Carthage police locate multiple teens in several mailbox vandalism cases
By Eddie West Staff Writer Law enforcement officials say multiple juveniles were involved in the vandalism of as many as 21 mailboxes in Carthage as well as two communities in the county. Five mailboxes were either knocked off their posts or dented in Carthage. All of the mailboxes damaged were located on Jackson Avenue. Meanwhile,…
Read MoreNew ownership for historic hotel
By Eddie West Staff Writer Hotel Walton has a new owner. The historical hotel was purchased by Snow Creek Properties last Monday (July 17). Carthage resident John Leftwich Jr. purchased the hotel in the spring of 2020 from C.D. “Digger” Poindexter (Poindexter Realty and Auction). Through the years, the historic hotel underwent extensive renovations while…
Read MoreSCHS BASEBALL’S NEW LEADER
By Shea Haile Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High School baseball team welcomed Malone Smith as the new coach on July 11. Smith, who grew up in the Mt. Juliet area, is a 2014 graduate of Wilson Central High School where he was a three year starter for the Wildcats. The Owls head…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/27/23
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms, conditions and payments made and provided for in the Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2020 and executed by WILLIAM B. SILCOX and wife, JOE A. SILCOX to James L. Bass, Trustee for Smith County Habitat for Humanity, Inc., which is of record in Record Book 376, …
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joy Dillehay Wright
Mrs. Joy Dillehay Wright age 94 of the Rome Community was pronounced deceased at the Lebanon Highway home of her daughter and son-in-law, Petey and Hugh Glover Jr., at 12:49 p.m. Sunday afternoon July 16, 2023 by Gentiva Hospice of Cookeville. Mrs. Wright was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where her services…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Carolyn Young Denney
Mrs. Carolyn Young Denney of Lebanon and a longtime resident of the Pea Ridge Community died at 10:44 p.m. Thursday evening July 20, 2023 at the NHC on South Walnut Street in Cookeville at the age of 81 following a period of declining health. She had been a resident of NHC since June 7th. Funeral…
Read MoreObit – Reba Faye Preston Bellar
Reba Faye Preston Bellar was born into this world on February 17, 1931 in Gordonsville, Tennessee to the late David Preston and Dora Mae Cowan Preston. On July 12, 2023, the angels carried Reba to her New Eternal Home at the age of ninety-two years, four months, and twenty-five days. Friends described Reba as “a…
Read MoreFraud cases in county concerning
By Eddie West Staff Writer Residents need to remain vigilant to protect themselves from becoming victims of fraud. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) recently released crime data for individual counties in Tennessee. The number of fraud cases occurring in Smith County is a significant concern for Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney General Jason Lawson. Last…
Read MoreNew state trooper familiar face to many
By Eddie West Staff Writer For many, career choices are quite often made based on childhood interests. Others may turn to their parents or a school guidance counselor for suggestions. But on a roadside in the Stonewall community while in distress and in the company of a complete stranger is a highly unusual place to…
Read MoreDixon Springs man content in unique garden
By Eddie West Staff Writer During warm weather months, Dixon Springs resident Jackie Oldham can quite often be found working in his garden during the early mourning. Located directly behind his Dixon Springs Highway house, it’s not your typical backyard garden. Then again, Oldham is not your typical gardener. At 83 years-old, Oldham’s first task…
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