Obit – Mr. Jim Porter
Longtime and well known Smith and Macon County banker, Mr. Jim Porter, a former resident of Carthage and now a resident of Lebanon departed this earthly life at 10:30 p.m. Monday evening July 15, 2024 and was pronounced deceased at the age of 78 at Knollwood Manor in Lafayette where he had made his home…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jimmy Robertson
Mr. Jimmy Robertson age 69 of Alexandria was pronounced deceased at 11:18 p.m. Wednesday evening July 17, 2024 at the TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville shortly after being transferred from HighPoint Health-Riverview E. R. suffering from an aortic aneurysm. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted on Saturday afternoon…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Roy Mathews
Mr. Roy Mathews of the Defeated Creek Community died at the age of 65 on Friday evening July 19, 2024 at the HighPoint Health-Sumner in Gallatin where he was admitted July 10th being treated for thyroid cancer. Funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Tuesday morning July 23rd with Pastor…
Read MoreObit – Janet Tubb Sanders
Janet Tubb Sanders, age 85 of Lancaster, TN, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024. Janet was born October 4, 1938 in Lebanon, TN, a daughter of the late George Gragson Tubb and Virginia Dare Lancaster Tubb. She was also preceded in death by her Brother; Ricky Tubb and Sister; Dian Tubb. Janet became a…
Read MoreArmed suspect makes threats; flees from law enforcement
By Eddie West Staff Writer Armed with a shotgun, a male subject allegedly threatened multiple people at the Smith County Welcome Center at Buffalo Valley on Interstate 40, Sunday morning, according to Smith County Sheriff Steve Hopper. The suspect eventually left the scene on foot without injuring anyone but was the subject of an extensive manhunt…
Read MoreNo major problems detected with latest bridge inspection
By Eddie West Staff Writer There were no major deficiencies detected in the latest structural inspection of the Cordell Hull Bridge. However, the latest inspection work will be reviewed by Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in order to determine if there are any areas of future concern. “Contractors completed the inspection of the Cordell Hull Bridge…
Read MoreENOCH CUMBERLAND BOUND
Shea Haile Carthage Courier CARTHAGE — The Smith Couunty High School Lady Owls basketball program, who is coming off a 22-12 campaign and the program’s first state tounament appearance since 1973, saw one of their senior leaders earn the opportunity to pursue a collegiate career. Airyn Enoch has signed with Lebanon’s Cumberland University Phoenix Women’s Basketball…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/18/24
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…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Dixie Hackett Harper
Mrs. Dixie Hackett Harper, a homemaker of Lebanon and longtime Carthage resident, died peacefully at 12:38 a.m. Sunday morning July 7, 2024 at her Hickory Ridge home in Lebanon. She was 82 and was under the care of Adoration Hospice of Madison. Mrs. Harper was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and as…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Sibyl Beasley
Ms. Sibyl Beasley age 86, a longtime resident of Ironwood Drive in Donelson, was pronounced deceased at 5:46 a.m. Sunday morning July 7, 2024 at the Trevecca Center for Rehabilitation and Healing on Murfreesboro Road in Nashville where she had made her home since June 16, 2023. Ms. Beasley was at the Carthage Chapel of…
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