OBIT: Mrs. Carolyn Clay, Age 82, Of Defeated Creek
Mrs. Carolyn Clay Defeated Creek Community homemaker Mrs. Carolyn Clay died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon April 28, 2018 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center where she was admitted April 26th following a period of declining health. She was 82. Eld. James “Pee Wee” Massey and Bro. Mark Stinnett officiated at the Tuesday afternoon…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Loften “Monk” Bryant, Age 81 Of New Middleton
Mr. Loften “Monk” Bryant Mr. Loften “Monk” Bryant age 81of the New Middleton Community died at 12:40 a.m. Saturday morning April 28, 2018 shortly after arrival at the River Regional Medical Center in Carthage after becoming gravely ill at his Gills Branch Lane home. Private graveside services and interment were conducted from the Garden of…
Read MoreTWO MEN FOUND DEAD – TBI INVESTIGATES
: TWO MEN FOUND DEAD – TBI INVESTIGATES A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) into the deaths of two men discovered at an unoccupied house on Dillehay Hollow Road near the Defeated community, Thursday. Over the weekend, the TBI identified the two victims as Devon Clark 38, Murfreesboro, and Shannon Smith, 44, Sparta. Other than…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Patsy Hudson Albritton, Age 70, Of Gordonsville
Ms. Patsy Hudson Albritton Gordonsville resident and business owner, Ms. Patsy Hudson Albritton age 70, was pronounced deceased at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning April 25, 2018 shortly after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center after becoming gravely ill at her Gordonsville Highway home. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were…
Read MoreOBIT: J. Roy Wauford, Jr., Age 88, Of Lebanon, Tennessee
J. Roy Wauford, Jr. J. Roy Wauford, Jr., age 88, of Lebanon, Tennessee passed away at his home on April 25, 2018. He is predeceased by his parents Joseph Roy Sr. and Maude Lane Wauford and one great granddaughter, Caroline Marie Stubbs. He is survived by his Wife of 65 years: Lois Ann Flippen Wauford.…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Teresa Dedmon, Age 54, Of Alexandria, TN
Ms. Teresa Dedmon Ms. Teresa Dedmon, age 54, of Alexandria, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Teresa was born August 3, 1963, in Dekalb County, TN, daughter of Tommie Webster Dedmon and the late Buford C. Dedmon. She was also preceded in death by Brother; Buford Earl Dedmon. Teresa worked as an In-Home Caregiver.…
Read MorePROPOSED MEAT PROCESSING PLANT GETS GRANT
PROPOSED MEAT PROCESSING PLANT GETS GRANT A proposed local business will benefit from the state’s Agriculture Enterprise Fund (AEF) program. Plans are for Anderson Meats and Processing to construct a new meat processing facility off Justice Lane north of the Smith County Ambulance Service Station 1. Agriculture officials announced the grant during a press conference…
Read MoreJACKIE WILBURN MEMORIAL SING THIS WEEKEND
JACKIE WILBURN MEMORIAL SING THIS WEEKEND Southern gospel music fans will be flocking to the agriculture center in South Carthage this weekend. The annual Jackie Wilburn Memorial Spring Sing is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 27, 28 and 29) at the center. Elaine Wilburn, Jonathan Wilburn and the Wilburn Family will perform throughout…
Read MoreCHARGES FOR TAKING TANKER TRUCK, PICKUP WHILE DRUNK
CHARGES FOR TAKING TANKER TRUCK, PICKUP WHILE DRUNK A man faces theft charges after stealing a tanker truck and a pickup truck during a crime spree. The incident occurred on Monday of last week when Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Danielle Neal received a call a tanker truck was spraying water across both lanes of travel,…
Read MoreSEVEN ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES LEVIED
SEVEN ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES LEVIED A man who went on a shooting spree on Tribble Lane near the Grant community now faces as many as nine attempted first degree murder charges. During the initial investigation into the November 2017 shooting, Stacye Lee Nash, 55, was charged with attempted first degree murder for shooting…
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