Smith County News

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Macon County, including Lafayette, northeastern Rutherford County, western Smith County, eastern Sumner County, Trousdale County, including Harsville, and Wilson County, including Lebanon until 3:15 p.m. At 2:38 p.m. National Weather Service Doppler radar ...

Hundreds of people will eventually go back to work in Smith County. The zinc mine in Gordonsville is going to reopen, though it's unknown when.

Located in the middle part of Tennessee, Smith County is a rural Southern community not much different from McDowell County.

Nyrstar, which has Clarksville's zinc refinery within its fold, has acquired the Mid-Tennessee Zinc mine complex in Tennessee for nearly $10 million.

John Waggoner Jr. is a cemetery hunter. He drives a Ford Explorer with two GPS instruments on board, and the vehicle's four-wheel drive comes in handy in the rain and snow.

A domestic incident in the Elmwood community of Smith County resulted in a man firing shots from a high-powered rifle at officers this past Sunday afternoon.

Authorities in Smith County said a man threatened his wife with an AK-47 in front of police on Sunday afternoon.

With a double-digit unemployment rate, a Depression-era bridge in need of replacement and a water system that leaves out about one-sixth of the county, there's not much doubt that Smith County could use some ...

Madison County commissioners could vote soon on whether to support a Smith County resolution that asks the General Assembly to let county commissions decide whether school superintendents should be elected or ...

Fred Gordon Key was born Feb. 19, 1915 on a farm in Monoville, Smith County, Tennessee and died on Dec.

December was a record month and 2008 was a record year for the Office of Inspector General , the law enforcement agency tasked with pursuing fraud and criminal activity in TennCare and preserving the integrity ...

A Smith County man is at Vanderbilt after being shot twice Sunday night. Authorities said the victim met a pair of men at a gas station in Carthage where he was shot in the back and shoulder.

It seems I may be in a dilemma this year as Christmas quickly approaches. No job, no money, no umemployment checks coming in yet from the 'promised' extension to unemployment.

A husband and his wife were killed early Thursday morning when their Smith County home went up in flames.

A fire early Thursday morning in Smith County claimed the lives of two people and sent another person to the hospital, according to the director of the county's emergency medical services.

TennCare fraud charges involving prescription painkillers were lodged today against 20 people in Smith County after an undercover operation involving the Office of Inspector , the 15th Judicial Drug Task Force ...

There's no doubt some people come to Smith County because its the home of former Vice President Al Gore.

A tight-knit Tennessee community west of Carthage, Tenn., wasn't about to let arsonists destroy a piece of history Wednesday night.