OBIT: Mr. Bartley M. “B.M.” Williams, Age 87, Of Cowan, TN
Mr. Bartley M. “B.M.” Williams, age 87, of Cowan, TN, and a native of Smith County, TN, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Mr. Williams was born December 11, 1930, in Smith County, TN, son of the late Nettie Jane Gentry and Bartley Miller Williams. He married Patsy Wills in Ringgold, GA on June 24, 1956…
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Betty Jo Hillis, age 84 of McMinnville, Tennessee passed from this life on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at her home. Betty wes born Thursday, September 7, 1933 in Carthage, Tennessee. She is the was daughter of the late Cordell Hackett and the late Lorene Williams Hackett. Betty is survived by her: son; Thomas Darrell Hillis.…
Read MoreSMITH COUNTY MAN AMONG ARRESTED
SMITH COUNTY MAN AMONG ARRESTED From the TBI……. Ten Indicted in Putnam County Human Trafficking Operation COOKEVILLE – An undercover human trafficking operation conducted by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Office of the 13th District Attorney General, Cookeville Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and Homeland Security Investigations has resulted in the arrest of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Mack Holliman, Age 87, Of Kempville
Mr. Mack Holliman A farmer, educator, philosophizer and southern country gentleman has died at the age of 87 following a debilitating stroke suffered Friday morning April 20th at his Southern Cross Farm home in the Billy Hollow, where he was born October 21, 1930, reared his family and was laid to rest. Mack Holliman succumbed…
Read MoreGOOLSBY MR. BASEBALL FINALIST
GOOLSBY MR. BASEBALL FINALIST Smith County High baseball’s senior catcher Bryant Goolsby has been selected as a finalist for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association’s Class AA Mr. Baseball award. Goolsby has led the Owls offensive production on the diamond throughout his four year career. This season, the Black-and-Gold bomber has compiled a batting average of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Max Messenger, Age 84, Of Brush Creek, TN
Mr. Max Messenger Mr. Max Messenger, age 84, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Max was born August 19, 1933 in West Virginia, a Son of the late Oras Virgil Messenger and Ollie Ruie Rose. He married Suzanne Francis Damrau Messenger on January 31, 1959 and she preceded him in death…
Read MoreMAN FACES ARSON CHARGE
MAN FACES ARSON CHARGE A Carthage man is behind bars for allegedly setting fire to a mobile home in the Rock City community. Mark Houston Mofield, 53, was indicted by the county’s grand jury in April for arson and reckless burning. Mofield was arrested on May 5 and is to appear before Criminal Court Judge…
Read MoreGRADUATION SECTION IN THIS WEEKS COURIER
GRADUATION SECTION IN THIS WEEKS COURIER Graduations will be held at the county’s two high schools this week. Graduation will take place at Gordonsville High School at 7 p.m., Friday and at Smith County High School at 10 a.m., Saturday. SEE OUR GRADUATION SALUTE IN THIS WEEKS COURIER!
Read MoreFUGITIVE LOCATED IN CARTHAGE
FUGITIVE LOCATED IN CARTHAGE A man wanted in North Carolina has been located in Carthage. Dalton Grady Moore, 25, was taken into custody as a fugitive from justice on May 8. Moore was located at Phelps Court and was taken into custody by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, Smith County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreRIVER CITY BALL HELD
RIVER CITY BALL HELD The first annual River City Ball was held Saturday night on Main Street in Carthage. SEE A FULL PAGE OF COLOR PHOTOS IN THIS WEEKS COURIER!
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