Each year Smith County Sheriff’s Office and the Smith County Chamber of Commerce partner to offer the Santa Shoppers Program. Since the beginning almost 1500 children have been served. In 2023, over $35,000 was raised and 220 children were served.
Officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Gordonsville Police Department, the South Carthage Police Department, the Carthage Police Department, TWRA, Smith County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies gathered at the Carthage Walmart to shop with and buy Christmas presents for local children.
On behalf of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Steve Hopper, they would like to thank the following who made Santa’s Shoppers program a success for 2023. Thank you to all those listed below for your continued support.
Anne Cole, Bailey Family Dentistry, Bass Funeral Home, Bass Trucking & Excavating, BB’s Bistro, Beth Davis, Billie Butler, Billy Joe Powell, Bonnell, Branden Bellar, Brenda Allison, Brenda Beasley, Brian & Meagan Smith, Brody Kane, BRW, Buddy Collins, C A Cook, C.D. Miller, Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Carol Gann, Carthage Benevolent Lodge, Carthage City Police Department, Carthage Courier, Carthage Dollar General, Carthage Domino’s, Carthage FCE Club, Carthage Fire Department, Carthage Pizza Hut, Cassie Mofield, Charles Gregory, Charlie Bob Hughes, Chestnut Mound C F C, Chris & Cozette Manus, Citizens Bank, Clara Byrd, Clifa Norris, Connie Massey, Cumberland Supply, Dale’s Towing, Darian Smith, David Woxley, Dene Owens, Difficult Lodge 451, Dr. Rick Rutherford, East Carthage Missionary Baptist Church, Elmwood Chestnut MD FCE, Eugene Roberts, Family Worship Center COGOP, Faye Reece, George Reed, Gerald & Susan Solimine, Gerald Smith, Glen Cherry, Glen Reece, Gordonsville Police Department, Grace Smith, Hackett’s Discount Drug, Hannah Brooks, Hickman Baptist Church, Hunts Brothers Pizza Truck, Jack & Hazel Gregory, Jackie Carver Sr, James Avery, James & Brenda Owens, James & Melissa Hebert, Jared Baptist Church, Jason Roberts Jr, Jeanette Doggett, Jere Andrews, Jessie Goad, Jim Massey, Jimmy & Denise Carter, Jimmy Lankford, Joe Taylor, Joey & Rusti Nixon, Johnny & Jacqueline Bane, Joseph Kachinski, Judith & Lawrence Wagner, Judy Kruzan, Justified Riding Club, Kempville Chapel Old Time Methodist Church, Kevin & Brenda Blair, Kim White, Kristy Glover, Lancaster Hill Church of God, Larry & Glenda Kilzer, Larry & Penny Bartlett, Laura Gibbs, Lee Davis, Lisa’s Nutrition, Margaret Lewis, MC & Sue Hix, Melinda Mofield, Melody Oldham, Michael & Lisa Overstreet, Michael Rowe, Middle Tn Natural Gas Project Hometown Help, Nancy Pettross, New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, New Middleton School, New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, North Carthage Missionary Baptist/Adult Men’s Class, North Gordonsville Baptist Church, Pat Bush, Pavement Restorations INC, Peyton Creek Baptist Church, Phillip & Valerie Upchurch, Powell & Meadows, Powell Tire, Randall Glover/School Board Member, Realty Empire LLC, Ricky Nesbitt, Riley Davis, Robert Dickens, Robert Wright SR, Roger & Deanna Shoulders, Rome Baptist Church, Rome Church of Christ members, Rotary Club Smith County Noon, Roy Knight, Sanderson Funeral Home, Sav-way, Scott Baillie, Scott Paschal, Scotty & Debra Dillehay, Shelly Bryan, Smith County Animal Clinic, Smith County Bank, Smith County Hardware, Smith County Motors, Smith County Middle School Cheerleaders, Smith County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Employees, Smith County US Army Corps of Engineers, Smith Drug Center, Smith Farmers Coop, South Carthage Police Department, South Side lions Club, Carthage Subway, Sycamore Valley Missionary Baptist Church, Taiho Manufacturing, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Terry Collins, Thomas Minick, Tidwell Bonding, Tiff Arnold Paving, Tillman Payne Law Office, Tom & Pam Billington, Tom Arnold Construction, Tommy Thompson, Town of Carthage, Town of Gordonsville, Town of South Carthage, UCEMC Cares,Walmart, Walter Glen Birdwell, Wanda Andrews, Wilson Bank & Trust
