BIG NIGHT IN CARTHAGE
CLASS 2A SECTIONAL BOYS Owls 54, White House – Heritage 47 By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County Owls basketball team hosted a Class 2A Substate / Sectional game for the first time in 35 years last Monday night at Bill Landreth Gym in Carthage. The Owls faced off against White House Heritage with the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Phil (Pee Wee) Claywell
Mr. Phil (Pee Wee) Claywell of the Buffalo Community quietly and peacefully answered his call from his earthly life to his eternal reward at 1:07 p.m. at the age of 80 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville on Tuesday afternoon March 10, 2026 with his family at his bedside. Eld. Jimmy Langford officiated…
Read MoreObit – Mr. J.C. Holder
Mr. J. C. Holder age 91 of Hendersonville passed into eternity at 7 p.m. Saturday evening March 7, 2026 at the Vitatility Assisted Living in Hendersonville where he had made his home since February 22, 2023. Mr. Holder, age 91, was suffering from diabetes and dementia. Mr. Holder was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Doris Beasley Drennen
Mrs. Doris Beasley Drennen died peacefully on March 10, 2026 at her home in Georgia. She was 79. Her service was conducted Thursday afternoon, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. at the Marietta Funeral Home in Marietta, Georgia. Born Doris Jean Beasley in Pleasant Shade on June 3, 1946, she was the daughter of William Hayes…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Barry Myers
A Hartsville resident, Mr. Barry Myers was discovered unresponsive at his Buckeye Lane home and was pronounced deceased at 4:50 a.m. Friday morning March 6, 2015. Mr. Myers was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his family made burial arrangements on Friday morning March 13. His interment will be in the Myers…
Read MoreDirector of Schools search narrowed down
The search for a new director of schools is down to two candidates John Ash and Elizabeth Lackey. The two were selected during a special called school board meeting held on Monday night (March 9). The two will participate in a second interview session on Monday night (March 16). The final selection is planned for…
Read MoreOwls clinch state berth with thriller over White-House Heritage
Class 2A Sectional Owls 54, White-House Heritage 47 The Owls will face off vs. Lewis County in the opening round of the Class 2A State Tournament in Murfreesboro on Wednesday, March 18th at 12:45 p.m. Due to press deadline, full story and coverage will be in next week’s edition.
Read MoreTigerettes return to state tourney for first time since 1999
1A SECTIONAL GIRLS Tigerettes 57, Copper Basin 47 By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — For the first time in 27 years, the Gordonsville High Tigerettes basketball team is returning to the Class 1A state tournament at Middle Tennessee State’s Murphy Center following a 57-47 Class 1A Sectional triumph over the Copper Basin Lady Cougars last Saturday…
Read MoreLady Owls make second 2A state tournament appearance in three seasons, snare sectional road win at Nashville’s Pearl Cohn
2A SECTIONAL GIRLS Lady Owls 56, Pearl Cohn 48 By Terry Collins Courier Sports NASHVILLE — The Smith County High Lady Owls basketball team traveled to Nashville to face off against Pearl Cohn last Saturday night in Class 2A Substate / Sectional action. The two teams had met earlier this season in Antioch at Ezell-Harding High with…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 03/12/26
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Hazel Jeanette Baker Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2930 Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of March, 2026, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Hazel Jeanette Baker, Deceased, who died on the 24th day of January, 2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery…
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