The Carthage Junction Depot will present an exhibit of woodcut prints and drawings by Tim Massey on Saturday, September 14. The exhibit will be free and open to visitors from 10am-4pm. 

Timothy Massey is an artist/printmaker/educator specializing in Mixed Media Drawings,Woodcuts, Intaglio, Screen Prints, and exploring other media in occasional side projects.

Born in Tennessee, Timothy Massey was raised on a 30 acre farm in Seven Islands, a remote area somewhere between Knoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains (his mother called it the “back of beyond).  He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking and Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from The Ohio State University.  Afterwards he took on several one-year and one-semester university teaching jobs, as well as some freelance exhibit design and fabrication gigs for nearly a decade.  During that time he also began teaching Printmaking during the summers at the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, a position he held for 12 years.

In 1995, Massey accepted the position of Exhibition Coordinator for the Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, where he designed and installed a variety of exhibitions and assisted in the management of a collection of over 6,000 artworks and artifacts for roughly 6 years.  In 2001, he accepted the position of Director of the Tower Fine Arts Gallery at State University of New York, Brockport and subsequently became coordinator of the Drawing concentration.  Prior to retirement, he also took on coordination of the Printmaking concentration.  During his 21-year career at Brockport, he curated and/or organized over 120 exhibitions in the Tower Fine Arts Gallery and worked with administration to establish a dedicated storage facility for the University’s Art Collection.  He also served a 3 1/2 year stint as Chair of the Department of Art. Upon retirement, Timothy Massey has returned to Seven Islands where he has established the Lucky Dawg Studios and Printshop, and several projects are in the works

The current series of drawings and prints, Natural Instinct, are interpretive studies of growth, decay and regeneration cycles of natural forms/inhabitants in the environment. 

Don’t miss your opportunity to see Tim’s work at this one-day exhibit, September 14. The Carthage Junction Depot is located right next to the Crump Paris sports complex at 185 Gordonsville Hwy, Brush Creek.

Be sure to follow the Carthage Junction Depot facebook page for details on upcoming events:

September 14: Tim Massey Prints and Drawings

October 12: Local Author Showcase

November 9: Art Crawl

December 7: Gingerbread house competition and visit with Santa!

The Second Harvest Food Truck will visit the Smith County Agriculture Center on Wednesday, September 11th. The truck typically arrives around 10 a.m., and volunteers will promptly unload and prepare the food for distribution. The food will be distributed until supplies run out.

To ensure you receive food, it is recommended to arrive and be in line no later than 10 a.m., as cars often begin lining up early around the Ag Center.

This food distribution is sponsored by the Hunger Relief Fund of Smith County and supported by grants from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Contributions from local churches, businesses, and individuals to the Hunger Relief Fund make this event possible. Typically, two distributions are scheduled each month.

For more details, please contact the Smith County Chamber of Commerce at 615-735-2093.

The Carthage Benevolent Lodge #14 will be hosting its 9th Annual 2 Man Golf Scramble on September 7, 2024.

Proceeds from the scramble will go towards assisting the Carthage Lodge with several charities, including the “Widows and Orphans Fund”, Local Angel Tree Donations, Shriners Hospitals, and many more! 

The scramble will be held at Southern Hills Golf & Country Club, located off of Baxter exit at 4770 Jared Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506. The event will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. 

• $60 per player
• Bring your own team
• 3 flights of prize money will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
• Meal Provided – Meat & 3
• Closest to the hole competition
• Straightest drive competition
• Tons of door prizes
• Mulligans
• 50/50 drawing
• Lucky Ball

To register call the Southern Hills Golf & Country Club 931-432-5149 or email CarthageLodgeGolf@gmail.com

Join us for the 34th Annual Lancaster Fire Hall Jam on Saturday, September 14th, starting at 5:00 PM at the Lancaster Fire Hall, located at 744 Lancaster Highway, Lancaster, Tennessee.

