The Smith County Commission held its February meeting on the evening of Monday, April 11, 2023. You can watch the full meeting below. https://youtu.be/VhAFBn3WZuo Thanks to Powell & Meadows Insurance Agency for sponsoring the live broadcast of this meeting....

The Gordonsville City Council held its monthly meeting on Monday, April 11, 2023 You can watch the full council meeting below. https://youtu.be/CeoquLLsF_k Subscribe to Smith County Insider’s YouTube channel to stay up-to-date on meeting coverage, business...

Kenneth McDonald It took a Smith County jury just over five and a half hours on Saturday to return verdicts of guilty for a man responsible for the death of a South Carthage resident in April of 2019. Kenneth McDonald was found guilty of two counts of First Degree...

El Corral Mexican Restaurant opens its doors today for the first time at 3:00 pm at its new location. The address is 516 Gordonsville Highway - Gordonsville, TN. The hours of operation are Sunday - Thursday 11 am to 9:30 pm and Friday and Saturday 11 am to 10:30 pm....

The Smith County 4-H Livestock Judging Teams competed in the Central Region Contest in Murfreesboro. Front Row, from left to right: Jay Driver, Charlotte Driver, Aubrey Hicks, and Kynlee Davis Back Row, from left to right: Clay Driver, Kara Brooks, Courtney Dickens,...

Located in northern Smith County, Gregory Farms is located in northern Smith County. It dates back to the nineteenth century, with the earliest documentation seen in the will of Rufus Beasley’s in 1911. It has some rich history with family members continuing to pass...

The Carthage City Council held its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 6:00 pm. Several items were discussed. Watch the full meeting below. https://youtu.be/nSHx5Chw5II Thanks to Hotel Walton for sponsoring Smith County Insider’s live broadcast of this...

Smith County's Seth and Lily Manor are one of four sets of siblings currently attending the same school and working to become future leaders in the Rocky Top Battalion at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville Army ROTC program. Seth and Lily come from a family with...

NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2023 statewide spring turkey season is set to open Saturday, April 15. The statewide opening date is two weeks later than in previous years. The Young Sportsman Hunt was April 8-9. Hunters are also reminded that the bag limit has been reduced...

Check out the April 2023 edition of the Smith County Chamber Corner Show! This month’s show features local businesses, community organization and events going on in and around Smith County. If you would like to promote your event or local business on the Smith County...

Check out the April 2023 edition of “An Ounce of Prevention”, the monthly newsletter from the Smith County Drug Prevention Coalition! Read this month’s newsletter to learn more about the Smith County Drug Prevention Coalition. For more information about the Smith...

Since having Ellie, I am extra mindful of home maintenance and what cleaning products I use inside our home. She is small and closer to the ground, so she is especially susceptible to certain environmental toxins and cleaning products. Chemicals in cleaning products...

By Katie Martin - Smith County Extension Agent -- For some of us, spring cleaning might involve dusting, organizing, or washing windows. For others, the spring cleaning we are looking forward to tackling is outside! If you are getting started on cleaning up last...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced 43 grants totaling $203,244,525 from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater...