Ebel’s featured on Tennessee Crossroads
By Eddie West Staff Writer Ebel’s Tavern was recently featured on Tennessee Crossroads, a familiar program which airs on Nashville’s Public Broadcast Stations (PBS) television station. Established by Cole and Erika Ebel in 2017, the Carthage restaurant offers one of the more unique dining experiences in the Upper Cumberland. While well-known among local residents, the…
Read MoreBusiness locating at historic restaurant site
By Eddie West Staff Writer A longtime vacant lot in Carthage, located on Main Street North near the intersection of the Carthage Bypass, is expected to become home to RT Builders. A construction development company owned by Smith County residents Jacob Ralph and Joshua Tucker. The “R” stands for Ralph and “T” stands for the…
Read MoreFireman thwarts house fire with garden hose
By Eddie West Staff Writer Tragedy was averted when a Rock City/Rome fireman was able to extinguish a fire at a residence in the Lock Seven community, last week. Smoke was reported coming from a roof vent at a house located at 305 Lock Seven Lane. A Rock City/Rome fireman, Brice Bryant, was near the…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 02/16/23
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM local time, at the Smith County Courthouse, 211 North Main Street, Carthage, TN, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Phyllis D. Baker, to Michelle Wood, Trustee, as Trustee for Citifinancial, Inc., dated November 24, 2006 and recorded on November…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Louie Gray West
Longtime Sycamore Valley tobacco farmer and carpenter of the Pleasant Shade Community, Mr. Louie Gray West, died at the age of 89 at 5:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning February 8, 2023 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he was admitted a day earlier suffering from congestive heart failure from St.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Pete Ferran
Mr. Pete Ferran age 93 of Cookeville entered into eternal rest with his daughter Marie at his bedside at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday afternoon February 8, 2023 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center where he was admitted February 3rd. Mr. Ferran was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood and a private inurnment for the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Terry Bly
Mr. Terry Bly of Lebanon died peacefully at his Trousdale Ferry Pike home surrounded by his family at 10:58 a.m. Friday morning February 10, 2023 under the care of HighPoint Hospice of Gallatin. Mr. Bly was 44 and was suffering from cancer. Mr. Bly was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. He was…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Chad Edward Pippin
Mr. Chad Edward Pippin, age 43 of Cosby, TN, and a native of Carthage, TN, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023. Chad was born February 24, 1979 in Carthage, TN, a son of the late Patti Sue Gibbs Huddleston and Eldon Lee Pippin. Chad worked for Townsend Tree Service. He was a very hard…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Ollie Jewel Nixon
Mrs. Ollie Jewel Nixon, age 94, of Gordonsville, TN passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023. Mrs. Nixon was born April 5, 1928 in Sykes, TN, a daughter of the late Ollie Lee Wills and Beulah Granstaff Wills. She married Thomas Loyd Nixon on October 23, 1948 and he preceded her in death on July…
Read MoreObit – Jerry Thomas (JT) Fisher
Jerry Thomas (JT) Fisher, age 69, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Jerry was born in Carthage, TN on November 14, 1953. He is preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Ann Fisher, father, Harold Kenneth Fisher, and granddaughter, Aliyah Giffen. He is survived by; daughters, Darci…
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