OBIT: Mrs. Ernestine Gregory
Mrs. Ernestine Gregory Retired Smith County Sheriff’s Office employee Mrs. Ernestine Gregory died at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage at the age of 84. She was admitted August 13th suffering from acute kidney failure. Mrs. Gregory’s pastor, Eld. Junior Dickerson and her son’s pastor, Eld. James “Pee Wee” Massey officiated at the 3…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Emogene Grisham
Elmwood Community homemaker Mrs. Emogene Grisham died at the age of 88 at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday evening August 18, 2018 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro where she was admitted June 27th from Tennova Healthcare in Lebanon suffering from complications from heart failure. Bro. Jackie Dillehay officiated at the 1 p.m. Friday afternoon August 17th funeral…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Jenna Baird
Ms. Jenna Baird A Dowelltown Community resident is dead following a single vehicle accident in which the car she was driving struck a tree within a mile of her Alexandria to Dismal Road home in Dekalb County at 11:34 p.m. Wednesday evening August 1st. Ms. Jenna Baird died at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in…
Read MoreTWO CHARGED – STOLEN VEHICLE LOCATED
TWO CHARGED – STOLEN VEHICLE LOCATED Two people face various charges following a sheriff’s department investigation where a stolen vehicle and drugs were located. The investigation took place at the boatramp on the Caney Fork River in South Carthage on August 8. While on routine patrol, sheriff’s department Deputy Joshua Williams noticed a white vehicle…
Read MoreCOUNCILMAN PASSES
COUNCILMAN PASSES Longtime Carthage City Councilman Phillip Brooks passed away Friday. Brooks, whose health had declined in recent years, was a resident of Lebanon Health and Rehab A retired school teacher, Brooks, 68, passed away around 9:30 p.m. A sitting councilman, Brooks served more than 30 years in that capacity. Brooks latest term expires this…
Read MoreCOURIER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW
COURIER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW SCHS OWLS: OWLS ENTER CAMPAIGN WITH YOUTH IN SKILL POSITIONS Smith Co. High Owls head football coach Mike Dickerson must exercise patience as he starts his sixth season at the helm of the gridiron program. The 2017 season was one to remember for the Black-and-Gold as they garnered a Region…
Read MoreDEADLY MORNING: OFFICER SHOOTING TURNS LETHAL
DEADLY MORNING: OFFICER SHOOTING TURNS LETHAL A deadly officer involved shooting in Carthage is under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The deadly confrontation occurred in the early morning hours of Wednesday (August 8) in the main parking lot at Riverview Regional Medical Center. According to the TBI, officers from the Carthage Police…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. George Wallace Reed, Sr.
Mr. George Wallace Reed, Sr., age 65, of Carthage, TN, and a native of Lebanon, TN, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018. George was born January 26, 1953 in Lebanon, TN, son of the late Wallace McDowell Reed and Betty Lou Belcher. George was saved September 2, 1964 at the Rocky Grove Missionary Baptist Church…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/16/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/16/18 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated March 21, 2014, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded April 4, 2014, in Book No. 275,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Virginia Jordan
Mrs. Virginia Jordan age 94, a Smith County native, died at her home in Austin, Texas on August 10, 2018 surrounded by her family and former daughter-in-law at her bedside. Mrs. Jordan was cremated and graveside services and inurnment will be held at a date to be announced in the Galveston County Memorial Park. Born…
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