Highway fatalities alarming
By Eddie West Staff Writer It was a deadly year on roadways within the county in 2022 as at least nine people died as a result of motor vehicle accidents. The figure is likely one of the highest totals in the 14 county Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Cookeville District. Final figures for individual counties in…
Read MoreH.S. Football’s Fair recipient of two awards
Submitted The month of February was an exciting one for Tennessee’s high school football guru, Murphy Fair. Two different awards from two different organizations were presented to him less than a year after he announced that he was retiring his annual preseason magazine. The awards were presented at the Tennessee Football Coaching Association’s annual clinic,…
Read MoreCarthage Main Street paving moves forward
By Eddie West Staff Writer Repaving of Main Street in Carthage seems back on track after months of delays. The city’s council approved added funding for the project during its March meeting Thursday night. In order to complete the project which was bid under former Mayor Sarah Marie Smith in June of 2021, the council…
Read More‘Mary Poppins’ coming to Smith County High School
Performances of the musical “Mary Poppins” will begin this week. Performances are taking place at the Smith County High School Auditorium. The musical will run from March 10 through March 19. Performances will begin at 7 p.m., March 10, 11, 17, 18. Performance will begin at 2:30 p.m., March 12 and 19. Tickets can be…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 03/09/23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Richard A. Beasley Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of February, 2023, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Richard A. Beasley, Deceased, who died on the 25th day of May, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Mary Lou Bennett
Mrs. Mary Lou Bennett of Carthage died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday evening March 4, 2023 at her Industrial Drive home surrounded by her family and close friends. She was pronounced deceased at the age of 70 at 10:28 p.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Cookeville, who had been lovingly assisting the family with her care during…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Glenda Ferrell
Pleasant Shade Community homemaker, Ms. Glenda Ferrell, was called home to be with her Lord at the age of 63 at 8:11 a.m. Sunday Morning March 26, 2023 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where she was admitted at 5:58 a.m. that morning. A memorial service to Celebrate Glenda’s Life will be held…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Shelia Holland Boyd
Ms. Shelia Holland Boyd age 63 of the Chestnut Mound Community died at 10:20 p.m. Thursday evening March 2, 2023 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center where she was admitted February 27th suffering from heart complications. Bro. Floyd Massey officiated at the 1 p.m. Monday afternoon March 6th funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Ann Miriam Shanks Gwaltney
Ann Miriam Shanks Gwaltney passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, surrounded by her family. Miriam was born on June 16, 1927, to the late Luke and Dona Boyd Shanks of Buffalo Valley, Tn. Miriam is preceded in death by her beloved husband Bill Gwaltney of Old Hickory,…
Read MoreObit – Beth Williams Baxter
Beth Williams Baxter, most recently of South Carthage, Tennessee, peacefully and comfortably abandoned her mortal shell on March 2, 2023, in the company of family members. She was 95 years old. She was born on Groundhog Day (Feb. 2), 1928 to the late Kent Bailey Williams and the late Margaret Johnson Williams in Oak Hill,…
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