Obit – 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…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Lawrence Morris
Retired Vietnam veteran and Tennessee State Trooper, Mr. Lawrence Morris of Carthage, died with his family at his bedside at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday morning June 27, 2023 at the age of 74. He was pronounced deceased at 6:02 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been assisting the family with his care in his…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Phillip Baker
Mr. Phillip Baker of Gordonsville died peacefully at the Lebanon Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon on Tuesday morning June 27, 2023 at 8:04 a.m. where he was admitted May 19th being treated for aspiration pneumonia. Mr. Baker was 55. His brother-in-law, Bro. Donny Payne, officiated at the 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon July 1st…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Margaret Lynn Foutch Turner
Mrs. Margaret Lynn Foutch Turner age 86, of Alexandria, TN, passed away Monday June 26, 2023 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Mrs. Turner was born July 8,1936 in Alexandria, TN, daughter of the late Alva Jennings Foutch and Lillie Mai Vandergriff Foutch. She graduated Liberty High School in 1954 and married Jimmy Ray Turner…
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