Smithville News

The Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree is one of the largest festivals in one of the smallest towns, and organizers hope this year's turnout is a sign that the economy is recovering.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the arrest of a 21-year-old Smithville, Tennessee man in Perry County Saturday night.

Smithville, Tenn., is famed for its annual Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival, when this town of about 4,300 swells by tens of thousands.

Murfreesboro's Lexus Keoninh shot a 4-under-par 68 Tuesday to lead the 36-hole, two-day U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying golf tournament at Old Fort Golf Course.

More often than not, in a combination gas station and coffee shop near Smithville, Tenn., the topic of conversation turns to immigrants and the effect they have on Tennessee.

SMYRNA, Tenn. a ' John Hopkins of Hendersonville, Tenn., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament on Percy Priest Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces.

The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists awarded elite honors to 11 Tennessee artists during the 38th Annual TACA Tennessee Craft Fair at Centennial Park recently.

According to the good folks at WJLE Radio in Smithville, TN, a certain William Gossett of Gordonsville must have had a powerful hankering for an early morning Blizzard.

A tractor-trailer crashed into a Dairy Queen in DeKalb County early Monday morning, severely damaging the building.

Two months, some 53,000 training exercises, and more than 8,000 hours in the sky--it's been a busy two months at Fort Sill for Tennessee's National Guard as they prepare to head to Iraq.

Archie Dennis King went to be with the Lord on May 12, 2009. He is proceeded in death by his father William Benton King, mother Dora Ann Johnson King Richardson and sister Ann Lois King Rouse.

Look what Tim Nudd of Adweek's Adfreak found. It's awful to watch, wonderful to hate and I'm not kidding when I say it nauseated me.

Madeline Embrey is an exceptional speller, but when it comes to the word "participant," she gets a little mixed up.

Local residents looking to furnish their homes or update existing furniture can do so inexpensively at Linda's Furniture & Unique Decor, located at 719 S. Church St.

A sad story out of Smithville today. WJLE reported that several children were found in two separate homes living in unsanitary conditions.

Ken Orrick on stage with Lost Highway in Switzerland, 2001 Lilly Pavlak of Switzerland sends the sad news of the death of Ken Orrick , well known in Europe as the lead singer and guitar player of the California ...

Bluff City, Tennessee Police Chief David Nelson confirmed to News Channel 11 on Saturday that Abrey Wayne Fortner of Chesapeake, Virginia was arrested on Friday night in Gates County, North Carolina.