Smith County News Headlines
Local restaurants adapt to new COVID-19 guidelines
Last updated on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 2:17 p.m. On Sunday, March 22, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into effect Executive Order 17, which calls for businesses across the state to utilize alternative business models beginning at midnight on Monday,...
List of COVID-19 changes, closures & cancellations in Smith County
Last updated on April 6, 2020, at 10:15 a.m. As of 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, three cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Smith County. The Smith County Coronavirus Task Force is working hard to keep citizens informed and prevent...
Food for Thought: Ready, Set, Walk!
by Mary Parker Draper, Extension Agent – Smith County Ready, Set, Walk! According to Harvard Health, walking improves cardiac risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, vascular stiffness and inflammation, and mental stress. Walking and other...
Tennessee Department of Education creates School Closure Toolkit for Families
Schools all across the state are closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many families to face unprecedented situations at home. The Tennessee Department of Education has created a “School Closure Toolkit for Families” to provide a number of resources...
“Best of Bauer” Citizens Bank: Indisputably One of the Nation’s Strongest Banks
March 2020 - Coral Gables, Florida—BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm, commends Citizens Bank in Carthage, Tennessee, on its achievement of another 5-Star Superior Rating. Not only has Citizens Bank earned Bauer’s highest (5-Star) rating for...
Smith County Sheriff’s Department warns residents about phone scam
The Smith County Sheriff’s Office wants to make Smith County residents aware of a phone scam that has recently been brought to their attention. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a scam in which the caller pretended to be Junior Fields, one of...
Governor Bill Lee issues Executive Order directing Tennesseans to stay home unless engaging in essential activities
On Monday, March 30, 2020, Gov. Lee issued Executive Order 22, implementing safer at home guidelines in every Tennessee county to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The order goes into effect Tuesday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m. CDT and will extend to April 14, 2020...
Press Release: “Volunteers Overcome” by John Rose
by John Rose, U.S. Representative - Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District Tennesseans are facing an unprecedented challenge, one that has brought uncertainty, new routines, and many questions. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to press in on our daily...
Riverview Regional Medical Center releases statement regarding transfer of patients from Sumner County
Smith County Insider initially reported that eight patients were being transported to Riverview Regional Medical Center and that they had tested positive for COVID-19. This is incorrect information. None of the patients that have been transferred to Riverview Regional...
Smith County Schools free breakfast and lunch continues this week – March 30 – April 3, 2020
Last week, the Smith County Board of Education announced that Smith County Schools will be closed through Monday, April 27, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All facilities will be closed and activities will be cancelled with the exception of the Smith County School...
UT Extension News: “Water Management in the Landscape Lunch and Learn Scheduled”
by Chris Hicks, County Director – UT Extension Smith County UT Extension’s popular Lunch and Learn program will feature a new format in April due to the Covid-19 protocols. The 1-hour event, scheduled for April 1 at noon, will take place live via the online...
2018 delinquent property tax deadline extended to May 5, 2020
The following is a message from Smith County Trustee Lee Ann Williams. The deadline to pay 2018 delinquent property taxes has been extended to May 5, 2020. This simply means that persons that owe 2018 property tax at the Trustee’s office will have 35 extra days to pay...
Body of missing kayaker found in Caney Fork River
The Smith County Rescue Squad, assisted by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Tennessee Highway Patrol, located the body of a missing kayaker in the Caney Fork River on the afternoon of Saturday, March 28, 2020. The body has been identified as 38-year-old...
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Smith County
At 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Smith County, TN. This brings the state-wide total to 1,203 confirmed cases and 6 deaths in Tennessee. Smith County...
TWRA News: Tennessee’s 2020 Turkey Season will be open for business!
NASHVILLE --- The 2020 spring turkey hunting season is set to be open for business in Tennessee beginning Saturday, April 4. Turkey hunting is an excellent way to keep social distance, enjoy the outdoors, and take part in a popular activity which has seen tremendous...
Federal Relief for tornadoes and severe weather comes to three additional Tennessee counties, including Smith
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that Benton, Carroll, and Smith counties will receive federal assistance under Tennessee’s current Major Disaster Declarations for the tornadoes and severe weather on March 3, 2020....
Smith County High School football players commit to college teams, military service
Last month, the friends and family of six Smith County High School football players gathered in the Smith County High School gymnasium to celebrate the players’ accomplishments and future plans. Three players signed on with college teams, two shared their plans to...
4-H News: Smith County 4-H’ers Participate in Tennessee Tree Day
by Katie Martin, Extension Agent - 4-H Youth Development, UT Extension Smith County Since 2007, the Tennessee Tree Project has helped reforest TN by facilitating the planting of 637,100 native trees in our state. Each year Tennessee Tree Day engages thousands...
