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LIGHTS OF PIG BRANCH – ‘A MUST SEE’ Couple Stages ‘Festival of Lights’ Years ago families who lived in rural areas often set aside one night to take a short trip into towns such as Carthage and Gordonsville to view homes elaborately decorated for the Christmas holiday . In recent years, an increasing number of…

DYER NAMED SCHS HEAD FB COACH Smith County High School announced Monday evening that Matt Dyer, a 2005 graduate of SCHS and son of late former Owl football head coach Pat Dyer, will serve as the new head coach of the Owls football program. SCHS released the following statement introducing Dyer as the new head…

DRUG DELIVERY NETS THREE ARRESTS Three people have been arrested by the sheriff’s department for allegedly conspiring to transport heroin and methamphetamine into the county from Nashville. During an undercover investigation, a female subject allegedly agreed to deliver four grams of heroin and “some” methamphetamine in exchange for $500 in cash. The female was coming…

SHERRIFF’S DEPT. K-9 UNITS ARRESTS FOUR IN CASES The sheriff department’s two K-9 units have arrested four in three separate cases, alleging illegal drug sales. The most recent investigation resulted in the arrest of two people and took place on Thursday (November 26). Sgt. Junior Fields conducted a covert investigation which resulted in the arrest…

PLANS FOR HWY 25 ROAD PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE FOWARD Plans for a rock mitigation project or bluff stablization for Highway 25 in the Tanglewood community continue to move forward. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has awarded the project to Civil Constructors LLC, a Franklin company, which placed the low bid on the project. The…

SANTA SHOPPERS DONATION SOUGHT Santa Shoppers will be taking place again this year. The annual event is a collaboration between the Smith County Sheriff’s Department and the Smith County Chamber of Commerce, serving economically disadvantaged children. The program is also designed to build a positive relationship between law enforcement officers and youth. In past years,…

FIRE TANKER DELIVERED Earlier this year, the state awarded counties and municipalities a one time grant. A portion of the county funds were used to purchase a new tanker truck for the county fire department which arrived in county on Monday of last week. Stationed at the Central District Fire Department, the new tanker truck…

TIGERS FALL TO SPEEDY PIRATES A rivalry that has become a staple in the high school football Class 1A playoffs added another chapter last Friday night at Turney Ford Field in Gordonsville. In their 16th playoff meeting dating back to 1986, the Gordonsville Tigers fell to the Associated Press No. 1 team in Class A…

PARADE SEASON, HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES BEGIN SUNDAY The first of two Christmas parades will take place this weekend. The annual Carthage Lions Club Christmas parade will take place beginning at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, November 29. Traditionally, the parade is held the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. Organizers are recommending parade entries, including individuals, those traveling on floats…

POLICE ALLEGE WOMAN KEPT LEDGER, SOLD PILLS IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY A woman faces multiple charges following an investigation conducted by a sheriff’s department K-9 officer in the Rome community. Police allege the woman sells drugs in and around Smith County, keeping a ledger of who owes her money. While on patrol, K-9 officer…