VADEN-MALONE SEEKING RE-ELECTION
VADEN-MALONE SEEKING RE-ELECTION Jerri Lin Vaden-Malone announces her candidacy for re-election as register of deeds. “I am most humble in announcing my candidate for re-election to the office of Smith County Register of Deeds. The office of Smith County Register of Deeds belongs to you, the citizens of Smith County. I first took office on…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED IN BIZARRE FIRE INCIDENT
MAN INDICTED IN BIZARRE FIRE INCIDENT A Nashville man has been indicted for attempting to set a barn on fire in the Pleasant Shade community. James David Throgmorton, 27, was indicted for reckless burning by the grand jury which met on April 2. Throgmorton, who has been released on bond, appeared in criminal court for…
Read MoreDEADLY BURGLARY PROBE CONTINUES
DEADLY BURGLARY PROBE CONTINUES Leads Being Followed; Multiple Arrests Anticipated Multiple arrests are anticipated as the investigation into a deadly business burglary continues. Sheriff Steve Hopper said investigators are following significant leads in the case and arrests are anticipated. The sheriff’s department, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/19/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/19/18 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 October 31, 2003, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded November 12, 2003, in Book No. 96,…
Read MoreOBIT: Eld. Floyd Ferguson Of Red Boiling Springs
Longtime Missionary Baptist Pastor, Eld. Floyd Ferguson of Red Boiling Springs, died early Sunday morning April 8, 2018 at 6:45 a.m. at the age of 87 at the Macon County General Hospital following a period of declining health. He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday April 14th. Funeral services from the Anderson and Son…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Jennie Robertson Huddleston Of The Hogans Creek Community
Mrs. Jennie Robertson Huddleston of the Hogans Creek Community went peacefully to be with her Lord and Saviour with her husband, son and niece at her bedside at her Eastes Hollow Lane home on Friday afternoon April 13, 2018 under the loving care of Caris Hospice of Cookeville. She was 57 and suffered from cancer…
Read MoreBLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND PLUCKS NEW CAVE
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND PLUCKS NEW CAVE About 100 feet beneath a mountain of limestone, the yawning mouth of The Caverns compels the curious as well as those who love music to enter the newest, perhaps the oldest and maybe the most perfect subterranean concert hall in the world. Inside, “Bluegrass Underground” performers sing and pluck the…
Read MoreNORRIS SEEKS RE-ELECTION
NORRIS SEEKS RE-ELECTION Incumbent County Clerk Clifa Norris announces her re-election candidacy. “I, Clifa Norris, am seeking re-election of the office of Smith County Clerk. I am a lifelong resident of Smith County and a 1979 graduate of Smith County High School. I am married to James Norris and live in the Tanglewood community. We…
Read MoreFIVE INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGES
FIVE INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGES Sealed indictments were returned against five individuals on drug related charges during the April session of the grand jury. The indictments were the result of Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Task Force investigations. Those indicted include: • Amanda Jackson, 33, Carthage, (two counts) manufacture/delivery sale of a controlled substance. • Sandra…
Read MoreONE DEAD FOLLOWING BURGLARY
ONE DEAD FOLLOWING BURGLARY One person is dead following a burglary which occurred at a Tanglewood business, late Sunday night. As many as three individuals broke into the Patriot Gun and Pawn Shop around 11 p.m. Police and the ambulance service were dispatched to the scene around 11:30 p.m. While inside the business, individuals were…
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