Obit – Mrs. Ruby Boyd Craighead
Mrs. Ruby Boyd Craighead, an 85-year-old homemaker of the Four-Way-Inn Community, ended her earthly journey to be with her heavenly father with her family surrounding her bed on Saturday morning June 13, 2026 at 4:01 a.m. at the Vanderbilt-Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon where she was admitted Wednesday morning June 9th. Mrs. Craighead was suffering…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Dan Kirby
Mr. Dan Kirby of Nashville passed away peacefully at Cloverland Park Senior Living in Brentwood in the early hours of Saturday morning, June 6, 2026. He lived a beautiful life marked by quiet faithfulness, generous love, and constant service to others. Mr. Kirby was 78. A Celebration of Life was conducted from his beloved Nolen…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Roger Nixon
Mr. Roger Nixon of Carthage died at the age of 74 at 1:05 a.m. Thursday morning June 11, 2026 at the Highpoint Health-Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas Medical Center in Carthage where he was admitted June 2nd from his Upper Ferry Road home. Mr. Nixon was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jackie Randall “Buck” Bush
Mr. Jackie Randall “Buck” Bush, age 63, of Chestnut Mound, TN, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Mr. Bush was born June 11, 1962 in Carthage, TN, a son of the late Frank C. Bush and Jo Ann Lambert Bush. Randall married Donna Sue Watts on June 30, 1995. He was a lifelong resident…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Kimberly Renee Sircy
Mrs. Kimberly Renee Sircy, age 50, of Cookeville, TN, and formerly of South Carthage, TN, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026. Mrs. Sircy was born June 18, 1975 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of Wanda Woodard Clemons and the late William Gary Clemons who preceded her in death on July 23, 2021. She was…
Read MoreOne found guilty after pain clinic investigation
By Eddie West Staff Writer An advanced nurse practitioner has been found guilty in federal court for illegally prescribing opioids medications at a former South Carthage pain clinic, according to federal sources. From September 2016 through May 2018, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Heather Marks, 43, operated the former Lifeforce Pain and Wellness Clinic, located on Highway 70/Lebanon…
Read MoreGHS flag football’s Ray, SCHS baseball’s Martin nominees for Mid-State Player of Year Awards
By Shea Haile Courier Sports NASHVILLE — Two local athletes have earned nominations for the Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards powered by The Tennessean and sponsored by Ponce Law. Smith County High electric pitcher and Alabama commit Riley Martin along with Gordonsville High girls flag football standout and Cumberland University signee Christina Ray have been…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/11/26
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE L. THOMAS AUSTIN is the Trustee of a Deed of Trust executed on March 21, 2023 by TAMMY ELKINS. The Deed of Trust appears of Record in Book445, page 363 Register’s Office of Smith County, Tennessee (“Deed of Trust”). The Trustee will sell for cash at a foreclosure sale requested by the…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Janet Thomas Morrow
Mrs. Janet Thomas Morrow of the Brush Creek Community departed her earthly journey peacefully at 6:32 p.m. Saturday evening May 30, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was originally admitted September 27, 2025. Mrs. Morrow was 71. Eld. Barney Allison officiated at the 3 p.m. Wednesday June 3rd…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Sarah Brown
Ms. Sarah Brown of South Carthage passed peacefully from this life on May 24, 2026, at the Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas Regional Medical Center in Carthage, at the age of 56. Visitation was held in the chapel of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from…
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