. As of 3/21/16, the following individuals have picked up petitions (Bold denotes that the individual has... 
