Topic: Smithville

Day of prayer as US south mourns tornado victims

Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.Churches from Mississippi to Virginia flung open their doors for prayers, some ...

Strongest tornado of week hurled bodies into fields

SMITHVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - The small town of Smithville, Mississippi may have endured the strongest tornado of the dozens that pounded the southern U.S. this week, packing such force that it hurled bodies into nearby fields, weather experts and local officials said ...
Known as "Music City" and the home of country music, Nashville, Tennessee, is visited by thousands of tourists each year. If you would rather stop in for a visit and lodge in more tranquil settings, however, consider some unique destinations and attractions ...

Smithville, Texas Tourism

Attractions Smithville has an historic downtown district featuring shops and restaurants. The town has several museums, including the Smithville Heritage House and Museum and the Railroad Museum and Depot.
Smithville is a town in the southeastern part of Texas, approximately in the middle of the Houston-Austin-San Antonio triangle. Smithville does not have mobile home parks, but several are within 20 miles in La Grange and Bastrop. Colorado Landing RV & Mobile Home ...

Adventures In Sideboard-Making! (Part 1)

Sometimes it starts with a sketch. I drove up to Smithville, Tx after answering a Craigslist ad for "EXOTIC WOOD. " I spent the afternoon talking shop with the gentleman who listed the ad, poking through his diner-turned-lumber-room, playing with his one-eyed (or ...

Bingo

3,901), insists that bingo is the thing to do on a small-town Saturday night. Sitting at a table with friends and munching on pimiento cheese sandwiches made by volunteers, Garrett studies the emerging patterns on her bingo card as caller Bill ...
Texas Priest Drives Pickup Into Restaurant, Hurting 10; Charged With Drunken DrivingA priest was charged with drunken driving after crashing a pickup truck into a restaurant and injuring 10 people, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper said.Five of the victims ...