Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/25/24
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Donald Bruce Apple Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2799 Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of July, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Donald Bruce Apple, Deceased, who died on the 12th day of May, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 9th day of July, 2024. Signed Karen Jeanette Apple, Personal Representative Jamie D. Winkler, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 7-18-2t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Linda G. Baker Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2803 Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of July, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Linda G. Baker, Deceased, who died on the 14th day of May, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 18th day of July, 2024. Signed Christopher Baker, Personal Representative Blake Lawrence, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 7-25-2t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Harry Lee Davis Jr. Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2801 Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of July, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Harry Lee Davis Jr., Deceased, who died on the 13th day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 11th day of July, 2024. Signed Pamela Davis, Personal Representative Debbie C. Holliman, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 7-18-2t
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NOTICE JOHN DILLARD The State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, has filed a petition against you seeking to declare your child, Landon Dillard, to be dependent and neglected on August 22, 2023 It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are hereby ORDERED to serve upon Laura Beth Whitley, Attorney for the Tennessee Department of Children Services, 600 Hearthwood Court, Cookeville, Tennessee 38506, (931) 646-3000, an Answer to the Petition filed by the Tennessee Department of Children Services, within thirty (30) days of the last day of publication of this notice, and pursuant to Rule 103(c)(3) of the Tenn. R. Juv. P. you must also appear in the Juvenile Court of Smith County, Tennessee at Carthage, Tennessee, on the 24th day of September, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. for the Preliminary Hearing on the filed by the State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services If you fail to do so, a default judgment will be taken against you pursuant to Rule 55 of the Tenn. R. of Civ. P. for the relief demanded in the Petition. You may view and obtain a copy of the Petition and any other subsequently filed legal documents at the Putnam County Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office, Cookeville, Tennessee. 7-25-4t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Elizabeth Maye Fisher Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2798 Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of July, 2024, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Elizabeth Maye Fisher, Deceased, who died on the 5th day of April, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 9th day of July, 2024. Signed Robert Ernest Fisher, Jr., Personal Representative Richard M. Brooks, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 7-18-2t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Hilda Lois Flatt Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2802 Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of July, 2024, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Hilda Lois Flatt, Deceased, who died on the 27th day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 16th day of July, 2024. Signed Garrett Flatt, Co-Personal Representative Tina Williams, Co-Personal Representative Branden Bellar, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 7-25-2t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Johnny Ray Raines Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2800 Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of July, 2024, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Johnny Ray Raines, Deceased, who died on the 2nd day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 10th day of July, 2024. Signed Sharon Raines, Personal Representative Branden Bellar, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 7-18-2t
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PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a public hearing on Thursday, August 1st at 5:30 pm regarding the Poindexter Property at 113 First Ave. E, Parcel Number: 054H E 016.01. This hearing is for consideration of approval of ordinance P-20210711-2 rezoning property from C-1 to C-2. The meeting will be held at Carthage City Hall and will be open to the public. Stephen Babcock, Mayor of Carthage
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Carthage City Council will meet Thursday, August 1st, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 314 Spring Street, Carthage. There will be a public hearing prior to the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public. Stephen Babcock, Mayor of Carthage
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NOTICE The Smith County Beer Board will meet Thursday, August 8th at 5:00 in the afternoon at the Smith County Chamber of Commerce, located at 939 Upper Ferry Rd. A, Carthage, TN 37030, to hear an application for an off premises permit beer license for James F. Keene for the business “The Rivah” of 587 Club Springs Rd, Buffalo Valley, TN 38552. Smith County Beer Board Secretary, Clifa Norris, Secretary
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NOTICE TO BID The Smith County Board of Education is accepting bids for a minimum of 100 Chromebooks with specs of a minimum of 11.6” touchscreen display, 4GB RAM-32GB Hard Drive, minimum dual core 2GHz processor, Google licenses included with minimum Google auto expiration date of 2030. Bids will be accepted thru 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2024 via emailing Norma Mitchell, CFO, Smith County Board of Education at [email protected]. No faxed bids will be accepted. Questions should be emailed to the Smith County Board of Education Technology Department- Dillon Reed, Technology Supervisor, [email protected], or Bonnie Grandstaff, Technology Coordinator, grandstab1@ smithcoedu.net. The Smith County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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NOTICE TO BID The Smith County Board of Education is accepting bids for a minimum of 50 Dell Optiplex AIO computers. Minimum Specs: Non-touch, Intel Core i5-14500 (6 + 8 cores/24MB/20T/up to 5GHz Turbo/65W), 16GB DDR5 non ECC memory, M.2 2230256GB PCle NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive. Bids will be accepted thru 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2024 and should be emailed to Norma Mitchell, CFO, Smith County Board of Education at [email protected]. No faxed bids will be accepted. Questions should be emailed to the Smith County Board of Education Technology Department- Dillon Reed, Technology Supervisor, [email protected], or Bonnie Grandstaff, Technology Coordinator, [email protected]. The Smith County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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The South Carthage Board of Zoning Appeals will have a public hearing scheduled for Monday, July 29, 2024 at the William Ernest Hughes building for the purpose of receiving public comment regarding the following: The public hearing will begin at 5:00 P.M. All citizens are invited to attend. Any questions or comments can be addressed to South Carthage Planner Tommy Lee by phone: 931-979-2170 or email: [email protected] A special exception for the establishment of a multifamily residential structure with zero (0) lot lines at 59 Cookeville Highway further described as Map 054P, Parcel 011.00 (Ricky Dixon Request). Kenneth Nixon, Chairman South Carthage Board of Zoning Appeals Public Notice
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Grand Jury Notice “It is the duty of your Grand Jurors to investigate any public offense which they know or have reason to believe has been committed and which is triable or indictable in this county. Any person having knowledge or proof that such an offense has been committed may apply to testify before the Grand Jury subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, 40-12-105. The foreperson in this county is presently Shannon Brinkley. The Grand Jury will next meet on Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. You may be prosecuted for perjury for any oral or written statement which you make under oath to the Grand Jury, when you know the statement to be false, and when the statement touches on a matter material to the point in question.” Tommy Turner Smith County Circuit Court Clerk 322 Justice Drive Carthage, Tennessee 37030
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FOR SALE – NOTICE The Town of South Carthage is receiving bids for the sale of one (1) 2009 Ford Crown Victorian until Thursday August 1, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. (local time). Qualifying bids will be opened at Town of South Carthage City Hall at 4:00 p.m. August 1, 2024. The Town has placed a reserve (minimum bid) amount on the vehicle of $1,250. For more information, contact the South Carthage City Hall at 615-735-2727, Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Joey Nixon, Mayor, Town of South Carthage 106 Main St. South Carthage, TN 37030 The vehicle is being sold “as is” and may be inspected during normal business hours at the South Carthage City Hall. It is the responsibility of the bidder to see that a bid is properly addressed and received at the South Carthage City Hall. All bids should be in a sealed envelope and marked on the envelope “2009 Ford Crown Victorian Bid.” No faxed, emailed, or verbal bids will be accepted.
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Public Notice Smith County has adopted the Financial Management System of 1981, and all employees, vendors and contractors must abide by its provisions beginning on October 21st, 2024. The act or policies to implement the act will be available on August 1st, 2024, and copies will be made available at https://smithcotn.com/ fi nance/ or by contacting the Finance Department at 615-588-1595.