HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW
The 2023 High School Football Preview for Smith County High School and Gordonsville High School is included in this week’s edition. Grab you paper and check it out!
Read MoreMonday pursuit ends in Gordonsville
By Eddie West Staff Writer Three people were taken into custody in Gordonsville Monday morning following a police pursuit involving a vehicle stolen out of Kentucky. The pursuit began shortly after 10 a.m. on the Carthage Bypass, traveling along Gordonsville Highway/Highway 53 through South Carthage and into Gordonsville. The driver of a 2004 silver Mustang…
Read MoreMan convicted of murder in court
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man found guilty of first degree murder in the 2019 death of a South Carthage resident was in court Friday. A Smith County jury found Kenneth S. McDonald, a 49 year old White House resident, guilty of first degree murder in the death of Jason Taylor Neusse in April…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/17/23
NOTICE AMANDA BUDZIAK The State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, has filed a petition against you seeking to declare your children to be dependent and neglected. It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are hereby ORDERED to serve upon Laura Beth Whitley, Attorney for the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Garlon Hewitt
Mr. Garlon Hewitt of the Salt Lick Community in Jackson County died at the age of 70 on Saturday morning June 17, 2023 at the Oakwood Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland where he had resided since November of 2022. Private graveside services were conducted for family and friends by invitation and burial followed in the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Dennis Miller
Mr. Dennis Miller age 70 of Carthage and formerly of Knoxville was pronounced deceased at 11:59 p.m. Sunday evening August 6, 2023 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since November 27, 2022 shortly after relocating from his Knoxville Boulevard home in Knoxville. He was under…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joyce Petty
Mrs. Joyce Petty, age 81, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Mrs. Petty was born January 16, 1942 in Wartrace, TN a daughter of the late Ernest Hobert West and Maggie Olene Wilkerson West Burton. She was also preceded in death by Step-father; Gilbert Burton and Brother; Billy West. Mrs. Petty…
Read MoreObit – Joshua Hudson Bly
Joshua Hudson Bly, age 29, of Lebanon, TN, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Mr. Bly was born March 30, 1994 in Carthage, TN, a son of Danny Wayne Bly and Cherrie Ann Morton Welliver. He graduated from Watertown High School in 2012. He loved listening to music and dancing. Joshua played harmonica. He…
Read MoreLINDER TABS USA TODAY GIRLS GOLFER OF THE YEAR HONOR
Ole Miss Sports Information The following is a press release from the University of Mississippi on Gordonsville High graduate and four time TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association) Individual Girls Golf Champion Sophie Linder who was named the Girls Golfer of the Year in the USA Today High School Sports Awards. Linder will join the…
Read MoreTeacher salary increase
By Eddie West Staff Writer Teachers returning back to school from summer break were greeted with news of a proposed 12 percent pay raise. Director of Schools Barry Smith made the announcement as teachers gathered for their annual in-service training at Smith County High School, starting off the 2023-2024 school year for teachers. The announcement…
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