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By Eddie West Staff Writer The Smith County Fair tabloid is inside this week’s May 21st edition of the Courier as preparations continue for this year’s much anticipated event. The county fair tabloid is a go-to guide, providing times, dates for various events and activities as well as exhibit/contest entry information times, rules, regulations. It will…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Downtown Carthage will  be filled Saturday with exhibits, military vehicles and activities as the Tennessee Maneuvers Remembered event will take place. Held in recognition of the World War II maneuvers which took place in Smith County and around Middle Tennessee, the event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Hundreds of participants are expected for Saturday’s (May 2) annual Race For Jordan 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run. The event takes place each year in the Turkey Creek community at the Cordell Hull Dam site located on Corps Lane off Turkey Creek Highway. This will mark the 23rd year the event…

While youngsters from pre-school through third grade seldom find themselves among the print pages of newspapers,  here in Smith County they take CENTER STAGE every Christmas week issue. This year around 750 hand-written Letters To Santa are published in their entirety — and typed by our staff exactly as each author submitted — with spellings…

Click here for the federal, state, and local election results in the 2024 November election.

By Eddie West Staff Writer The award winning Smith County Fair—The Fair on the River tabloid is inside this week’s edition of the Courier. Included in the tabloid is registration and starting times for events/contests, dates for events/contests, rules and regulations for events/contests, as well as when gates open and listing of exhibits and entertainment…

The Gordonsville High Tigers basketball team toppled District 7-1A champion Pickett County 61-51 for the Region 4-1A Title. Big Blue earned their first region title since 1973 and will host their Substate / Sectional round clash against Region 3-1A runner-up South Pittsburg Monday night at GHS. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.

The Gordonsville High Tigers basketball team is headed to the Class 1A Sectional round after a 60-49 victory over Jo Byrns in the Region 4-1A semifinals. The program secured their first Sectional / Substate appearance since 1996. Big Blue reached the state tournament that ‘96 season. With the win, Gordonsville will face Pickett County Thursday…

The Smith County High Lady Owls will make it back-to-back appearances in the Class 2A Sectionals with a 47-21 Region 3AA semifinal win over Westmoreland. The Lady Owls will meet either York or Jackson County Wednesday night in the region championship. Tip-off for the Region 3AA Title game is slated for 7:00 at Liberty Creek…

The Smith County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, December 11th, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Smith County Ag Center.