Obit – Mr. Timothy Clyde Farrell
Mr. Timothy Clyde Farrell, age 68, of Alexandria, TN, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Mr. Farrell was born July 9, 1955 in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Ollie Stanford Farrell and Willie Mai Scurlock Farrell. He was also preceded in death by Son; Timothy Joseph Farrell. Mr. Farrell graduated from high…
Read MoreObit – Harry Sandidge
Harry Sandidge passed from this life on February 9, 2024 at age 82. The Funeral Service was 1 p.m. Monday, February 12, 2024 at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Lebanon TN. Brother Gordon Lee and Brother David Rhodes officiated. Family friend Tristan Pope provided the music for the service. Interment in Baird Memorial Cemetery, Hickman TN, followed…
Read MoreOne dead following shooting
By Eddie West Staff Writer The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and sheriffs department are investigating a shooting incident where a man died in the Rawls Creek community. The shooting took place at a Rawls Creek Road residence. The victim was identified as Theodore Taylor, 21. In the early morning hours of Tuesday (January 30),…
Read MoreEarly voting starts next week; sample ballot inside
By Eddie West Staff Writer Election season is here. Early voting in the March 5 presidential Preference Primary Election, County Republican Election and a South Carthage referendum will begin next week. Early voting in the March election begins Wednesday, February 14 and continues through February 27. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read MoreGOLD RUSH; 5th / 6th Lady Braves bring home Haile State Tournament crown
By Shea Haile Courier Sports MURFREESBORO — For the second year in a row, the Defeated basketball program has a James C. Haile State Tournament title to celebrate. The Defeated Lady Braves captured the 5th and 6th grade Division A girls state championship last Friday night against Fentress County’s Pine Haven Elementary. The championship battle…
Read MorePRESSURE PACKED; Adams delivers clutch free throw as Tigers complete Clay Co. sweep
Tigers 51, Clay County 50 By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Last Friday night’s District 7A clash between the Gordonsville High Tigers and the Clay County Bulldogs, featured one of the series’ most dramatic and epic endings in recent memory. The wild finish sent “The Jungle” into a frenzy as senior post Eli Adams…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 02/08/24
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Bela Riczko Case#80CH1-2023-PR-2758 Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of January, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Bela Riczko, Deceased, who died on the 30th day of October, 2023, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Robert “Butch” Sinclair
Mr. Robert Sinclair of the Four Way Inn Community, affectionately known as Butch, departed this life peacefully at 9:08 a.m. Friday morning January 26, 2024 at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon at the age of 76 following a lengthy illness. Mr. Sinclair was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Linda Overstreet
A retired U. S. Postmaster, Ms. Linda Overstreet age 80 of the Granville Community, was pronounced dead on arrival at 1:39 p.m. Saturday afternoon February 3, 2024 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville after suffering An apparent fatal heart attack at her Pinnacle Lane home. Memorial services are scheduled to be conducted Friday…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Bill Napier
Mr. Bill Napier of South Carthage died Monday evening January 29, 2024 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he was admitted January 12th suffering from prostate cancer. His family was at his bedside and Mr. Napier was pronounced deceased at 11:05 p.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville who had been…
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