April 20, 2021 – Granvile, Tenn. – The 8th Annual Granville Cornbread & Moonshine Festival will occur on May 1, 2021 at Tennessee’s Mayberry Town of Granville. This years event is greatly expanded beginning with a Cornbread Cook-off in the Pioneer Village. 

Cornbread contest entries will be accepted from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Pioneer Village with the following categories: traditional cornbread, non-traditional cornbread, Aunt Bee’s Hoe Cakes and Cornmeal/Tn Spirits Dessert.  Awards of $25.00 first place, $15.00 second place and $10.00 third place in each category. Each participant receives a Cornbread & Moonshine Festival T-Shirt and bag of Eller Grist Mill Cornmeal. 

The event will feature the grist mill operating and serving free hot water cornbread.  Cornbread Lane will feature a southern lunch and opportunity to taste the cornbread entries.    

The 8th Annual Moonshine Festival will be operated by the Tennessee Whiskey Trail Guild in Granville’s Pioneer Village from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. on May 1st featuring nine Tennessee Distillers from all over Tennessee.  Each distiller will have a booth set up where you can sample their products and will have product for sale.  You must be age 21 to enter Moonshine Festival and a separate charge of $5.00 for the tasting. 

The event will also feature The Def Leprechaun Band at Pruett Stage at 12 :00 and 2:00 p.m. Craftsmen will be operating in the Pioneer Village as well as all of the museums, shops, etc. of Granville will be open. The day will also include the Grand Opening of the Granville Whiskey Decanter Museum featuring one of the largest collections of Jim Beam Decanters in the United States. 

Admission to the entire festival is $5.00, parking $5.00 per car which includes being able to do

Everything in Granville except separate charge for Moonshine tasting and lunch. 

For more information call 931-653-4151 or granvilletn.com.

Smith County 4-H is excited to host our annual Livestock Clinic for sheep, cattle, and goat exhibitors! It will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Smith County Ag Center.

We have invited clinicians specialized in each species to work hands-on with the 4-H’ers. 4-H’ers do not have to own a show animal to participate! Anyone interested is welcome to come, watch, and learn. For those who do have animals, please feel free to bring them. We will cover topics like fitting and grooming, skillathon, and showmanship. We will provide lunch to those who participate. This is a great opportunity for youth who think they might be interested in showing livestock in the future. The clinic is open to grades 4-12. To register, call the Smith County Extension Office at 615-735-2900 by June 4^th.

The 4-H Youth Development Program delivers programs through cooperative efforts of the University of Tennessee, Tennessee State University, and public and private sector volunteers.  4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills.  4-H educational programs are offered to all youth, grades 4-12, on an age-appropriate basis, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

The Carthage Rotary Club will offer their Spring “all-you-can-eat” pancake breakfast on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8 at 939 Upper Ferry Road (next to the Smith County Chamber of Commerce) in Carthage.

Breakfast will be served from 6:00 AM until 9:30 AM on Friday and from 7:00 AM until 9:30 AM on Saturday.

Tickets may be purchased for $6.00 from any Rotarian or at the door.

Rotarians will deliver carry-out orders to Carthage and Gordonsville for free. Proceeds will benefit the scholarships awarded to seniors at Smith County High School and at Gordonsville High School.

The Town of Carthage will host Market Fest on May 1st, 2021 at the Carthage Walking track at 301 Industrial Drive, Carthage, TN. Community members may come out and enjoy music, food, crafts, and more!

Enjoy live performances from many bluegrass, old timey, and blues mucisians. Food trucks will be set up for community members to enjoy delicious treats, and vendor booths will be open from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

For more informations visit the event Facebook page here.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor, please call 615-735-1881 ext. 202

Music, dancing, food and drinks, red carpet worthy dresses, and community fundraising.  

The 2021 River City Ball is scheduled for Saturday, April 24 from 6-11pm on the Historic Courthouse Square in Carthage, TN.  Postponed from last year due to COVID-19, the 3rd Annual River City Ball is a 21 and up, black tie fundraising affair, benefitting the Emmanuel House in Smith County. 

