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County audit scrutinized

By Eddie West Staff Writer The County Finance Committee is calling attention to the latest Tennessee Comptroller’s audit of county offices. The county has four audit findings or deficiencies listed on most recent state audit report released on Tuesday (March 19). One of the findings pertained to the office of Director of Accounts and Budgets…

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High School Baseball, Softball introductions

This week’s edition includes introductions to the baseball and softball teams of Smith County High School and Gordonsville High School. Each team preview includes rosters, schedules, quotes from the coaches, and outlooks of each team. Read more inside… COURIER SPORTS

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Band director looking to increase members, as well as add units

By Eddie West Staff Writer When Smith County High School’s band makes it’s 2024 marching debut later this year, plans are for a new look. Director Les McDonald and students have already spent months of planning and preparation for the upcoming season. In order to achieve his vision for the band, the director continues to…

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Partial solar eclipse will ‘awe’ most

By Eddie West Staff Writer If Smith County residents want to relive their “Great America Eclipse” experience of 2017, they will have to travel west to do so. Lake County will be the only county in Tennessee in the path of totality and that will only be for a brief one minute and 34 seconds. …

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 03/28/24

STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF  Robert James Roberts Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2773 Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day of March, 2024, Letters of Testamentary  in respect to the estate of Robert James Roberts, Deceased, who died on the 14th day of February, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…

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Obit – Mrs. Nannette Carter Martin

A Carthage native, Mrs. Nannette Carter Martin, has passed from this world into eternity on Thursday afternoon March 21, 2024, at the home of her daughter Courtney in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Funeral services from the Clark Memorial United Methodist Church located at 1014 14th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208, are scheduled to be conducted on Saturday…

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Obit – Mr. Gregg Kemple

Mr. Gregg Kemple age 77 of South Carthage died on Wednesday morning March 20, 2024 at his Gibbs Landing Drive home with his wife at his bedside. He was pronounced deceased at 3:03 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Cookeville who had been assisting Mrs. Kemple with his care during his final days on earth. Mr.…

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Obit – Ms. Terri Bull

Ms. Terri Bull, a homemaker of Smyrna, was pronounced deceased at 12:43 p.m. Sunday afternoon March 17, 2024 nine days before her 65th birthday at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had been cared for since March 11th under the care of Gentiva Hospice. Ms. Bull’s family was at her…

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Obit – Virginia Lester Agee

A beautiful person inside and out, Virginia Lester Agee, shared her warmth with her family and friends for 99 years until her peaceful transition to her heavenly home on March 18, 2024, much to their sorrow. Born November 13, 1924 in Canton, OH, a daughter of the late Jack Lester, Sr, and Beulah Mai Williams…

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