This year’s event promises a fun-filled evening with a cake walk, a cowboy bean supper, and a variety of live entertainment.

The Fire Hall Jam serves as a fundraiser to support the maintenance and upgrades of the Lancaster Fire Department’s equipment.

Come out to the Lancaster Fire Hall for great food, lively entertainment, and a fantastic time!

The Run4Don returns to Gainesboro for its 14th annual race on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

Run4Don is a non-profit organization ran entirely by volunteers. Run4Don’s mission includes providing scholarships to young Christians and funding research to help find a cure for ALS while honoring Don Chaffin. During its history, it has provided $193,000 in scholarships to dozens of young people, and $117,200 has been donated to ALS research.

Registration for the 2024 Run4Don 5K & 15K is now open. You may race in person or participate virtually this year. Don’t want to run or walk? No problem. You may also support Run4Don by being a t-shirt patron.

Find out more information and register now on their website run4don.com. You may also visit their Facebook page.

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will hold a commodities distribution for Smith County on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Smith County Agriculture Center. Sign-up will be available at the distribution site.

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee.

Helen’s Food Truck will be stationed in front of Gordonsville High School for all home football games. You can buy presale tickets for $15 at Gordonsville Drugs. Tickets will also be available for purchase on game day starting at 5 p.m. Each plate includes your choice of fish or chicken, fries, slaw, and a drink. All proceeds will support the GHS Tigerettes Basketball program.

Please join the Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) to remove litter and recyclables in Hickman Creek! Please register here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/volunteer step2/MTM3NDM3/154870#!

What to bring and what to wear? Please wear suitable clothing for working outdoors and getting wet and dirty, such as gloves, closed-toed shoes, hats, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts. Also, please remember to bring your water bottle and sunscreen. TEC will provide the necessary tools, extra gloves, and refillable water.

Accessibility: This event will include walking along the road, streambank, and creek while carrying litter grabbers
and trash bags.

Directions: The area is in the southwest corner of Smith County, near Wilson and DeKalb counties. It is near the intersection of E Earl Steel Rd and Potter Rd W. Get off 1-40 East at exit 254, SR 141. Turn right and go straight on SR 53 toward Alexandria. After about two miles, cross the railroad tracks and Brush Creek. Take the second left(Earl Steel Rd) and go to the end of the road, Potter Rd W. The exact coordinates are 36.095407 latitude and -86.009946 longitude. (36°05’43.5″N 86°00’35.8″W)

The Carthage Junction Depot will host an exhibit of art by brothers and business partners, Micheal and Paul Bielaczyc on Saturday, August 17 from 10-4pm. 

Michael and Paul have been making art together since they were kids, entering art contests at Walmart to win gift certificates to buy GI Joes and Transformers. As adults, they formed Aradani Studios in 2002 and started traveling the continent selling their artwork. They have worked together in various media, from magazines to roleplaying games. Their day job, making Elf Ears for Aradani (which is, another story), affords them the luxury to make the art they love without having to rely on illustration jobs or freelance contracts. This has created an assortment of work in varying styles, all along avenues of love and excitement of the siblings. They have been making this work together for 20 years, and look forward to 40 more.

Michael enjoys spending time on his land here in Smith County and is a wonderful addition to our growing arts community. Come meet the artists and welcome them to the neighborhood. Their art and books will be available for purchase, but the exhibit is free and open to the public from 10-4pm. The Carthage Junction Depot is located at 185 Gordonsville Hwy, right beside the soccer fields.

The Smith County Heritage Museum is excited to announce the newly organized TN Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club. They will host a Car Show at the Smith County Heritage Museum on Saturday, August 17, 2024.

There will be 10 – 12 Bentley & Rolls-Royce motorcars (1980-1990) on display in the museum parking lot starting at 1:00 p.m.

This is a free event and open to the public. Stop by the Smith County Heritage Museum at 107 Third Ave. in Carthage (behind the Walton Hotel).