2023 A Look Back: Didn’t Read the Fine Print Award

Congressman Chuck Edwards apparently doesn’t read The Smoky Mountain News, but if he did, it may have saved him some humiliation earlier this year. 

Law officers ignore meeting, and that’s good

Sometimes a quiet no-show can be a really loud statement.

Constitutional sheriffs event brings few sheriffs

Group was met with energy and an award from congressman but few in uniform 

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