Obit – Mr. James A. (Jim) Gentry
Mr. James A. (Jim) Gentry, a longtime resident of Chestnut Mound, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, November 23, 2022, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he was admitted October 19th, suffering from alzheimers. Mr. Gentry was 88 years of age. His pastor, Bro. Ray Gilder, officiated at the 1…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Donnie King
Mr. Donnie King, of Gordonsville, passed peacefully, at his Hogan Road home, from his earthly journey into the arms of God, surrounded by his adoring family, at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 22, 2022. He was pronounced deceased at 7:54 a.m. by Avalon Hospice of Cookeville who had been lovingly assisting the family with his…
Read MoreObit – Miss Becky Baugher
Miss Becky Baugher, of the Buffalo Valley community, was pronounced deceased at the age of 68 at 4:39 p.m. Monday afternoon, November 21, 2022, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage, shortly after arrival. Miss Baugher was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. She was forwarded to Summit, Oregon for…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jonny Courtney
Mr. Jonny Courtney, of the Hogans Creek community, died at the age of 58 at 6:49 p.m. Friday evening, November 25, 2022, at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville where he was admitted November 17th. Mr. Courtney was found unresponsive in the yard of his Ballinger Road home earlier that day with a severe…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Billy Chambers
Mr. Billy Chambers, of Antioch in Davidson County, died at the age of 81 years at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, November 22, 2022, shortly after arrival at the TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center Emergency Room in Nashville. The Chambers family received friends at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home on Monday. Graveside services and…
Read MoreObit – Mr. John Russell II
Mr. John Russell, of South Carthage, was discovered deceased Saturday morning, November 19, 2022, by his father at their Davis Street South home. He was pronounced deceased at 10: 50 a.m. at the age of 35 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage. Graveside services were conducted Wednesday afternoon, November 23rd, with…
Read MoreProperty taxes up with state rate
By Eddie West Staff Writer Despite a decrease in rate, residents are finding themselves paying more in county property taxes than a year ago. With this year’s county property reappraisal, the value of land and structures, including homes and commercial buildings, increased in value. In some cases, the increase is modest, while in others it…
Read MoreSchool vaping cases concerns officials
By Eddie West Staff Writer School officials are looking to strengthen policies concerning vapes/vaping for students and individuals found in violation of regulations while on school property or at a school sponsored event. This comes as school board member Randy Glover noted to fellow board members there were “80 incidents of vapes inside schools in…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/24/22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Ramona Seddon Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of November, 2022, Letters Testamentary, in respect to the estate of Ramona Seddon, Deceased, who died on October 31, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured,…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Helen Crawford
A former Smith County Circuit Court Clerk, Mrs. Helen Crawford, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning November 15, 2022 at the age of 81 at the Lebanon Center for Rehabilitation and Healing on Castle Heights Avenue. Mrs. Crawford was suffering from congestive heart failure and was admitted to the center on October 19th of this…
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