Obit – Mr. J.T. Sanders Sr.
Longtime Elmwood Community resident, Mr. J. T. Sanders Sr. was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage at 8:44 p.m. Friday evening March 31, 2023. Smith County E. M.S. had received a call from his wife for assistance at 7:42 p.m. Friday evening after discovering that he had apparently…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Frank Brucknak Jr.
Mr. Frank Brucknak Jr. of Carthage and formerly of Lebanon died March 28, 2023, fifteen days following his 93rd birthday, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since January 11, 2022. An 11 a.m. Saturday morning April 1st a Celebration of Life was conducted by the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Fantley Gene Sykes
Mr. Fantley Gene Sykes age 86, of Sykes, TN passed away on Saturday April 1, 2023 in Carthage, TN. Mr. Sykes was born on January 2, 1937 in Sykes. TN, son of the late Jesse Milton Sykes and Frankie Granstaff Sykes. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Bernice Sykes and Billy Sykes. He…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Gladys Bennett Williams
Mrs. Gladys Bennett Williams, age 91, of Hickman, TN passed away Thursday March 30, 2023. Mrs. Williams was born December 1, 1931 in Lancaster, TN, a daughter of the late Alonzo Jackson Bennett and Lassie Fish. She married Alton H. Williams on January 24, 1953 in Putnam Co. TN and he preceded her in death…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Albert Lee Fox
Mr. Albert Lee Fox, 67, of Buffalo Valley, TN passed away on March 31, 2023, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Chris Dickens officiated at the 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon April 4th funeral services from the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Burial followed at the Brush Creek Cemetery. Mr. Fox was born on…
Read MorePERFECT GEM — Adams’ flawless outing powers Tigers in 7-0 victory over Westmoreland
By Shea Haile Courier Sports SOUTH CARTHAGE — The Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team got a gem from starting pitcher Kyle Adams as the junior turned a perfect game performance in Big Blue’s 7-0 win over Westmoreland last Thursday at Crump Paris Park. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read MoreRescue squad roadblock fund-raiser Saturday
The Smith County Rescue Squad will be holding their annual roadblock fundraiser on Saturday (April 1). Collecting will be taking place in Carthage, South Carthage, and Gordonsville. The roadblock will begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until approximately 12:00 p.m., noon. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read MoreGordonsville police track down man who fled on foot
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man faces charges after fleeing from Gordonsville police on foot. The incident began around 2 p.m., Thursday (March 23) when the police department received a report of a suspicious male subject looking in windows of businesses in Gordonsville. The man was described as being short and wearing a black…
Read MoreEmergency workers respond to wrecks
By Eddie West Staff Writer An accident involving three tractor-trailer trucks resulted in a massive backup along Interstate 40 last week. The wreck occurred around 4:44 a.m., Wednesday, March 22 at the 252 mile marker just west of the Alexandria Exit in Smith County, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). READ MORE IN THIS…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices for the week of 03/30/23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Mary Lou Bennett Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of March, 2023, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Mary Lou Bennett, Deceased, who died on the 4th day of March 2023, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All…
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