Smith County Sheriff’s Office TN

09/29/2026

Sheriff Steve Hopper and the Smith County Sheriff's Office send our condolences and prayers out to the Kentucky State Police as well as Trooper Hayden Phillips family.

09/19/2026

UPDATE: LOCATED AND SAFE!!

Please be on the look out for a missing / runaway juvenile Loraly Ashburn (16). Left residence in vehicle which was located in Lebanon City this morning. It is believed she got a ride from that location with someone she knows. No cell phone that is known. Any contact or observation please contact the Smith County Sheriff's Office 615-735-2626. The following photos were provided by her family.

09/15/2026

This Morning the Smith County Sheriff's Office along with Agents with The Tennessee Department of Correction Apprehension and Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant in the Rome Community where Mr. Jakob Ethridge was taken into custody on active warrants from a previous pursuit as well as Violation of Probation warrant. During a subsequent search of residence Methamphetamine, Ma*****na, Xanax, drug paraphernalia and a stolen vehicle was located. Two additional arrests were made in connection to this investigation.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

09/14/2026

The Smith County Sheriff's Office would like to say thank you to The Pavilion and its residents for a very thoughtful gesture.

09/01/2026

06/27/2026

Smith County Sheriff's Office Lt. Junior Fields and K-9 Finn enjoyed handing out the book "A Home for Dakota" which is a book for some of our youngest readers about a dogs journey from a pound to a loving home. They might have handed out a large amount of candy also all while at the Gordonsville Police Department's Touch a Truck Event.

06/24/2026

UPDATE:

FOUND SAFE!!

ATTENTION:

Be on the look out for a Possible runaway juvenile 17 year old male; in area of Lancaster Hwy on e-bike; wearing black dry fit shirt, camo pants, black socks, black slides; headed toward gordonsville via Lancaster Hwy.

06/20/2026

Attention...

Enbridge Pipe Line will be extending the road work being done at Stone Branch Rd through Wednesday, 6/24

06/19/2026

Attention...

Enbridge Pipe Line will have a tie-in crew that will be “open-cutting” - Difficult Road on Thursday - Monday (6/11 - 6/20).

This location is approximately 420 ft. North of Defeated Creek Hwy/Kempville Hwy.

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