STAMP OUT HUNGER SATURDAY
STAMP OUT HUNGER SATURDAY Second Harvest Food Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers plan to address the issue on Saturday (May 12) with their annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, the largest single day food drive in the country. Hunger in Middle Tennessee affects one in eight people, including one in five children.…
Read MoreI-40 ARREST FOR MULTIPLE DRUGS
I-40 ARREST FOR MULTIPLE DRUGS A man remains jailed after being caught with an assortment of illegal drugs and mushrooms used to get high. A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper stopped a vehicle on Interstate 40 in the west bound lanes at the 261 mile marker for speeding, locating several illegal substances in the vehicle. Two…
Read MoreMAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING CHILDREN
MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING CHILDREN A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Top Ten Most Wanted was sought in Smith County for allegedly threatening to harm a woman’s children. Alain E. Benitez, 18, was charged with aggravated assault here and is expected to face charges in Wilson County after striking a patrol vehicle and becoming the…
Read MoreARRESTS IN GUN STORE BURGLARY
ARRESTS IN GUN STORE BURGLARY Two people have been arrested and another suspect is being sought in the April burglary of the Patriot Gun and Pawn in the Tanglewood community. Roderick Dannell Crowell, 19, Nashville, has been charged with aggravated burglary, criminal attempt to commit second degree murder, four counts of reckless endangerment and vandalism.…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/10/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/10/18 IN THE CHANCERY COURT, FOR SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE CANDICE ALEXIS SIANO-GAGEN PLAINTIFF VS. FILE NO. 8290 PATRICK MICHAEL GAGEN DEFENDANT ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Plaintiff, CANDICE ALEXIS SIANO-GAGEN, has requested an Order allowing service of process upon, Defendant, PATRICK MICHAEL GAGEN, allowing service of Defendant by…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Mary Ellen Poston, A Homemaker Of The Grant Community
Mrs. Mary Ellen Poston, a homemaker of the Grant Community, died at the age of 63 at her Grant Highway home on Sunday afternoon April 29, 2018 at 3 p.m. following a three year battle with lung cancer. She was under the care of Caris Healthcare Hospice of Cookeville. Mrs. Poston was at the Carthage…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Mary Ruth Leftwich, Age 70 Of Carthage, TN
Ms. Mary Ruth Leftwich, Age 70 of Carthage, TN, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. Mary Ruth was born November 9, 1947 in Nashville, TN, the daughter of the late Ray Leftwich and Mary Lancaster Leftwich. She was also preceded in death by Brother; John Wayne Leftwich, Sr. Mary Ruth was a 1965 graduate of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Herbert Haley, Jr., Age 71, Of Lancaster, TN
Mr. Herbert Haley, Jr., age 71, of Lancaster, TN, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. Herbert was born February 5, 1947 in Woodbury, TN, son of the late Herbert Haley, Sr. and Altie Pearl Bogle. He grew up in the Short Mountain Community and graduated from Dekalb County High School. Herbert married Helen Faye Bennett.…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Virginia Ann Martin, Age 79, Of Lebanon, TN
Mrs. Virginia Ann Martin, age 79, of Lebanon, TN, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. Virginia was born January 2, 1939 in Macon County, TN, Daughter of the late Sam Carver and Pearl Swindle. She was also preceded in death by Five Children and Three Brothers. Virginia married Robert C. Martin and he preceded her in…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Dolores Smith, Age 54, Of The Defeated Creek Community
Mrs. Dolores Smith, age 54, of the Defeated Creek Community died at 7 a.m. Sunday morning May 6, 2018 at her Lakeside Drive home following a short three month battle with lung cancer. She was pronounced deceased at 9:08 p.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville. At Mrs. Smith request she will be cremated. She was…
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