Obit – Mr. Jacky King Sr.
Lifelong Carthage resident and a highly decorated military service man who made three deployments, Mr. Jacky King Sr. departed his earthly journey at 2:18 p.m. Sunday afternoon October 18th, 2026 at the age of 65 at his Third Avenue East home. He was both an Army and Marine veteran of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Larry Eugene Goss, Sr.
Mr. Larry Eugene Goss, Sr., age 73 of Lafayette, TN, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Mr. Goss was born October 14, 1953 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a son of the late Douglas Arnold Goss, Sr and Betty Ilene Swartz. He married Janie Marie Sullins on August 15, 1977. He will be remembered as…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Wanda Primm
Mrs. Wanda Primm, a Nashville native and former resident of Alexandria for eight years, peacefully ended her earthly journey to begin a walk with her Lord and Savior on Saturday evening October 17, 2026 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law’s Pleasant Shade Highway home. She was pronounced deceased at 11:01 p.m. by Heather…
Read MoreObit – Carolyn Sue Martorana
Carolyn Sue Martorana, of Jamestown, formerly of South Carthage, was born July 4, 1955, and died peacefully on the morning of October 22, 2026, at the age of 71 at Livingston Regional Hospital in Livingston, TN. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thomas Martorana of Jamestown TN; daughter Tammy Lynn Martorana of…
Read MoreKENT COMPETES AT STATE LEVEL
Shea Haile Courier Sports (State Tournament recap submitted by SCHS Golf head coach Jeff Craighead) Smith County High senior golfer Landyn Kent capped off her high school career with the Region 4-1A individual champion’s third appearance at the Class A State Tournament Championship in four seasons. Kent placed 21st in the two-day event on October 5th…
Read MoreLady Owls soccer begin postseason journey with district crown
SUBMITTED Tuesday October 13, 2026 District 5A Semifinals were held at Jackson County. Smith County played Cannon County. The previous meeting between these two teams was a 3-0 road win for the Lady Owls. This night would see Smith County advance in the tournament with a 4-0 win over Cannon County. Senior Aubree Spain had…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 10/22/26
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Samuel Richard Haynes Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2969 Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of October, 2026, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Samuel Richard Haynes, Deceased, who died on the 23rd day of August, 2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Brenda Bunker
Surronded by her loving family, Mrs. Brenda Bunker age 75 entered eternal rest at the family’s Nature Mountain Trail farm in the Difficult Community on Friday afternoon October 9, 2026 following a battle with cancer. She was under the care of Kim Stafford of Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who pronounced Mrs. Bunker deceased at 12:13…
Read MoreObit – JoAnn Newbell
JoAnn Newbell was born on June 18, 1936, to her parents, Wilson and MoDean Davis Barry. She passed away peacefully in her Alexandria, TN home surrounded by her family on October 12, 2026, at age 90. She graduated from Liberty High School in 1954 and loved to fondly reminisce on her days as a cheerleader.…
Read MoreObit – Anthony Addy
Anthony Addy, aged 80, longtime resident of Chestnut Mound, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on 4 October 2026 at his son’s home in Beverly Beach, Florida. Anthony was born in Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England, to Herbert Addy and Jane Tate Addy, on February 14th 1946. He was a resident of Chestnut Mound, TN for 44 years and…
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