Obit – Mrs. Sandra (Sudie) Thackxton
Mrs. Sandra (Sudie) Thackxton of Gordonsville died at 10:25 a.m. Friday morning July 7, 2023 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where she was airlifted by Life flight following a single vehicle accident near the 255 Mile Marker in the East bound lane of I-40 which injured her husband and sister. The accident…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Sam Stephens
Mr. Sam Stephens died peacefully at his Gordonsville home with his wife at his bedside on Thursday morning July 6, 2013 at the age of 84. He was under the loving care of Caris Hospice of Cookeville and pronounced deceased at 7:27 a.m. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be on Saturday afternoon July…
Read MoreObit – Sue Goode Arnold
Sue Goode Arnold of Locust Grove, Georgia and a former Carthage resident died at the age of 85 on Thursday June 29, 2023 at The Palms At Lake Spivey Assisted Living in Jonesboro in Clayton County, Georgia. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning July 12, 2023 in the Garden of The…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jimmy Ray Turner
Mr. Jimmy Ray Turner, age 89, of Alexandria, TN passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Mr. Turner was born August 5, 1933, in Woodbury, TN, a son of the late Howard Brown Turner and Pearl Ford Turner. He graduated Liberty High School in 1954 and married Margaret Lynn…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Mary Riczko
Mrs. Mary Riczko, age 81, of Maggart, TN, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Mrs. Riczko was born May 5, 1942 in Złoczew, Łomża Voivodeship, Poland a daughter of the late Marian Kuśmirak and Zofia Jabloniska Kuśmirak. Mrs. Riczko is survived by Husband; Bela Riczko of Maggart, TN. Special Daughter; Ann Ristow-Wood and husband…
Read MoreFair underway
By Eddie West Staff Writer The Smith County Fair is underway. Pre-fair events were held Friday and Saturday with the official opening of the county fair held at 5 p.m., Monday (July 3). The first night for carnival rides was Monday. The fair continues through Saturday, July 8. This year’s fair includes a fireworks display…
Read MoreCounty property tax rate set
By Eddie West Staff Writer The county’s property tax rate will remain unchanged from last year. The proposed rate of $1.7331 was approved by commissioners during their June meeting Monday night (June 26). The new rate will fund the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget which was also approved by commissioners during the meeting. Of the $1.7331…
Read MorePickleball may be next emerging sport
By Eddie West Staff Writer In spite of it’s quirky name, pickleball is set to become the county’s next emerging sport. Many local residents may have never heard the word “pickleball” much less be familiar with the game’s rules. While popular among middle age to older adults for its exercise value, it’s also a game…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/06/23
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Jacky Lynn Franklin Case # 80CH1-2023-PR-2721 Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of June, 2023, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Jacky Lynn Franklin, Deceased, who died on the 24th day of May 2023, were issued to the undersigned by…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Sarah Hackett Thomas
Mrs. Sarah Hackett Thomas age 60, a homemaker of the Russell Hill Community, was pronounced deceased by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston at the family’s Sircy Ridge Lane farm home at 1:03 a.m. Monday morning June 26, 2023 following a long battle with breast cancer with which she was originally diagnosed in 2008. Mrs. Thomas was…
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