Smith succeeds distinguished industry veteran Ted Gravenhorst, who will serve as a Vice President, Executive Advisor through year-end before retiring.

Patricia Smith, longtime Cairo legal secretary and devoted St. Patrick Catholic Church member, died Oct. 11 at age 73. Services will be held Oct. 15 and 16 in Cairo. CAIRO, Ill. — Patricia Thompson ...

Patricia Smith, an acclaimed poet and professor of creative writing at Princeton, received the National Book Award for Poetry on Friday for her new poetry collection, “The Intentions of Thunder: New ...

In 2018, 70-year-old Pat Smith — lovingly known as “Action Nan” — set herself a bold mission: clean one beach every week for an entire year. Inspired by a documentary on plastic pollution, she spent ...

National Book Award in Fiction winning author Rabih Alameddine attends the 76th National Book Awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy ...