ARREST MADE AFTER PURSUIT/SEARCH
ARREST MADE AFTER PURSUIT/SEARCH A man who was the subject of a pursuit and manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies after fleeing police is in the county jail. Randy Austin Pruitte, 28, Watertown, was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, burglary, theft of property and fraudulent use of a credit/debt card by the sheriff’s…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/19/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/19/18 PUBLIC NOTICE July 11, 2018 The Town of Carthage Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, July 19, 2018; 5:00 p.m. at City Hall. The agenda will include: Request from Gary Maxey to amend the C-1 zoning code to establish an auto dealership at 513 Main Street N.…
Read MoreOBIT: William Kennedy
William Kennedy passed away on July 12, 2018 at age 66. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, on Monday from 4-8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 1 p.m. until the service. The Funeral Service, conducted by Brother Danny Sellars, is 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in the chapel…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Robert Key Kemp, Age 79, Of The Kenny’s Bend Community
Mr. Robert Key Kemp, age 79, of the Rock City Community died at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday evening July 11, 2018 at his Kennys Bend Lane home after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead at 7:49 p.m. that evening at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E.R. in Carthage. Graveside services were conducted Saturday morning…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Elsie Stevens Minchey, Age 78, Of New Middleton
Mrs. Elsie Stevens Minchey, age 78, of New Middleton, TN, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018. Elsie was born August 26, 1939 in New Middleton, TN, daughter of the late Jake Bradford Stevens and Johnnie Frances Knight Stevens. She was also preceded in death by Brother; George Madison Stevens. Elsie was a 1957 graduate of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Joanna Bell Carter, Age 75, Of Riddleton
Mrs. Joanna Bell Carter A matriarch of the Riddleton Community has died at the age of 75. On Tuesday morning July 10, 2018 at 7:12 a.m. at the Tri-Star Summit Medical Center in Hermitage the death angel called Mrs. Joanna Bell Carter home to be with her Lord whom she so dutifully trusted in all…
Read MorePURSUIT FOR USA GOLD: MORGAN WOOD
PURSUIT FOR USA GOLD: MORGAN WOOD Smith County can now claim a two time member of an United States national team. Morgan Wood, a 2012 Gordonsville High graduate and a Smith County native, was selected to the USA’s women’s world championships wheelchair basketball team for the second consecutive year in February. “It is really a…
Read MoreTEE TIME: SOPHIE LINDER
TEE TIME: SOPHIE LINDER Sophie Linder has won more than two dozen golf tournaments over the past six years, thus she’s accumulated a small galaxy of first-place trophies, but her new, bright red Ping golf bag is likely the sweetest of them all. With scores of 72, 69 and 68, a one-under total, the South…
Read MoreACCIDENT IN HWY 25 CONSTRUCTION ZONE
ACCIDENT IN HWY 25 CONSTRUCTION ZONE A man was injured in the second work zone at the bluff construction between Carthage and Tanglewood on Highway 25. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the man drove through construction barrels and into a section of roadway which had been excavated, striking an excavator. The accident was investigated…
Read MoreTHIRD SUSPECT ARRESTED IN APRIL GUN SHOP BURGLARY
THIRD SUSPECT ARRESTED IN APRIL GUN SHOP BURGLARY A third and final suspect has been arrested in connection with the April burglary of the Patriot Gun Shop. Novais Dashun Fuller, 19, Murfreesboro, is charged with attempted second degree murder, aggravated burglary, vandalism and four counts of reckless endangerment. Fuller was arrested in Murfreesboro last week…
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