Deputy confronts two suspects during apparent theft incident
By Eddie West Staff Writer A Smith County Sheriffs Department deputy halted a potential theft in progress, resulting in the arrest of two men on multiple charges. Sgt. Jimmy Gregory responded to a call concerning suspicious individuals at property located on Cookeville Highway on Monday (February 13) morning of last week. Upon arrival on the…
Read MoreStolen items located; two charged
By Eddie West Staff Writer A sheriffs department K-9 unit investigation resulted in two individuals being charged with theft and drug charges. The investigation began when K-9 officer Sgt. Junior Fields stopped a green Dodge Ram pickup truck on Alexandria Highway. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Edwin Marek, 53, Lebanon, and a…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 02/23/23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Jerry Wayne Whitworth, Jr. (aka Butch Wayne Whitworth, Jr.) Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of February, 2023, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Jerry Wayne Whitworth, Jr., (aka Butch Wayne Whitworth, Jr.), Deceased, who died on the 20th day of November, 2022, were issued to the undersigned…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Rhoda Kelley
Mrs. Rhoda Kelley, age 85, a homemaker of the Popes Hill community, entered into her eternal reward at 8:45 A.M. Wednesday morning, February 15, 2023, at the Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon where she was convalescing from chronic respiratory failure. Mrs. Kelley was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ronnie Ray
A 70 year old Carthage resident, Mr. Ronnie Ray, died at 7:53 p.m. Wednesday evening, February 15, 2023, at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted February 7th, suffering from the effects of Covid. Eld. Anthony Dixon officiated at the 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, February 19th, funeral services from the Carthage…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Tom Clere
Mr. Tom Clere, of the Lock Seven community, was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E.R. in Carthage at 2:16 a.m. Thursday morning, February 16, 2023. Mr. Clere was 69. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at the Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church on Upper Ferry Road…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Henry “Sloopy” Wright Jr.
Mr. Herod “Sloopy” Wright Jr., of the Riddleton community, died at the age of 55 at 5:43 p.m. Friday evening, February 10, 2023, at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, following a brief illness. Mr. Wright was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Edward Frizzell
Mr. Edward Frizzell, of Tell City, Indiana, went to be with the Lord with his family at his bedside at his Tell City home on Sunday morning, February 12, 2023, at 7:40 a.m.. Mr. Frizzell was 82 years of age. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday morning, February 15th, at 11 a.m. from the…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Martha Moss Payne
Mrs. Martha Moss Payne, age 82 of Brush Creek community of Smith County, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. Mrs. Payne was born on May 10,1940 in Carthage, a daughter of the late Grady Moss and Johnnie Lee Fletcher Moss. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1958.…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Georgia Gentry Wilkerson
Mrs. Georgia Gentry Wilkerson, age 89, of Gordonsville, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Mrs. Wilkerson was born October 17, 1933 in Club Springs, a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison Gentry, Sr. and Katie Arizona Crawford Gentry. She was the last of 14 children, being preceded in death by siblings: John Author Gentry,…
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