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.The marker was to be unveiled at the Rod ...

SMITHVILLE – One Smithville senior combined earning the Boy Scouts’ highest badge of honor with helping his community as Patrick Thomas chose revitalizing Rod Brasfield Park as his Eagle Scout project ...

SMITHVILLE – A project to enhance Rod Brasfield Park will officially be dedicated May 14 at 11 a.m., and the public is invited. The town has worked for the past several months to secure new playground ...

Way back when a sizable chunk of the country music audience really did live on farms and in the hills, comedians shared billings with musical acts and helped rural America poke fun at itself.