ROUND ONE ROUT; 21 point third quarter boosts Owls over Rockets
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith Co. High Owls football team opened the Class 2A state playoffs with a 40-14 victory over Forrest last Friday night at Owls Stadium. The meeting was the first-ever between the two schools on the gridiron as Smith Co. improved to 9-2 overall while the Rockets, the…
Read MoreBIG BLUE SURVIVES; Tigers defense forces five turnovers in narrow win over Sentinels
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football program posted their 50th all-time Class 1A playoff victory in dramatic fashion last Friday night at Turney Ford Field. The Tigers held off a talented and pesky Chattanooga Prep Sentinels squad, 13-12 — to advance to the second round of the playoffs. The…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Paul Rigsby
Mr. Paul Rigsby, a business owner, was discovered deceased at his Nashville home on Sunday morning October 29th and was pronounced deceased by a Metro Nashville Fire Department Paramedic at 8:11 a.m. Mr. Rigsby was 53 and had suffered from a genetic heart condition since birth. Mr. Rigsby was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Danny “Sweet Pea” Roberts
Mr. Danny “Sweet Pea” Roberts age 62 of the Hogans Creek Community was pronounced dead on arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage at 6:59 p.m. Sunday evening October 29, 2023 after being discovered deceased at his Hogans Creek Road home by his son. Mr. Roberts was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Béla Riczkó
Mr. Béla Riczkó, age 84 of Maggart, TN, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023. Mr. Riczkó was born January 19, 1939 in Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary, a son of the late Béla Riczkó and Ilona Nagy Riczkó. He was also preceded in death by Wife; Mary Kusmirak Riczkó on July 2, 2023. Mr. Riczkó is…
Read MoreJUNGLE MADNESS; Tigers outlast Clay in 2 OT instant classic, claim region title
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Last Friday night, Gordonsville High School’s Turney Ford Field played host to the Region 4-1A championship bout between the Gordonsville High Tigers and the Clay County Bulldogs — in one of the most thrilling and entertaining collisions between the Tigers and the Bulldogs to date. Forty-eight minutes was…
Read MoreOWLS TAME ‘CATS; Smith County first half dominance topples 3-2A foe Monterey
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — For the first time in 74 years, the Smith Co. High Owls and Monterey Wildcats met on the gridiron last Friday night. The year 1949 was the last matchup between the two programs which ended in a scoreless tie. The Owls finished the regular season with a 31-7…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/02/23
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Allison Faye Carver Case#80CH1-2023-PR-2738 Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of October, 2023, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Allison Faye Carver, Deceased, who died on the 7th day of September, 2023, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Larry “Shorty” Shoulders
Monoville Community resident, Mr. Larry “Shorty” Shoulders, died peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 75 at 6:15 a.m. Friday morning October 27, 2023 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where he was admitted October 26, 2023 from his Key Hollow Lane following a lengthy illness. Bro. Jimmy Gregory assisted by…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Joe Morgan
Mr. Joe Morgan age 82 of Hartsville was pronounced deceased at 8:25 a.m. Friday morning October 27, 2023 at his Sulphur College Road home by a paramedic from the Trousdale County Ambulance Service. He was discovered deceased by his wife earlier that morning. Funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted…
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