The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member, Fred Bradley of Blackwell Realty and Auction in Lebanon, Tennessee. Mr. Bradley has been in the Nashville area for 18 years and was in the in the IT industry for over 25 years before joining Blackwell Realty and Auction. With a background of attention to detail and the ability to “think outside the box”, he is devoted to taking the time to listen and learn about his clients’ needs, wants and desires. He studies the market to help clients when they are buying or selling. He uses innovative marketing plans and buying/selling techniques. He is always ready to work for his clients and deliver on his motto: “Results.  Not promises.”  Contact Fred Bradley for your real estate needs. His office at Blackwell Realty and Auction is located at 3080 Leeville Pike in Lebanon. Fred may be reached in the office at 615-444-0072 or on his cell phone at 615-519-0229. He may also be reached by email at flb@fred-bradley.com. 

To learn more about the Smith County Chamber of Commerce or how you can become a chamber member, please visit 

www.smithcountychamber.org,  call 615-735-2093 or visit our offices at 939 Upper Ferry Road in Carthage. We encourage everyone to support our local businesses!

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member, Hassler Law Firm. Hassler Law Firm is located at 226 Main Street North in Carthage, on the second floor of the Bass & Bass Building. the Hassler Law Firm is a general practice firm that serves the Upper Cumberland. The firm’s areas of practice include Business Formation, Contracts, Estates, Landlord/Tenant, Mediation, Probate, Real Estate, School Law, Social Security/Disability, and Wills.

Jeremy Hassler started his career as an educator after graduating from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education.  He later earned his Master of Arts in Instructional Leadership from the same university.  During his stint as a teacher, he taught 8th-12th grade Social Studies both in the classroom and in an on-line environment.  He also spent several years assisting high school marching bands as a drum major coach, assistant director, and a semester as an interim-director. After teaching for a time, he decided to go back to school and attended the Nashville School of Law.  Upon graduation, he was awarded the Founder’s Award for obtaining the highest GPA in his graduating class. Originally from Crossville, Jeremy and his wife Kristi (a Smith County native) reside in Carthage with their two daughters and infant son.

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member Gordonsville Counseling & Play Therapy located in Suite D at 14 Main Street E. in Gordonsville. Dayna Sykes LPC-S MHSP, is a Licensed Therapist specializing in teen mood and anxiety issues and childhood problems. She received her B.S.W. in Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University in 2002 and attended Argosy University where she obtained her M.A. in Professional Counseling and completed requirements for license in Professional Counseling in 2010. She left a position as Clinical Consultant to focus on family and began building her private practice. In 2015, she began honing her skills in play therapy and worked with a Licensed Supervisor to obtain requirements for her certification as a Registered Play Therapist. She is currently working towards completing the education requirements for this certification and offering play therapy sessions as part of her direct contact requirements. Specialties include ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, School Issues, Self Esteem and Stress. Empowering Teen Girls Group for girls ages 13+ starts April 12th. Enrollment is now open for the Parent Coaching Group that will focus on skill building for parents with behaviorally challenging children.  For more information on services offered visit Gordonsville Counseling & Play Therapy on Facebook, visit www.daynasykeslpc.com or call 615-683-1111.

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomes chamber member, Waggoner Building. Located at 115 Main Street in South Carthage, the Waggoner Building houses six office suite rentals. Basic utilities such as, water, electricity, high speed wi-fi and security monitoring are all included in the monthly rental amounts. All Suites have a shared bathroom and kitchen.  The Waggoner Building opened in December of 1965. It was built by John and Ruby Waggoner and operated as the headquarters of Waggoner Oil Company for more than 30 years.  In 2015, Joey, the grandson of the Waggoners, and his wife, Russti, purchased the building with the hope and dream of restoring it and bringing growth to the heart of South Carthage. For more information or to inquire about the availability of office suites, please call 615-418-6577 or visit sales@waggonerbuilding.com.

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member ProtecStor and its owner, Bob Williamson. ProtecStor is a self-storage business located at 342 E Market Street in Bolivar, Tennessee, with both climate controlled and dry storage units. Mr. Williamson is a new resident to Smith County; splitting his time between Smith County and Hardeman County, in West Tennessee. Bob has joined the Smith County Chamber of Commerce to become better acquainted with the community, explore opportunities to extend his self-storage business and contribute to community development. Mr. Williamson feels that Smith County is ideally located for both rural quality of life and a thriving economy. Bob and his wife have developed two idle and vacant commercial properties in Bolivar, Tennessee into successful ventures. They are owners/partners in a commercial space for offices and retail. His wife is also the owner/operator of a cosmetics studio and hair salon in Bolivar. More information on ProtecStor can be found online at www.protecstor.biz.

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome Cumberland Athletic Club as one of its newest members. Dubbed the Upper Cumberland’s newest upscale fitness & sports destination, they will open to the public on December 11th. Cumberland Athletic Club is located at 14O Davis Street and is owned and operated by Travis and Erica Poindexter. 

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The club’s upcoming website will have further details on training schedules, daily workouts, nutritional information and events. Initial fitness & sports membership packages at Cumberland Athletic Club are:

Level 1~ $35 per month- 24 Hr. access to the Cardio & Circuit Strength Zone and Studio Training Room

Level 2~ $50 per month- Access to all included in Level 1 plus the Outdoor Fitness Zone and Basketball Courts

Level 3~ $70 per month- Access to all included in Levels 1 and 2 plus the Cross Core Training Area (during open gym times)

*Level 4~ in development*- Access to all included in Levels 1, 2 and 3 plus expanded access to the Cross Core Training Area (during open gym times and live training classes)

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member, Caney Fork Farms. By joining the Caney Fork Farms CSA and you’ll enjoy ultra-fresh vegetables for up to 30 weeks from May to November. Each week, you’ll also be able to add-on items like pasture raised meats, gourmet mushrooms, flower bouquets, as well as additional produce for canning or freezing. Caney Fork Farms believes that Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a relationship between farmers and people that love good, clean food. As a subscriber, every meal you cook supports an alternative, locally based model of agriculture where growers and consumers share the risks and rewards of sustainable food production.

Caney Fork Farms’ mission is to inspire others with living proof that carbon farming benefits farmers, the community, and the environment. We aspire to be a collective of farms in middle Tennessee that use carbon farming practices to provide healthy, affordable food that prioritizes people and planet. When you join or support Caney Fork Farms, you are not only eating the best clean, healthy, local food, you are helping to create a new age of carbon farming, one in which farmers, the community, and the environment thrive.

The Smith County Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member, Stephanie McCaleb. Stephanie began her Mary Kay business in October of 2012 and is a Future Sales Director.  A graduate of Lebanon High School, she attended Cumberland University and has worked in Wilson County Government. Stephanie graduated from Mary Kay University in 2014. Her goal is to continue building her Mary Kay team with strong, motivated, Godly, women who want to make a difference.  In 2013, Stephanie began offering pageant consulting thru her business, Crowning Touch Pageant Consulting. No stranger to beauty pageants, she won her first national title at the age of twelve, Junior Miss American Sweetheart. In 2006, she was voted Most Photogenic, Most Physically Fit and sold the most ad pages in the Mrs. Tennessee Pageant. In 2011, she was crowned Ambassador Queen in the United States Mrs. Pageant held in Myrtle Beach. She was crowned National Ms. American Dream in Orlando in 2013. Most recently, Stephanie was announced as the new National Mrs. in 2016. If you do not have a Mary Kay consultant or are interested in products or services, please call Stephanie McCaleb at 615-504-7404 or by email at pinkqueen247@outlook.com.