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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.

Ms. Janet Leigh Hodge, age 60, of Hickman, TN, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022. Ms. Hodge was born February 16, 1962 in Cleveland, TN, a daughter of the late Dr. R. David Hodge and Fausteen Agee Hodge. Ms. Hodge was a graduate of Hanahan High School in South Carolina. She graduated from Medical…

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS The Courier office will be closed Friday (December 31) for the New Year’s Day holiday. The holiday closing will not require a change in deadlines. New Year’s Day falls on a Saturday this year. The official day of observance is Friday (December 31). Happy New Year. County offices will be closed on Friday,…