Proceeds from the River City Ball will help the Emmanuel House in their mission to address the growing population of homeless women and children in Smith County by providing temporary housing, spiritual, mentorship, transportation, life skills training, education, and access to recovery and social services. Our generous River City Sponsors, Rackley Roofing and Citizens Bank, make this possible.

The River City Ball also provides a scholarship to graduating Seniors at each Smith County High School and Gordonsville High School. Interested high school Seniors can pick up applications from their guidance office. Carthage Family Chiropractic has generously sponsored these scholarships both this year and last. 

The 1920’s themed evening will begin with a red carpet style entry and valet parking sponsored by Wilson County Motors. There will be multiple photo opportunities sponsored by Lish and Lish so attendees can capture their own Great Gatsby style moment. Guests will be served a delicious meal, enjoy live music with a dance floor, and can bid on items in an auction sponsored by The Kirby Team to raise additional funds for the Emmanuel House. The bar is sponsored by Serenity Networks and each ticket includes 2 complimentary alcoholic drinks. Additional drink tickets can be purchased via Event Brite; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/river-city-ball-2020-benefiting-emmanuel-house-tickets-85128913873. Special thanks to Cumberland Supply for providing a Safe Ride Home option for any attendees who should chose to use it.

Individual tickets to this event are already sold out but sponsorships, several of which include tickets, are still available. If interested, please contact rivercityball@outlook.com or check out the Facebook page; facebook.com/rivercityball. 

The Smith County High School FFA is hosting a plant sale at the SCHS greenhouse beside the indoor facility.

The sale hours are Saturday, April 24th from 8 AM- 3 PM and Monday, April 26th through Wednesday, April 29th from 3-6 PM.

For more information contact Mrs. A. White for details at 615-735-9219 ext. 2401

New Salem Association is holding a Men’s Conference at the First Baptists church in Gordonsville. There will be a wild game dinner at 6 pm. and the service will be at 7 pm.

Kenny Evans will be the special guest. This is a free event, and everyone is invited to join.

An estate sale will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 9 AM located at 45 Conditt Hollow in Elmwood, TN. The real estate portion of the auction will start at 11 am.

Personal property as well as real estate will be sold at this estate sale. a non-refundable 20% percent deposit will be required the day of the sale.

For more information, please see the advertisements.

Community members may drive through the Smith County Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, April 17th from 4-7pm, to pick up food for the Fish Fry Fundraiser. This event will be benefiting the Smith County Pregnancy Help Center.

Meals include: Fried catfish, french fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, and white beans.

The cost is 10 dollars per plate, and pre-sale tickets may be purchased at Gordonsville Drugs or Smith County Drugs. You can also purchase pre-sale tickets via Paypal or Venmo. Use these links to do so: PayPal.me/phcsmithcounty Venmo.me/phcsmithcounty

Visit the Facebook page for more information. https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyHelpCenterOfSmithCountyTn

The American Legion will be starting a benefit concert series this Saturday. The good news? It goes all summer long! !The concert is free to the public, at the Smith County Courthouse, and all proceeds go to benefit the American Legion. The American Legion is a veteran based organization that helps veterans & their families during difficult times.

Sam Mullins will open at 6:00 for MJ Branham and the Outlaws at 7:00 Saturday April 17th. Bring a lawn chair, kick back, relax and enjoy some great music, right on the courthouse lawn in downtown Carthage.

Concert Dates are as follows:

• April 17th – Sam Mullins / MJ Branham & The Outlaws
• May 1st – Seth Willoughby / Falyn
• May 15th – Falyn / Good Rockin’ Tonight
• May 29th – MJ & The Outlaws
• June 12th – Scott Steele / Beatles For Sale
• June 26th – Lauren Thayer / The Scott Steele Band
• July 10th – MJ Branham / Casey’s Countdown
• July 24th – Sam Mullins / Good Rockin’ Tonight
• August 7th – Johnny Jameson / Falyn
• August 21st – Lauren Thayer / The Scott Steele Band
• September 4th – Scott Steele / MJ Branham & The Outlaws
• September 18th – Falyn / Beatles For SaleI

f you are interested in sponsoring one of these events to benefit the American Legion, Contact Cole Ebel at Ebel’s Tavern, 615.588.1888 or Cole@EbelsTavern.com.

We will see you Saturday!