Smithville News

Rod Brasfield, a Grand Ole Opry humorist from 1944 until his death in 1958, was to be honored Thursday with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail.

SMITHVILLE - A Mississippi mayor who led recovery efforts after a tornado destroyed the entire town has earned a Phoenix Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration .

In March, a 13-year-old operating an ATV with three other children aboard drove it onto a road in... After a line of deadly tornadoes decimated Mississippi communities like Smithville last year, Kelly Riley called state Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham and asked what her Mississippi Professional Educators organization could do to help.

Saturday, May 5th is not only Cinco de Mayo but this year it is also Free Comic Book Day.

Gov. Phil Bryant speaks to a crowd gathered for a Smithville Memorial Day ceremony on Saturday.